LTH forms the Faculty of Engineering at Lund University, with approximately 6 500 students and 850 PhD-students. The research carried out at LTH is of high international standard and we continuously develop our teaching and adapt our courses to the needs of today.
Lund University invites applications for the following position:
Doctoral Students in Automatic Control
For further information please contact: Professor Anders Rantzer, +46-46-2228778, anders.rantzer@control.lth.se or Professor Tore Hägglund, +46-46-2228798, tore.hagglund@control.lth.se
Reference number: PA 2009/4618
More information: http://www.control.lth.se
Duties
The positions will be tied to upcoming research projects at the department.
Eligibility
Employment as a Doctoral student can only be granted if you have been accepted to the postgraduate student program. Acceptance to the postgraduate student program is based on the estimated ability to perform well in your postgraduate studies. This is also one of the basic criteria for employment. Furthermore you need a valid university degree at advanced level (MSc) within a relevant study program.
Selection
The selection of applicants will be based on an assessment of the ability of the applicant to benefit from their studies. The applicant’s ability to benefit from their studies will be judged mainly on their academic results at undergraduate (BSc) and advanced (MSc) level.
The Doctoral student positions is mainly devoted to the postgraduate studies (80% of the time), but includes 20% department service, usually teaching. Most of the teaching at Automatic Control, LTH is performed using the Swedish language. This significantly limits the funds for students who do not speak Swedish.
Rules for employment as a Doctoral student is stated in "The Higher Education Ordinance (SFS 1998:80), Chapter 5".
Lund University encourages especially women to apply for the position.
Salary is determined within certain guidelines for this type of position.
Application
Your application should contain the following documents:
-Letter of application including the correct reference number for the position PA 2009/4618. (The application should be written in Swedish or English.)
-Curriculum Vitae
-Copies of certificates and copies of any other document that you wish to include in your application.
The application should be addressed to the Faculty of Engineering and sent to: Registry Office, Lund University, P.O. Box 117, SE-221 00 LUND or to registrator@lu.se (use pdf-format and pack all your attachments in one file).
Last day for applying is: January 4, 2010
/Kristina Fors, Personnel Officer
http://www.lth.se/english/about_lth/vacant_positions/?aid=947
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