TEMPO is an international PhD program for highly motivated young scientists, where state-of-the-art research is combined with a comprehensive training program. The network is funded by the European Community’s Seventh Framework program. The European Commission wants to make research careers more attractive to young people and therefore offers early-stage researchers a PhD program with the opportunity to improve their research skills, join established research teams and enhance their career prospects via the Marie Curie Initial Training Networks in the area of Embedded Predictive Control and Optimization. TEMPO addresses the needs of European companies and society for embedded control technology, through training on cutting edge research in the rapidly emerging inter-disciplinary field of embedded predictive control and optimization.
Description
One PhD fellowship is available at NTNU within the research area of
Reduced complexity explicit model predictive control; Contact person: Professor Morten Hovd, morten.hovd@itk.ntnu.no
Applicants to the PhD fellowship will be required to have a master degree in control engineering or an equivalent area. Personal qualifications and motivation will be emphasized. Excellent English skills, written and spoken, are required. Applicants from non-European countries where English is not the official language must present an official language test report. The acceptable tests are TOEFL, IELTS, and Cambridge Certificate in Advanced English (CAE) or Cambridge Certificate of Proficiency in English (CPE). Minimum scores are:
• TOEFL: 600 / writing 4.5 (paper-based test), 92 / writing 22 (internet-based test)
• IELTS: 6.5, with no section lower than 5.5 (only Academic IELTS test accepted)
• CAE/CPE: grade B or A.
Nr of positions available : 1
Research Fields
Engineering - Control engineering
Career Stage
Early stage researcher or 0-4 yrs (Post graduate)
Research Profiles
First Stage Researcher (R1)
Benefits
The appointment is at code 1017, salary level 50 - 62 in the national salary scheme, gross NOK. 429 400 – 528 500 per annum of which 2% is deducted for the State Pension scheme.
Comment/web site for additional job details
The TEMPO training program includes secondments and a range of network-wide collaborative research and training activities. Candidates seeking to join TEMPO will be required to qualify and gain admittance to the PhD program in engineering cybernetics at NTNU. Further information about TEMPO, its partners and training program can be found at www.itk.ntnu.no/tempo/doku.php , and by contacting Professor Hovd directly.
The position is for three years. Certified copies of academic diplomas and transcripts, statement of research interests and career goals, sample of technical writing, a list of referees, and proof of required language skills with English language test scores and documents must be attached.
It is a prerequisite that the PhD scholar applies for and is granted admission to the NTNU PhD studies as soon as possible after employment. NTNUs PhD-rules require a Master degree or equivalent with at least 5 years of studies and an average grade of A or B within a scale of A-E for passing grades (A best).
Applicants are kindly requested to send a diploma supplement or a similar document, which describes in detail the study and grading system and the rights for further studies associated with the obtained degree.
According to the rules of the European Commission, the researcher may be a national of any country but must not have resign or carried out his/her main activity (work, studies, etc.) in Norway for more than 12 months in the 3 years immediately prior to his/her recruitment (short stays, such as holidays are not taken into account).
The position adheres to the European and Norwegian Government’s policy of balanced ethnicity, age and gender. It is an objective to increase the number of females in scientific positions. Female applicants are therefore encouraged to apply.
The objective of the grant is to obtain a PhD degree; hence the successful applicant must be enrolled as a PhD candidate at NTNU. See also information about PhD education at NTNU at www.ntnu.edu/ime/research/phd.
The appointment will be made in accordance with current regulations with supplementary rules for research fellowship appointments in universities and polytechnics. Applicants must agree to participate in organised doctoral study programs within the period of the appointment. The successful applicant must agree to the conditions laid down for public employees. A contract will be drawn up regarding the period of appointment and work-related duties for award holders.
Copies of publications and any other work which the applicant wishes to be taken into account should also be enclosed. Joint works will be considered. If it is difficult to specify the input of the applicant in a joint work, a short summary should be attached outlining the applicant's input.
Applications are to be submitted electronically through www.jobbnorge.no/en/available-jobs/job/106660/ . Preferably, we want the attachments in one file.
Applications should be marked Jnr. IME 044-2014
Closing date: 2014-11-01