Norway: PhD student position in Gjøvik University Colleg

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The Faculty of Computer Science and Media Technology at Gjøvik University College in Gjøvik, Norway, calls for applications to a PhD student position in the  field of  Image and Video Processing.

Gjøvik University College, a campus of 1700 students and 130 faculty members, consists of three faculties, Faculty of Health Care and Nursing, Faculty of Engineering, and Faculty of Computer Science and Media Technology. Faculty members, researchers and graduate students are from a diverse and international background with an excellent faculty to student ratio. For more information about Gjøvik University College please refer to http://www.hig.no.

The research activity in Faculty of Computer Science and Media Technology is mainly focused in three areas; information security, media technology, and colour imaging, with The Norwegian Information Security Laboratory
(http://www.nislab.no) and The Norwegian Color Research Laboratory
(http://www.colorlab.no) as the two main research groups.

Applicants should hold a Diploma, MSc, or equivalent academic degree, in Electronic Engineering, Computer Science, or related discipline, with previous experience in image processing. Fluency in spoken and written English is also required.

Successful applicant will be prepared to make novel contributions to the field of and is expected to present and publish in peer-reviewed conferences and journals. Internships at international universities or research institutions can be arranged in the course of the PhD research project.

The positions can be awarded for a period of up to four years, and will include 25% teaching/administrative duties. The positions are remunerated according to salary level 43 in the national salary scheme, gross NOK 325 600 per annum (appx EUR 40 700), of which 2% is deducted for the State Pension scheme.

When applying, please make it clear which of the three positions you are interested in (could be more than one). Applicants are encouraged to submit a research project description of 2-3 pages. Please send application letter, resume, statement of research, copies of transcripts, as well as name and email addresses of three references before August 10, 2007 to:

Gjøvik University College
Director of personnel Jan Kåre Testad
P. O. Box 191,
N-2802 Gjøvik,
Norway.

For general questions concerning this announcement, please contact Jan Kåre Testad, Director of Personnel (e-mail jan.testad@hig.no, telephone
+47 61135106), or Professor Rune Hjelsvold, Faculty Vice Dean (e-mail
rune.hjelsvold@hig.no, telephone +47 611 35184).

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