PhD Project in Social Data Analysis, Denmark

DTU compute would like to invite applications for a 3-year PhD position starting May 1^th. The project is financed by the Villum Foundation.

Requirements
Candidates must have a master degree in computational science and engineering, physics, applied mathematics, or engineering, or equivalent academic qualifications. Preference will be given to candidates who can document strong programming ability, and in addition have a background in statistics and mathematical modeling. Furthermore, a firm command of the English language is essential.

Approval and Enrolment
The scholarship for the PhD degree is subject to academic approval, and the candidate will be enrolled in the ITMAN Graduate School Programme of DTU Compute. Information about the general requirements for enrolment and the general planning of the scholarship studies is included in the general rules at DTU, which may be obtained here.

Salary and appointment terms
The salary and appointment terms are consistent with the current Danish rules for PhD degree students.

Further Information
Further information concerning the project can be obtained from Associate Professor, Sune Lehmann.

Further information concerning the application is available at the DTU Compute PhD homepage, the DTU Compute Graduate School ITMAN homepage or by contacting the responsible ITMAN Graduate School coordinator: Ulla Jensen, phone: + 45 4525 3359.

Application
Applications must be submitted in English as one single PDF, and we must have your online application by April 1^th, 2013.

Applications must include:

• application (letter of motivation)
• CV
• documentation of a relevant completed M.Sc. or M.Eng.-degree
• course and grade list of bachelor and master degrees
• Calculation of the weighted grade average, see guidelines here

All interested candidates irrespective of age, gender, race, disability, religion or ethnic background are encouraged to apply.

Furtherdetails on the project