Hecse - Helsinki Graduate School in Computer Science and Engineering
Hecse
Applications 2010
Admission (general information)
Students
Alumni
Supervisors
Support teams
Autumn School 2010
Courses and Events
Travel stipends
Organization
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Hecse admits new students roughly once a year.
Students are accepted to pursue their doctoral degree full-time
in four years.
The number of vacant funded positions varies yearly.
Positions without funding (adjunct positions) are also available and entitle the student
to participate in Hecse events.
Students with already guaranteed funding (holding a research
position or employed by university research projects) are
encouraged to apply for these adjunct positions.
Student applications 2008 (pdf)
PhD positions
Hecse is offering nine (9) funded PhD positions in the applications rounds of
2008.
Duration of Hecse funding
The funded doctoral student positions will start on 1 January, 2009 at the
earliest. Funding is provided until the projected completion of the PhD studies,
maximally for 48 months
Student selection
Admission to Hecse is based on the quality of the research and study plan,
previous studies and research (if applicable), financing plan, recommendation
from a supervisor in Hecse, and other possible indicators.
Location
The positions are located either in the Department of Computer Science at the
University of Helsinki or in the Department of Media Technology, the Department
of Information and Computer Science or the Department of Computer Science and
Engineering at Helsinki University of Technology.
Salary
The salary for a doctoral student is based on levels 1 - 4 of the demands
level chart for teaching and research personnel. With the salary component
based on personal work performance the overall salary range is 1 571 - 3 130 euro per month.
Student background and expectations
The applicant is expected to have a Master or Licentiate degree, as well as an
interest in scientific research and the work of a researcher. The applicants, if
accepted, are expected to engage themselves in full-time research and study
for a
maximum of four years. They are also expected to participate in the events
organized by the graduate school. The progress of the research has to be
reported periodically to the school.
Supervisors
The applicant should discuss the graduate school application with current or
potential supervisors within Hecse. The supervisor
must send a recommendation (through the web form at https://elomake.helsinki.fi/lomakkeet/11609/lomake.html)
that must contain the supervisor's commitment to supervise the studies of the
applicant for the Hecse graduate school, and if accepted, continuously monitor
the student's research work. This recommendation has to state the name of the
applicant, the planned topic (or field) of the dissertation, the estimated
date for the dissertation, and an outline of the funding plan in case the
student is admitted to a non-funded adjunct position .
Recommendations
In addition to the required recommendation from the supervisor, at most
two other letters of recommendation can be sent to the coordinator before the
deadline. They can be emailed directly to hecse-admin@cs.helsinki.fi.
Application
Four (4) copies of the application must be submitted (the original and
three other copies). They should be addressed to the Board of Hecse and contain
(in English) the following items (see Application
advice for some help):
-
Application form properly filled out and signed.
- The form is available as a PDF or word document.
- Please notice that you need to specify for how long a period you apply for
funding. Hecse only admits full-time graduate students, and expects them to
graduate in four years from the start of the PhD studies. The maximum funding
period of Hecse is 48 months.
- Letter of Introduction (max two pages), in which the applicant states
his/her research interests, which unit and/or research group the applicant is
associated with, the reasons for pursuing graduate studies in Hecse, and career
objectives.
- Research and study plan for the whole period of PhD studies (including a
report of any PhD studies and research before this application). Also describe
how you have contributed to included (co-authored) papers.
- Curriculum Vitae with a list of publications indicating the most relevant
ones.
- Officially confirmed copies of all relevant diplomas (latest diploma is
enough: high school, MSc or possible licentiate diploma; and any other relevant
records) with official English translation unless in Finnish or Swedish.
- Transcript of studies (i.e., a list of completed courses, number of
credits units and grades (opintorekisteriote/studieregisterutdrag)
- Financing plan, indicating how the studies will be funded.
- TOEFL certificate: For applicants not holding a Finnish Master's degree and not enrolled as a
PhD student at either the University of Helsinki or Helsinki University of
Technology: a certificate of a TOEFL test (Test of English as a Foreign
Language).
- Copies of up to three (3) most relevant scientific paper(s) authored. The
copies are not necessary for papers published in ACM or IEEE journals or
conferences available in their digital libraries.
The applications and appendices will not be returned.
The applicant may be invited to an interview.
Addressee
The application with attachments, all in four copies (original plus three
copies) should be sent to the Hecse Coordinator to arrive before 3:45 pm on 19
September 2008. Make sure that you have copied both sides of two-sided pages.
Electronic applications are not accepted.
Hecse Coordinator Greger Lindén
Department of Computer Science
P.O.Box 68 (Gustaf Hällströmin katu 2b)
FI-00014 University of
Helsinki
Finland
More information
Please see the page for Application
advice or contact hecse-admin@cs.helsinki.fi
This file was last modified on 22 Sep 2010.