DTIC-UPF (Barcelona) PhD Fellowships for All Nationalities at Pompeu Fabra University in Spain

Pompeu
Fabra University is pleased to offer DTIC-UPF (Barcelona) PhD fellowships for
candidates with a strong interest in research for the year 2017. Candidates
from any nationality are eligible to apply.
The
UPF DTIC PhD program offers advanced training in a broad range of topics in the
field of Information and Communication Technologies: (1) cognitive and
intelligent systems, (2) audiovisual technologies, (3) networks and
communications, and (4) computational biomedicine.
This
is an innovative and unique program, which ai

ms to provide a bridge between
various disciplines in this field.

The
Pompeu Fabra University was awarded in 2010 the distinction of International
Excellence Campus by the Spanish Ministry of Education and it is widely
considered to be one of the best universities in Spain (e.g. is the top Spanish
university according to 2013 Times Higher Education Ranking).
Course
Level:
Fellowships
are available to pursue the doctoral programme.
Study
Subject:

The UPF DTIC PhD program offers advanced training in a broad range of topics in
the field of Information and Communication Technologies:
  • Cognitive
    and intelligent systems,
  • Audiovisual
    technologies,
  • Networks
    and communications, and
  • Computational
    biomedicine.
  • Students
    will pursue doctoral studies in one of the Research Areas of the
    department which include Cognition, Computation and Robotics, Machine
    Learning, Artificial Intelligence, Theoretical Computer Science, Natural
    Language Processing, Ubiquitous Computing, Information Retrieval and Data
    Mining, Cognitive Multimedia Technologies, Image Processing and Computer
    Vision, Image Processing for Enhanced Cinematography, Sound and Music
    Technology, Human-Computer Interaction, Graphics and Educational
    Technologies, Network Technologies and Strategies, Wireless
    Communications, Information Theory and Coding, Computational Neuroscience,
    Instrumentation and Biomedical Electronics, Computational Imaging and
    Computational Physiology, Analysis of Biomedical Data and Nonlinear Signal
    Analysis.
Scholarship
Award:

These fellowships are articulated as Predoctoral Research Contracts (PRC)
(Spanish regulations) and offer the following wage conditions:
  • Up
    to four years of the contract, yearly renewed.
  • Fellows
    will be registered in the Spanish Social Security System, which provides
    health and occupational insurance coverage.
  • The
    cost of the tuition fee in the doctoral program (except administrative
    fees) is also covered.
  • First
    and second year: minimum gross monthly salary 987€.
  • Third
    year: minimum gross salary 1.057€.
  • Fourth
    year: minimum gross salary 1.308€.
The
precise salary depends on the candidate’s background and the funded project the
fellowship contributes to.
  • Travel
    grants are available to cover publication at high-level scientific
    conferences.
There
are 3 possible types of PRC:
  • Teaching
    PRC includes a teaching assistance load of 60 hours per academic year.
  • Teaching-Project
    PRC includes a teaching assistance load of 40 hours per academic year plus
    some tasks related to the funded project the PhD candidate joins.
  • Project
    PRC includes tasks linked to the funded project the PhD candidate joins.
Number
of Scholarships:
Not
Known
Scholarship
can be taken in
Barcelona,
Spain
Eligibility: The following
criteria must be met in order for applicants to be eligible for the scholarship:
  • Candidates
    for PhD positions must have completed 300 ECTS credits, 60 of those have
    to correspond to an official graduate, research-oriented master’s
    programme.
  • Candidates
    must have excellent academic qualifications and good command of English.
    Previous research experience and authorship of scientific publications
    will be a plus. Candidates from any nationality are eligible.
Nationality: Candidates from any
nationality are eligible to apply.
College
Admission Requirement
Entrance
Requirements: Candidates for PhD positions must have completed 300 ECTS
credits, 60 of those have to correspond to an official graduate,
research-oriented master’s programme.
English
language Requirements: Candidates must have excellent academic qualifications
and good command of English.
How
to Apply:

Candidates must apply to both the PhD program in ICT at UPF and the DTIC PhD
fellowships (PRC). Please check our research
  • Areas
    and potential supervisors beforehand at the site
  • Admissions
    to the PhD program at UPF are handled by the UPF Admission Office. Please
    follow the procedure indicated here.
  • For
    fellowship application, you need to fill the
    following application form.
Application
Deadline:

Encourage early applications, although there are currently three application
periods.
  • 3rd
    PhD application period: March, 11 to April 28, 2017.
  • Fourth
    PhD application period: April 29 to June, 2017.
  • Fifth
    PhD application period: June, 2 to September 17, 2017.
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