[alife] Funded PhD places in Bristol and Manchester

[Titus Brown]

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From: Tim Kovacs <kovacs at compsci.bristol.ac.uk>
Subject: Funded PhD places in Bristol and Manchester


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Two (2) PhD Studentships available in Machine Learning
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Applications are invited for 2 PhD studentships, one at the 
University of Manchester, and one at the University of Bristol. 
Please see details below. Applications will be pooled so it is
not necessary to apply twice but if you are only willing to study
in one place or the other please indicate so.

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PhD Studentship in Machine Learning (Manchester)

Applications are invited for a fully funded three year PhD 
studentship in the Machine Learning Group at the School of Computer 
Science, University of Manchester.  The successful applicant will 
work with Machine Learning methods on the ADEPT (Adaptive Dynamic 
Ensemble Prediction Techniques) project, under the supervision of Dr 
Gavin Brown.

Closing date: February 29, 2008 (although applications received before
March 10 may be considered).

Manchester is the largest University in the UK, with the School of 
Computer Science ranked at the highest possible grade of 5* in the 
most recent Research Assessment Exercise.  The PhD position is open 
in the Machine Learning Group, working with Dr Gavin Brown.

The post is supported by the newly-funded ADEPT project (http:// 
www.cs.man.ac.uk/~gbrown/adept/) to start soon in Bristol and 
Manchester. Fees will be paid at an EU equivalent level plus an 
annual stipend of 12600 UKP for a three year period. The PhD can 
commence at any time between approximately June and October 2008.

You should have (or be about to obtain) a first class Undergraduate 
or strong Masters degree in Computer Science or a related discipline 
and an interest, or ideally experience, in Machine Learning / Pattern 
Recognition. This is primarily a scientific, rather than engineering, 
project so you will need a scientific mindset. You will need to have 
or develop excellent oral and written communication skills. 
Programming, software engineering and mathematical skills will be 
major assets.

Student fees will be paid at the EU-national level. Yearly fees for 
non-EU nationals are approximately 6000 UKP higher and you will 
either need to pay this yourself, or win an overseas research 
scholarship (ORS): http://www.manchester.ac.uk/postgraduate/ 
international/funding/awardschemes/ in order to make up the 
difference. The ORS is highly competitive and to be successful you 
are likely to need at least one relevant publication before starting 
the PhD.

For informal queries please contact Dr. Brown
http://www.cs.man.ac.uk/~gbrown/

To apply, email Dr. Brown:
- your full CV 
- transcripts of courses taken
- 2 academic references
- a page discussing your interests in machine learning
- optionally a 2-page sample of your written work

Shortlisted candidates will be contacted within 10 days of the closing
deadline.

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PhD Studentship in Machine Learning (Bristol)

Applications are invited for a fully funded three year PhD 
studentship in the Machine Learning and Biological Computation Group 
at the Department of Computer Science, University of Bristol. The 
successful applicant will work on Artificial Intelligence / Machine 
Learning methods on the ADEPT (Adaptive Dynamic Ensemble Prediction 
Techniques) project under the supervision of Drs. Kovacs and Marshall.

Closing date: February 29, 2008 (although applications received before
March 10 may be considered).

The Machine Learning and Biological Computation group in Computer 
Science at the University of Bristol has a vacancy for a motivated, 
full-time PhD student.  The Department has an outstanding 
international reputation for research and teaching; it was rated 5A 
at the last RAE and currently occupies 3rd place in The Times league 
table of departments within the UK.

The post is supported by the newly-funded ADEPT project (http:// 
www.cs.man.ac.uk/~gbrown/adept/) to run in Bristol and Manchester. 
Fees will be paid at an EU equivalent level plus an annual stipend of 
12600 UKP for a three year period. The PhD can commence at any time 
between approximately June and October 2008.

You should have (or be about to obtain) a first class Undergraduate 
or strong Masters degree in Computer Science or a related discipline 
and an interest, or ideally experience, in Artificial Intelligence / 
Machine Learning / Pattern Recognition. This is primarily a 
scientific, rather than engineering, project so you will need a 
scientific mindset. You will need to have or develop excellent oral 
and written communication skills. Programming, software engineering 
and mathematical skills will be assets.

Student fees will be paid at the EU-national level. Yearly fees for 
non-EU nationals are approximately 6000 UKP higher and you will 
either need to pay this yourself, or win an overseas research 
scholarship (ORS): http://www.bristol.ac.uk/studentfunding/ 
overseas_pg/ors.html in order to make up the difference. The ORS is 
highly competitive and to be successful you are likely to need at 
least one relevant publication before starting the PhD.

For informal queries contact Dr. Kovacs http://www.cs.bris.ac.uk/~kovacs/

To apply, email Dr. Kovacs:
- your full CV 
- transcripts of courses taken
- 2 academic references
- a page discussing your interests in machine learning
- optionally a 2-page sample of your written work

Shortlisted candidates will be contacted within 10 days of the 
closing deadline.

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