PhD positions in Leicester

[Alexander Kurz <kurz@mcs.le.ac.uk>]

Hi All,

We have some PhD positions in Leicester (and more may be coming up next
year). I would be very grateful if you could let this know any potential
candidate you might now.

Thanks a lot in advance and best wishes,

Alexander

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*Graduate Teaching Assistant*
Department of Computer Science

Package up to £13,590
(£9,641 maintenance grant plus Salary £3,949 per annum, and also Home/EU
fee waiver)
Please note, if you are a national of a non-EU country you will be
responsible for any monetary difference between International and
Home/EU fees

Part-Time Fixed-Term Contract for 4 years commencing October 2010 or
January 2011

Ref: SEN00089

Applications are invited for a Graduate Teaching Assistant in Computer
Science. A Graduate Teaching Assistant is expected to undertake teaching
or system development related duties within the Department of Computer
Science, not normally exceeding seven contact hours per week during
term, while undertaking research leading to a PhD supervised by a member
of staff.

In the first instance, prior to making an application, candidates must
submit a short statement (not more than half a page) outlining the topic
in which they would like to do a PhD and one or two members of academic
staff under whose supervision they would be willing to work (information
about PhD studies in Computer Science, including staff interests, can be
found at http://www.cs.le.ac.uk/admissions/MPhil-PhD).  Candidates
should feel free to contact staff to discuss possible research areas and
should also indicate what kind of teaching duties would better fit their
interests and ambitions. Information about the various undergraduate
degrees offered by the department may be found
at: www.cs.le.ac.uk/admissions/BSc <http://www.cs.le.ac.uk/admissions/BSc>.

*Informal Enquiries*
Informal enquiries are welcome and should be made to Professor José
Fiadeiro, Head of the Department of Computer Science,
on jose@mcs.le.ac.uk <mailto:jose@mcs.le.ac.uk>.

*Applications*
For further information and to apply on-line, please visit our
website: www.le.ac.uk/joinus <http://www.le.ac.uk/joinus>

In the first instance, prior to making an application, candidates should
contact the Department, no later than 1 September 2010, to discuss their
planned PHD Thesis.

Please remember, two applications must be completed, one for the PhD
proposal, one for recruitment to the teaching element of the GTA posts.
Your PhD plan must be submitted by 4 September. The closing date for the
teaching element is midnight on 8 September 2010

Candidates short-listed for interview will be contacted by the
University. If you do not receive a communication from the University
within 4 weeks of the closing date, please assume that your application
has been unsuccessful.  Interviews are anticipated to be held 29/30
September 2010



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