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Open Ph.D. Positions at INSAIT

On-site
- Sofia, Sofia, Bulgaria
€37,800 per year

Position description

The Institute for Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence, and Technology (INSAIT), created in partnership with ETH Zurich and EPFL, seeks candidates for Ph.D. positions.

INSAIT is the first research institute in computer science and artificial intelligence located in Eastern Europe whose mission is to become one of the world's leading research and innovation powerhouses in the area. At INSAIT, you will benefit from:

Mentorship by top professors from world-class universities such as MIT, CMU, ETH Zurich, Yale, EPFL.
Outstanding working conditions that provide you with the freedom to think and the space to learn and grow, with compensation of €39,684 / year with a flat income tax of 10%.
Rolling admission process, accepting PhD applications at any point during the academic year.

To apply, you must hold a B.Sc. or a M.Sc. degree (or be within the last year of completing either) in computer science, data science, mathematics, physics, statistics, or electrical engineering. We welcome all excellent candidates with a strong academic background who are keen on conducting world-class research in the general field of AI and computer science.

Position requirements

To complete the application, you need to:

select interest areas in general computer science and AI, used to match your application with an advisor
upload a supporting motivational statement, transcripts, and a curriculum vitae (CV)
upload a diploma if you have graduated
provide two reference letters (optional)
provide evidence of excellent command of the English language (English Language Proficiency test, if available).
All documents should be provided or translated to English.
All uploaded files should be provided in PDF format.

INSAIT adopts the rolling admission process meaning that students can start at any time. All applicants will receive a response on their application no later than two months after applying. For any further questions, please contact us at: phd@insait.ai

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The applicant is expected to have a strong command of the English language. If available, a copy of the formal certificate (TOEFL, Cambridge, IELTS, etc.) should be provided.

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Most relevant degree you recently acquired or are expecting to earn within the next 6 months? *

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Doctoral degree

Please choose at least one and up to three desired research areas from the list below:

Machine learning

Computer vision

Robot learning

Fair, Robust, Reliable, Secure AI

Information Security and Cryptography

Quantum computing

Automated reasoning

Formal methods

Computer systems and networks

Natural language processing

Programming languages

Algorithms and Theory

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References

Please provide the names and email addresses of two to three referees.

The referees should be professionally established researchers who know you well, both academically and personally. At least two referees must be at the level of independent investigator, principal scientist, group leader, lecturer or above. A maximum of one reference may come from a postdoc. References from Ph.D. students or class-mates cannot be accepted.

IMPORTANT: reference letter requests are not sent automatically. Please ask each referee to send their references to the email address provided in the confirmation email that you will receive after submitting this form.

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