KTH Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm is the largest and oldest technical university in Sweden. No less than one-third of Swedens technical research and engineering education capacity at university level is provided by KTH. Education and research spans from natural sciences to all branches of engineering and includes Architecture, Industrial Management and Urban Planning. There are a total of 13,400 first and second level students and almost 1,900 doctoral students. KTH has 4,900 employees.

KTH Informations- och kommunikationsteknik bedriver internationellt framstående forskning och utbildning inom materialfysik, fotonik/optik, elektroniksystem, integrerade komponenter och kretsar samt kommunikationssystem. Vår forskning omfattar både grundläggande och tillämpade projekt samt innehåller betydande inslag av innovativ och entreprenöriell verksamhet. Vårt utbildningsutbud är brett och omfattar kandidat- högskoleingenjörs- och civilingenjörsprogram, masterutbildningar samt doktorsprogram. Skolan har ett nära samarbete med svensk och internationell industri, forskningsinstitut samt intresseorganisationer som Kista Science City.

Job description

It is well-recognized that Internet users are facing an overload of information arisen as a consequence of the continuous growth of social networks, sensor data and associated applications. This puts forward a problem of providing users with relevant data. A great variety of recommender systems has been proposed over the last years. However, in order to get meaningful recommendations users are required to reveal their profiles (interests, tastes and ratings). This contradicts with the increasing concern people have shown with regard to exposing private data to untrusted parties. What should be prioritized: quality of recommendation or users privacy? The more (private) data about the user are exposed the better could be quality of a recommendation; however, this may seriously affect a personal privacy. Taking this into account requires focus shifts towards design of trusted data intensive systems with an effective privacy mechanism that shields against unauthorized access to a users profile, while exposing sufficient amount of user information to trusted parties in order to receive helpful recommendations.

The position assumes research in several areas of data science including data management, trust, privacy and reputation mechanisms and architectures for data intensive systems.

This position is associated with the EU HORIZON2020 project European Data Science Academy where the successful applicant expects to contribute.

Qualifications

A master degree in data science, computer science, software engineering or similar academic education is required. Previous experience and knowledge (courses or projects) in data analysis methods, trust and privacy mechanisms, and big data systems and applications will be considered as a merit. Strong skills in programming are required. Also a good publication record will be a merit. We are looking for strongly motivated candidates who are able work both individually and in teams. The candidate must have excellent skills in English (both orally and written).

Trade union representatives

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Application

Log into KTH's recruitment system in order to apply to this position. You are the main responsible to ensure that your application is complete according to the ad. Your complete application must be received at KTH no later than the last day of application.

The application must include the following documents:

• Cover letter: a one-page summary of your application.
• Curriculum vitae: a document of up to four (4) pages, including all your relevant academic, professional and other achievements, and experience.
• An official copy of the MSc (or equivalent) degree certificate and academic transcript. For applicants in the process of obtaining the MSc (or equivalent) degree, they must state with supporting document the expected date of degree completion.
• Recommendation letters: Please send together with your application at least two (2) recommendation letters Please also include detailed contact information for at least two (2) references (including the two you arranged for).
• Statement of purpose: Please state why you wish to pursue a doctoral degree in these research topics,giving an account of your academic interests and your background. Maximum two (2) pages long.
• Representative publications or technical reports: Please provide, if any, up to maximum two (2) documents, no longer than ten (10) pages each. For longer documents (e.g., project theses), please provide a summary (abstract) and a web link to the full text.

Others

Form of employment: Time limited, in line with the regulations for PhD employment in the Higher Education Ordinance (Högskoleförordningen)

The salary: According to the KTH salary ladder for PhD students

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Type of employment: Temporary position longer than 6 months
Working hours: Full time
Salary: According to the kth salary ladder for phd students
City: Kista
Reference number: I-2014-1008
Published: 2014-12-18
Last application date: 2015-02-15

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