July 2015:
We have 2 new PhD scholarships, including a stipend of up to €13,000 tax free per annum + fees + some travel money, available for highly qualified applicants. These are teaching scholarships: the scholars work for 10 hours/week, 25 weeks/year, in our Computer Programming Drop In Support Centre (http://www.it.nuigalway.ie/engineering-informatics/information-technology/currentstudents/computerdisc/).
If you are interested in working with me in the Data Mining and Machine Learning Research Group, please contact me by email for details.
Applicants should be available to start by September 2015. Applicants should have:
- A BSc or MSc in Computer Science or a closely related discipline, with a track record of scholarship that indicates excellent potential for a PhD research
- Excellent skills in communicating and helping others learn, as these activities will be required as part of the scholarship conditions
- Evidence of strong programming abilities and comfort with mathematical concepts.
Your research can be in any topic related to my research group's interests. This link has some research topic ideas.
For these scholarships, there will be an evaluation process involving shortlisting based on your background, an interview, and an assessment of your ability to tutor students in multiple programming languages.
Deadline: Contact me as soon as possible. Applications must be received by 24 July.