5 PhD Positions, Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg, Germany (2017)

The Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg, Germany, offers 5 Research Positions for PhD Candidates (m/f) in the second phase of the Computer Science Research Training Group
SCARE - System Correctness under Adverse Conditions funded by the German Research Foundation (DFG GRK 1765/2).

These five positions at the Department of Computing Science constitute the second cohort of SCARE-2 starting January 1, 2018.

SCARE addresses computerized systems cooperating with their environment. System correctness requires that this cooperation satisfies desired behavioral properties. SCARE investigates system correctness under adverse, only partially predictable conditions, which can influence the behavior of the system, the system context, and the assumptions made for verifying correctness. SCARE considers three aspects of adverse conditions, both individually and in their combination: limited knowledge, unpredictable behavior, changing system environment and system structure. SCARE aims at notions of system correctness that guarantee robustness of the system behavior under such adverse conditions.

For the five doctorands SCARE offers:

- a full salary in the TV-L E13 public sector pay scale for academics with a master's degree;
- a contract for three years;
- research positions enabling the doctorands to concentrate on their PhD projects;
- a cooperative and supportive research environment;
- supervision by two expert professors;
- support for traveling to conferences and visits of foreign research institutes;
- regular visits of invited guest researchers;
- a full spectrum of opportunities for knowledge acquisition;
- support for equal opportunities in science.

Successful applicants for the research program should have an excellent master's degree or equivalent in computer science or a closely related discipline like mathematics, fluency in English, and an interest in exploring new notions of system correctness. To this end, we expect skills in developing or applying formal methods. Qualified candidates who have not yet completed their master's degree are also encouraged to apply. For these candidates a few qualifying fellowships are available.

Further details:
http://academicpositions.eu