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Four PhD student positions in formal methods, Gothenburg (Sweden), Deadline: 30 Mar 2013
4 *PhD* Positions in Formal Methods and Language-based Security at the Dept. of
Computer Science and Engineering, Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden
Application deadline: March 30, 2013
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*Job description ...*
*... of the 2 PhD positions in Formal Methods*
The Formal Methods group is an internationally recognized research group with a
high-profile research track record and an excellent network of collaborators.
The group's research focus is in the theoretical and practical aspects of
formal software verification, including automated reasoning, interactive
theorem proving, runtime verification, and test generation. Together with
international collaborators, the group members co-developed widely recognized
verification tools like KeY (www.key-project.org), Vampire
(http://vprover.org), ALIGATOR (http://mtc.epfl.ch/software-tools/Aligator),
and LARVA. The research of the two advertised PhD positions will be in the area
of Software Verification, where
- one position has a stronger focus on the creative use and development of
automated reasoning techniques for software verification,
- the other has a stronger focus on combining static and runtime verification
of software.
The selection of the specific research topic will take into account both the
interests of the new PhD student and the research agenda of the group.
*... of the (up to) 2 PhD positions in Language-based Security*
The PhD students will join a world-leading team of researchers on programming
language-based security. Language-based security facilitates specifying and
enforcing security policies at the level of programming languages early in the
software design and construction phase. The focus of the advertised positions
is on the following directions of work:
- To design rich security policies for confidentiality and integrity, as
demanded by practical applications (such as web applications).
- To develop practical enforcement mechanisms for these policies in expressive
programming languages (such as web languages). These enforcement mechanisms may
combine static (for example, type system-based) and dynamic (for example,
execution monitoring-based) techniques.
- To support the above with case studies in web-application security.
In pursuing these goals, there are possibilities for collaboration with our
high-profile academic and industrial partners. We run a number of ambitious
projects with top international partners in academia and industry, including
the European project WebSand on web application security:
https://www.websand.eu/
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*Details about Employment*
PhD student positions are limited to five years and normally include 20 per
cent departmental work, mostly teaching duties. Salary for the position is as
specified in Chalmers' general agreement for PhD student positions. Currently
the starting salary is 26,250SEK a month before tax. The positions are intended
to start in spring or fall 2013.
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*Suitable Background*
Applicants for a PhD position must have a degree in Computing Science or in a
related subject with a strong Computing Science component. They must also have
a strong, documented interest in doing research. The ideal candidate for a
position in Formal Methods will have strong background in one or more of the
following areas: logic, theorem proving, software verification. The ideal
candidate for a position in Language-based Security will have strong background
in both programming languages and security. You may even apply if you have not
yet completed your degree, but expect to do so before the position starts.
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*The Department*
The Department has about 70 faculty members and enrolls about 70 PhD students
from more than 30 countries. The research spans the whole spectrum, from
theoretical foundations to applied systems development. There is extensive
national and international collaboration with academia and industry all around
the world. For more information, see http://www.chalmers.se/cse/EN/
Knowledge of Swedish is not a prerequisite for application. English is our
working language for research. Both Swedish and English are used in
undergraduate courses. Half of our researchers and PhD students come from more
than 30 different countries.
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*Gothenburg, Sweden*
Gothenburg is often referred to as the "heart of Scandinavia". The videos below
give an impression what it's like to live and study in Gothenburg.
Live in Gothenburg: http://youtu.be/sbwVIQeGcdY
Study in Gothenburg: http://youtu.be/0WrlGlSyS1c
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*How to Apply*
Electronic application can be submitted following these guidelines:
For the PhD positions in Formal Methods:
http://www.chalmers.se/en/about-chalmers/vacancies/Pages/default.aspx?RMURL=VacDetail.aspx%3FCommAdSeqNo%3D1174
For the PhD positions in Language-based Security:
http://www.chalmers.se/en/about-chalmers/vacancies/Pages/default.aspx?RMURL=VacDetail%2Easpx%3FCommAdSeqNo%3D1173