The Ph.D. in Innovative Technologies is a three-year residential program with highly interdisciplinary connotation, where students can specialize in one of the following curricula:
Embedded Systems, with emphasis on real-time systems and resource management.
Telecommunications, especially referring to networks and photonic technologies.
Biorobotics, including micro-engineering, biomedical engineering, biomimetic robotics, rehabilitation technologies and computer assisted surgery.
Perceptual Robotics, with emphasis on telerobotics, cognitive robotics and virtual environments.
Admission Requirements:
possession of a Master degree (or equivalent);
to be under 35 years of age on July 25, 2007
Positions and grants:
4 positions with 4 fellowships (amounting to € 12.500 per year + free meals at school’s canteen + Campus facilities)
Deadlines:
applications must be submitted on line by July 25, 2007 at www.sssup.it/phdapplicationonline
hardcopy of the application and the copy of a valid identity document by August 2, 2007 to “Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna, Divisione Formazione Universitaria e alla Ricerca, Piazza Martiri della Libertà, 33 – 56127 Pisa” with the notice “Application PhD in Innovative Technologies” on the envelopment.
Application and attachments:
Enclosures to the hard copy of the applications:
two copies of their Curriculum Vitae et Studiorum. Please use the EU model (Download);
detailed list of academic courses taken. This list should contain information regarding credits, units (or equivalent) received, the grades received for each class taken, and the date when the final (or semester) examination was taken;
a copy of their degree thesis or two abstracts in English and a copy of any other publication that they deem suitable;
the certificates of knowledge of the English language;
two copies of a detailed Research Project, of no more than 3,000 words, which will describe the research activities that applicants would like to perform during the PhD course. The Research Project will include:
a title;
the scientific premises and the relevant bibliography;
the aim and expectations of the research;
the experimental methods and data analysis methods which will be used, where required;
at least two Reference Letters written by Faculty Members who have supervised the applicant’s work during his/her university studies;
Selection of applicants:
Assessment of the titles: evaluation of the submitted documents and publications, including the CV, and the Research Project.
Beginning of the PhD Programme:
The PhD Programme will start on January 15, 2008
Due date: July 25, 2007
For more information and application procedures, please visit the official announcement.
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