University of Pisa Ph.D. 2017/2018: Call For Applications

The University of Pisa is now accepting applications for admission to its PhD Programmes for the academic year 2017/2018 (XXXIII cycle).

• 13 Ph.D. Positions with grant available in Computer Science
• 4 Ph.D. Positions without grant available in Computer Science

Participation is open to anyone who, by October 31, 2016, will have obtained an academic qualification equivalent to the Italian "laurea magistrale/specialistica" (Master’s or equivalent degree). The selection will be made on CV, reference letters and an interview, also via teleconferencing (check *carefully* the relevant fields required) Deadline: July 19th, 2017 at 1:00 pm CET More information: Applications Process for Ph.D. Programmes - Academic Year 2017/2018 For further details, please preferably contact Mr Enrico Carpentras enrico@di.unipi.it The University of Pisa is a public institution boasting twenty departments, with high level research centres in the sectors of agriculture, astrophysics, computer science, engineering, medicine and veterinary medicine. Furthermore the University has close relations with the Pisan Institutes of the National Board of Research, with many cultural institutions of national and international importance, and with industry, especially that of information technology, which went through a phase of rapid expansion in Pisa during the nineteen sixties and seventies. The University of Pisa was officially established in 1343, although a number of scholars claim its origin dates back to the 11th century.