The state of North-Rhine Westfalia has approved the Bonn-Aachen International Research School of Applied Information Technology (B-IT Research School) operated by RWTH Aachen University and the University of Bonn in cooperation with the Fraunhofer Society of Applied Research, Institute Center Birlinghoven Castle. The research school will offer structured doctoral training in eight research areas:
- Media Informatics and Advanced Human-Computer Interaction
- Communication Systems Engineering
- Software and Information Engineering
- Life Science Informatics
- Computer Graphics
- IT Security
- Data Mining, Pattern Recognition and Machine Learning
- Algorithm Design and Formal Foundations of Applied IT
Applicants are sought for up to twelve
Full-Time Doctoral Scholarships
to be filled by April 1, 2009, under the following conditions:
Prerequisites. A very good Master degree in Informatics/Computer Science or another field related to the topics of the research school. The research school will also consider a few exceptionally qualified Bachelor graduates with an outstanding track record for a funded scholarship covering an integrated Master-Doctoral program linked to the international Master programs of the Bonn-Aachen International Center for Information Technology (B-IT). Applicants should have a strong background and interest in one of the eight research areas above. Details can be found at www.b-it-center.de.
Scholarship amount: The scholarship amounts to 1.468 Euro per month, tax free. Under certain conditions, increased scholarships are available for married candidates and candidates with children. Scholarships can be granted for a maximum of three years, with an intermediate evaluation.
Applications must include a curriculum vitae, copies of exam transcripts, a recommendation by at least one university professor, and a short description of work done so far (e.g., Master thesis or other research-related experience) and research interests, including indication of the specific research area of interest and possibly first ideas for a thesis topic. TOEFL and GRE scores should be included. Applications will be accepted anytime, but for the April 1 starting date must reach us no later than January 30, 2009.
The B-IT Research School has a strong interest in bringing in the full pool of talent in applied Informatics and therefore strongly encourages female students and students from outside Germany to apply. The working language of the research school is English.
Applications should be addressed electronically to the email address rs-applications@b-it-center.de. Questions can be directed to the Coordinators of the B-IT Research School: Prof. Dr. Matthias Jarke, RWTH Aachen University (jarke@dbis.rwth-aachen.de) and Prof. Dr. Armin B. Cremers, University of Bonn (abc@cs.uni-bonn.de).
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