Call for PhD applications in Information Technology
at Politecnico di Milano, Italy

The Politecnico di Milano offers 58 PhD positions within the Information
Technology (IT) PhD Program of the Electrical and Computer Engineering
Department (DEI). The duration of the program is 3 years and admission is on a
competitive basis. Most of the positions are supported by a scholarship with
competitive salary (approx 1250 Euros net per month) and additional support for
lodging is provided to the best foreign students. Applicants must hold a master
degree but also students that graduate in Italian universities by December 2009
can apply. Applications from foreign students and students from other Italian
universities are especially encouraged.

IT PhD Program:
The IT PhD Program offers young students graduated in scientific disciplines an
international and stimulating environment for advanced training and research
activities in the fields of Computer Science and Engineering, Electronics,
Systems and Control, Communications and Networks, with an emphasis on
multidisciplinary approaches. The joint projects with renowned international
research institutions make it easier to enter the world of international
research, thanks to interaction with scientific personalities and visiting
periods in laboratories worldwide. The industrial joint projects in applied
research allow PhD students to become acquainted to the activities of today’s
most technologically advanced companies, thus gaining the knowledge necessary to
a more conscious choice between a career in
industry or in academia. More information is available at the web site of the IT
PhD program (http://phd.dei.polimi.it).

Application:
The official call for applications is available on the PhD school web site
(http://pcsiwa12.rett.polimi.it/~phdweb/). Application deadline is in April 30,
2009. The PhD Program starts on January 1st, 2010. Please refer to the official
call for details on the application procedure and requirements. The selection
process is based on the CV, a motivation letter and recommendation letters. A
phone interview may be also required. Preliminary contacts among applicants and
faculty members of the DEI are highly encouraged. Please take a look at the list
of professors of the department and their personal web pages, and to the
research labs. A list of PhD thesis proposals is also available (please consider
that additional proposals can be obtained contacting directly faculty members).
This should help applicants in selecting one or more potential research topics
for the PhD.
Use the motivation letter to explain why you are applying for a PhD program and
what you expect from the program, as well as to present your skills and
characteristics that in your opinion can make you a successful candidate.
Include in the motivation letter a description of the research topic you have in
mind (even more than one if you like) and explain what contributions you would
like to add to the state-of-the-art. Also mention in the letter if you had
preliminary contacts with faculty members.
Ask to persons that know you professionally to write recommendation letters for
you. Remember that the selection committee will probably consider both the
content of the letters and the reputation in the scientific and academic
community of their authors. Write in your CV all the information that can help
the committee to evaluate your career and your skills.

About Politecnico di Milano and DEI:
The Politecnico di Milano is a science and technology university producing
engineers, architects and industrial designers through a variety of innovative
specializing courses, with great attention being devoted to all sides of
education. The Politecnico di Milano was established in 1863 and is now ranked
as one of the most outstanding European technical universities.
The “Dipartimento di Elettronica e Informazione” (DEI) is one of the largest
European ICT departments in Europe, both for its size and for the quality of its
research. With over 600 members, researchers, collaborators, PhD students,
technical and administrative staff, the Department is a vital institution
capable of promoting education, fundamental and applied research, and technology
transfer to companies. The quality of the research work is demonstrated by the
broad network of partnerships with the best international institutions, which
makes the Department one of the fundamental players in the worldwide scenario of
scientific and technological innovation. The orientation towards the future goes
together with a tradition of excellence matured in over 60 years of activity.
The result is an environment favorable to the growth of talented people, to the
creation of new ideas and enterprises, to the collaboration with private
companies and public institutions.

For more information:
DEI: www.dei.polimi.it – IT PhD Program: http://phd.dei.polimi.it
PhD Program secretary: dottoratoinginfo@…

–
Antonio Capone, PhD
Associate Professor
Politecnico di Milano
Dipartimento di Elettronica e Informazione
piazza Leonardo da Vinci, 32 – Milano – Italy
Ph: +39 02 2399 3449
Fax: +39 02 2399 3413
Web: http://home.dei.polimi.it/capone

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