14 October: fyi -- phd funding, Finland
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Speech and Image Processing Unit
Open positions
Three open positions are to be filled in the following categories (depending
on candidates merits):
Post doctoral researcher
PhD student
Trainee
The project offers good opportunity to advance both your academic career,
and to gain experience for practical applications of speech and imaging
technology in a projects closely relations with industrial partners. At
least two of the positions will be related to speech technology.
The following qualities are desired:
1.Degree
2.Capability
3.Determination
4.Good experience on the topic
5.Excellent programming skills
6.Initiative and self-motivated
7.Team working skills
8.Creative
9.Strong interest in research
10.Available and ready to commit
11.Sense of humour
Candidate must have PhD, MSc, or BSc degree (1), with excellent grades to
show that he/she is capable (2), and motivation to aim at the next level
(3). Degree should be in CS, EE or in a closely related field, and
sufficient knowledge on signal processing needed for language technology
(4). Completed degree is required, not for formality, but for showing your
determination (3).
Excellent programming skills (5) are needed as most of the work requires
real programming, not just Matlab simulations. The person should know all
about C language with eyes blindfolded and standing upside down, and even
though we are not software company, knows how to make modular sofware that
can be maintained longer than in a half a year project. Symbian programming
skills would be plus. Or at least you should be willing to learn it during
the project.
The person should provide results without constant supervision (6), and have
strong self-motivation to learn more. Yet, we do work as a team, and not as
inviduals, so co-operating with the others is must (7), both in idea
development, practical implementations, and reporting. The more experienced
persons (post doc, PhD students) are expected to supervise the less
experienced ones (PhD students, Trainees).
And as we are a research group, we are not only implementing existing ideas
but you should be ready to develop completely new solutions that even we do
not know yet (8). Even though closely motivated by practical applications,
this is a research position so it is expected by default that you are
willing to learn more, develop yourself, and progress the research (9). This
is a project position but you should be willing to stay sufficiently long
(10), at least 3-4 years for a PhD student.
The last but not least requirement is that you have a sense of humour (11)
to tolerate the difficult boss and to survive the
Finnish winter. You will be required to swim in lake of 0 degree water in
January. If you are not prepared to do that, do
not bother to apply.
For compensation for the work (not the swimming) we offer:
For a PhD student the starting salary is about 1700 e/month (before taxes)
For a post doc, 2-3 ke/month, which is negotiable and depends on
skills and experience.
Excellent possibility to work for MSc/PhD thesis
Active research group
Contact:
If interested, send email to Prof. Pasi Fränti describing your (1) current
status, (2) curriculum vitae, (3) a brief description of your motivation and
research interests, (4) email address of possible recommendator.
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Pasi Fränti Dept. of Computer Science
Professor University of Joensuu
P.O.Box 111
Phone: +358-13-251 7931 FIN-80101 Joensuu, FINLAND
Fax: +358-13-251 7955 Email: franti@cs.joensuu.fi
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