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KTH in Stockholm is the largest and oldest technical university in Sweden. No less than one-third of Sweden’s 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 just over 15,000 first and second level students and more than 1,600 doctoral students. KTH has almost 4,300 employees.

KTH Computer Science and Communication is Sweden’s leading research and education institution in Information Technology, with activities at both KTH and Stockholm University. The activities of the school focus on higher education and research within the traditional core areas of numerical analysis and computer science; from theory building and analysis of mathematical models to algorithm construction, implementation and simulation. Other core areas of growing importance are technology and methods for the support of human communication and computer mediated cooperation. The applied research includes scientific computing, computer science, computer vision, robotics, neuroinformatics and neural networks, human-computer interaction, media technology, and communication through speech and music. For more information, go to  www.kth.se/csc and follow the link to our "international website”.

Assignment

KTH Computer Sicence and Communication (CSC) is looking for a PhD student in Robotics.

The students will be affiliated with the Computer Vision and Active Perception Lab (CVAP) and the Centre for Autonomous Systems (CAS) at CSC. The scope of the positions is development of techniques for real-time tracking of objects and hands.

This is four-year, time-limited positions and normally include 20% departmental duties, usually teaching. Research students must be registered at KTH. The starting date is open for discussion, though ideally we would like the successful candidate to start as soon as possible.

This is a four-year time-limited position that can be extended up to a year with the inclusion of a maximum of 20% departmental duties, usually teaching.  Doctoral students must be registered at KTH. The starting date is open for discussion, though ideally we would like the successful candidate to start as soon as possible.

Employment

Form of employment: Time-limited
Work time: Full time
The salary follows the directions provided by KTH
Start date: According to agreement
Number of positions: 1

Qualifications

A suitable background for this position is a Master of Science in Computer Science or Theoretical Physics with a specialization in Robotics or Computer Vision.

Applicants must be strongly motivated for doctoral studies, possess the ability to work independently and perform critical analysis as well as possess good levels of cooperative and communicative abilities.

Application

Application deadline: March 5, 2012
Employer's reference: D-2012-0030

Applications via email are to be sent to Susanne Bergman:  susanneb@csc.kth.se

Write reference number in the email subject. (CV, etc. should be sent as an attachment, as pdf-files.)

We also accept hard copy applications sent to:

KTH, CSC
Att. Susanne Bergman,
Lindstedtsvägen 3, 4th floor,
SE-100 44 Stockholm, Sweden

Application shall include the following documents:
1. Curriculum vitae
2. Transcripts from university/university college
3. Brief description of why the applicant wishes to become a doctoral student.

Please observe that all material needs to be in English, apart from the official document.

We are currently gathering information to help improve our recruitment process. We would, therefore, be very grateful if you could include an answer to the following question within your application: Where did you initially come across this job advertisement?

Contact(s)

For enquiries about Ph.D studies and employment conditions please contact:

Eva-Lena Åkerman, HR Manager

Phone: +46 8 790 91 06
Email:  ela@csc.kth.se   .         

For inquiries about the project please contact:
Danica Kragic, Professor
Telefon: 08- 790 6729
E-mail:  dani@kth.se

Hedvig Kjellström, Associate Professor
Phone: +46 8 790 69 06
E-mail:  hedvig@csc.kth.se

Union representative

Lars Abrahamsson, SACO
Phone: +46 8 790 7058
Email:  lars.abrahamsson@ee.kth.se