Wednesday, January 11, 2012

PhD Positions at ETH Zurich

            PhD Positions at ETH Zurich

 

 

The Chair of Programming Methodology is recruiting PhD students to do research in the following areas:

·         Static program analysis, especially abstract interpretation for mobile TouchDevelop applications

·         Verification of concurrent programs, especially Scala programs

·         Programming languages

·         Programming environments

 

More information about our research can be found at www.pm.inf.ethz.ch.

 

Key requirements for successful applications:

·         Strong commitment to research

·         Interest in combining theory and practice

·         Proficiency in English and excellent communication skills, both oral and written

·         Excellent M.Sc. degree in Computer Science or in a related subject with a strong Computer Science component. We will also consider outstanding candidates with a B.Sc. degree.

 

Applications and questions should be sent to Prof. Peter Müller at jobs-pm@inf.ethz.ch.  The application should include a CV and a description of research interests. We will consider applications until the positions are filled. The start date is negotiable.

 

More details about the positions:

·         A PhD position is a regular job with attractive salary and social benefits

·         A position is for a maximum of 6 years.

·         ETH is one of the top computer science departments in the world: CS University Rankings

·         Zurich is consistently ranked among the top destinations in the world for quality of life

·         General information on doctoral studies at ETH is available at www.ethz.ch/doctorate/index_EN and www.inf.ethz.ch/education/ds