Eligibility
The Research Assistant positions offer young, aspiring researchers a salaried position in the research team. Candidates offered a position as IMDEA Networks Research Assistants will have been pre-vetted and conditionally accepted for a place on the Ph.D. program at the University Carlos III of Madrid (UC3M).
*To give an example of the competitiveness of the call, last year Institute IMDEA Networks accepted 8 out of 232 applications for Research Assistant positions.
Requirements for research assistant candidates
Graduates applying for this position should have the following attributes:
1. B.Sc., M.Sc. or equivalent in Telematics, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering or a related field
2. Excellent academic transcripts
3. Clearly defined Statement of Purpose for Ph.D. research thesis
4. Excellent level of spoken and written English (please note: Spanish is not required)
5. Highly motivated
6. Students who obtained their degree (B.Sc., M.Sc. or equivalent) in a higher education system NOT subject to the Bologna Process are strongly advised to provide their GRE scores on the online application form.
7. An offer of a Research Assistant position implies your acceptance to the UC3M Ph.D. program.
Benefits
Successful candidates will enjoy the following benefits:
– Freedom to focus on your research work, with full administrative support
– Collaboration with leading experts on international research projects
– Supervision throughout your Ph.D. by one of our world-renowned and award-winning researchers
– Use of state-of-the-art resources and facilities
– Collaborative, multi-cultural and English-speaking environment
– Participation at international conferences and project meetings
– Assistance with all aspects of immigration and relocation
– Support to take innovations to market
– Salaried position for up to 5 years ***
– All Ph.D. program fees paid
– Access to comprehensive healthcare
– Total combined value of financial package of more than 150,000 Euros over five years.
– More information about the University Carlos III of Madrid Ph.D program
UC3M Admission levels
Institute IMDEA Networks finances Research Assistant’s Ph.D. studies for between 4 and 5 years. You will be funded for up to 5 years if you are admitted to the 1st year of UC3M Masters Program, and up to 4 years otherwise.
Yr 1 Masters Program: Funding up to 5 years
Yr 2 Masters Program: Funding up to 4 years
Application Deadline: 29 FEBRUARY 2012 (23:59 CET)
For more information, please visit the official website for research project.
