Do you have a desire to pursue your PhD studies in Sweden? Apply for the PhD Scholarships in Informatics with Focus on Augmented Reality Support for Production and Automation at the University of Skövde.

The right candidate will be part of a team whose work is essential to industry, society, and academia. As a doctoral student, you will work with developing emerging digital technologies such as Augmented Reality (AR) to improve manufacturing processes and production systems.

The University of Skövde is a state university in Skövde, Sweden. The University of Skövde was granted university status in 1983 and is now an academic institution with general and specialized educational programmes in topics like Business, Health, Biomedicine, and Computer game design. Research, education, and PhD training at the university are divided into four schools; Bioscience, Business, Health and Education, Engineering Science, and Informatics. It has approximately 9,000 students in 50 undergraduate and ten graduate programmes.

Why study at the University of Skövde? The University of Skövde is a well-known university that combines high-quality education and socially beneficial research in the best possible places. The activities are done in an academic culture that cares about students, employees, and the community. Around 540 people work for them now, and we have 10,800 students. Their workplace is led by professionals and people who work hard.

Application Deadline: The last date to apply for the scholarship is May 4, 2022.

Brief Description

• University or Organization: University of Skövde
• Department: School of Engineering Science
• Course Level: PhD
• Award:Fully-Funded
• Number of Awards: NA
• Access Mode: Online
• Nationality: International
• The award can be taken in Sweden

Eligibility        

• Eligible Countries: Applications are accepted from around the world
• Eligible Course or Subjects: PhD degree in Informatics focuses on Augmented Reality support for production and automation.
• Eligibility Criteria: To be eligible, the applicants must meet all the given criteria:
• completed course requirements of at least 60 higher education credits (ECTS), including independent thesis work comprising at least 15 higher education credits at the advanced level in industrial engineering, production engineering, electrical engineering, computer science, information technology, automation technology, or other relevant subject areas
• Good ability to assimilate knowledge at the research level.
• Documented good ability in teamwork and good ability to work both independently and in groups.
• Documented good ability to plan, organize and achieve set goals.
• Documented successful collaboration and experience in working with industry.
• Good ability to quickly learn and use new hardware and software platforms.
• Good knowledge and experience of programming in, e.g., C/C++/C#, Java/Python.
• Good knowledge and experience with augmented reality, virtual reality, digital twin, and Internet-of-Things.
• Ability to communicate well, orally and in writing, in Swedish.

How to Apply

• How to Apply: Students can apply for the job via website by clicking on “Apply” at the bottom of the advertisement. There you will also find information on how to prepare your application.
• Supporting Documents: The following documents must be attached with your application:
• Cover letter including a Statement of Purpose where you explain in English your motivation, research interests
• and expectations from the doctoral program
• CV
• Certificates/grades and other qualifications that you as an applicant want to invoke
• Academic degree and transcript
• Thesis work
• Publications
• Admission Requirements: Applicants must have obtained a degree at the advanced level, or completed at least 240 higher education credits (ECTS), of which at least 60 credits are at the advanced level, or acquired essentially equivalent knowledge within or outside Sweden.
• Language Requirement: English language proficiency equivalent to the Swedish upper secondary course English 6. This can also be demonstrated by an internationally recognized tests such as IELTS (overall score of 6.5), TOEFL (total score of 90), PTE (total score of 62), etc.

Benefits                   

The University of Skövde will provide a Fully-Funded award for applicants to complete their PhD degree in Sweden.

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