Doctoral Scholarships at College GIScience University of Salzburg
Deadline: 20.04.2011.
Scholarship administrator: | University of Salzburg |
Level: | doctoral |
Field of study: | Natural Sciences, Engineering |
Place of study: | Austria |
Doctoral Scholarships at Doctoral College GIScience University of Salzburg, Austria Scholarship
DK GIScience is an ‘education through research’ program with supervision, monitoring and assessment procedures which are critically important for the quality of the experience and training of doctoral candidates. DK GIScience focuses on qualification requirements, responsibilities and duties of supervisors; training of supervisors; workloads of supervisors; supervision models; doctoral candidates’ progress assessment; requirements for the doctoral thesis and its defence; and finally, the follow-up “tracking” of doctoral candidates’ career outcomes.
Application requirements and procedures
Requirements are the excellent completion of a degree at the Masters level in Geoinformatics, Geomatics, Computer Science or any scientific/technical subject in a relevant field, and excellent English language (both oral and writing) skills.
Important dates
- First Application deadline: 20 April, 2011 (later applications may be considered for a second round of interviews if any positions remain open
- Selection workshop (for pre‐selected applicants): end of May / early June, 2011
- Start of the program: Late September 2011, start of regular classes: 03 October.
Applicants have to submit the complete scholarship application
Candidates will be selected by the selection committee consisting of the faculty members. Successful candidates will then be invited to start their official admission process at the University of Salzburg. For this first selection process only electronic documentation is required.
For all inquiries, please contact giscience@sbg.ac.at