department of informatics

Jobs

PhD positions

We currently have an opening for a PhD student to carry out research in one of the following themes:

  • Human-Computer Interaction: The research will be carried out in the framework of the Interactive Collaborative Environment (ICE) project and will explore the most appropriate and effective ways to provide users feedback about their own actions and the actions of others in a multi-user, multi-display, multi-device collaborative environment. 

  • Middleware: The project will focus on the design and implementation of a middleware to manage interaction and coordination in pervasive and context-aware computing.

  • Coordination: The project will focus on modeling of coordination and interaction in pervasive and context-aware computing.

 
Candidate Profile

  • a Master in Computer Science or Human Computer Interaction, or an equivalent degree (obtained before the start of their doctoral work)
  • a good level of spoken German or French  - Important: since involvement in teaching activities which take place in German or French is a part of the employment contract, we cannot consider candidates who do not meet this requirement  
  • a good level of spoken and written English  
  • an interest in working in interdisciplinary projects is an asset

 
Benefits

  • successful applicants will be enrolled as students and employed by the university for a period of 4-5 years (initially 1 year, renewable for another 3-4 years if performance is satisfactory)
  • an annual salary of between 37,500 and 53,000 Swiss francs, depending on qualifications
  • a multilingual and multicultural work environment a central location in Switzerland (1h35 by train from Zurich and Geneva), with easy access to many year-round activities, attractions and cultural events

 
Practical information and application procedure

The starting date for the position is flexible, but candidates who are available to start on or before March 1st 2012 will be given preference. To apply, please send the following documents in pdf format to Prof. Beat Hirsbrunner (beat[dot]hirsbrunner[at]unifr[dot]ch), Dr. Michèle Courant (michele[dot]courant[at]unifr[dot]ch) and Dr. Agnes Lisowska Masson (agnes[dot]lisowska[at]unifr[dot]ch) with the subject line ‘PhD application’

  • full CV
  • letter of motivation  
  • transcript of courses taken (and results) at the university level  
  • copy of Master thesis (or sample of written work if thesis has not been completed yet) and list of publications (if available)
  • copy of diplomas (or title of expected diploma)

 
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