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The Faculty of Information Technology, Mathematics and Electrical Engineering (http://www.ntnu.edu/ime) at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) has a vacancy for one PhD candidate position at the Department of Computer and Information Science (http://www.ntnu.edu/idi).

The appointment is for a term of 4 years, with duties equivalent to 25 %, or 3 years without duties. Duty work, if relevant for a candidate, will primarily be related to support of education tasks. This is a researcher training position aimed at providing promising future researchers the opportunity of academic development in the form of a doctoral degree.

Information about the department

Currently there are 22 professors and 16 associate professors at the department. In addition there are 16 adjunct associate professors, 15 postdoctoral researchers, approx. 65 active PhD students, and 18 technical/administrative staff. Five of the tenured scientific positions are held by women, and eight are from other countries than Norway. Research activities are organized into groups and strategic European and National projects as documented here http://www.ntnu.edu/idi/research, the PhD candidate will be affiliated with the Data and Information Management Group (http://www.ntnu.edu/idi/groups/dif). Further information can be found at the department's and the group's web pages.

Work description

The PhD candidate will be a member of the ExiBiDa project team (https://www.ntnu.edu/idi/exibida/).

In ExiBiDa, we will focus on exploratory analysis and querying contents in Big Data, and develop frameworks and scalable techniques for supporting such analytical queries. In particular, the PhD candidate will work with challenges related to efficient algorithms and index structures for processing Big Data, within one of the following topics:

1. Databases on modern hardware (multicore, GPU, NVRAM, etc.)

2. Efficient query processing on Big Data frameworks (parallel and/or distributed query processing)

3. Query processing on streaming data

4. Querying knowledge graphs

QualificationsA master's degree in Computer and Information Science or equivalent with very good results is required, with an average grade B or better as measured in ECTS (European Credit Transfer System) grades, or an education at the equivalent level. A solid knowledge of database systems or algorithms is essential, and a research-oriented master thesis within one of these areas is expected. Good programming skills are required.

Applicants who do not master a Scandinavian language must provide evidence of good English language skills, written and spoken. The following tests can be used as such documentation: TOEFL, IELTS or Cambridge Certificate in Advanced English (CAE) or Cambridge Certificate of Proficiency in English (CPE). Minimum scores are:

• TOEFL: 600 (paper-based test), 92 (Internet-based test),

• IELTS: 6.5, with no section lower than 5.5 (only Academic IELTS test accepted),

• CAE/CPE: grade B or A.

In extraordinary circumstances, formal documentation of language skills can be relinquished. In such case

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Arbeidsgiver Navn: NTNU - Norges teknisk-naturvitenskapelig

Arbeidsgiver adresse: Sem Sælands vei 7-9 7491 TRONDHEIM

Job kort beskrivelse: University and higher education teachers

Land: Norge

Region: Sør-Trøndelag

Kilde til jobbtilbud: NAV, Offentlige arbeidsformidlinger, Norge

Lønn valuta: NOK

Lønn periode: Pr. år