Italy: PhD Positions in Information Engineering, Second University of Naples

PhD student positions are available at the Department of Information Engineering, Second University of Naples, Italy.

Open to: Master degree in Science and Applied Science (Electronic Engineering, Computer Science, or comparable qualification)

Funding: Net salary of about 1040 Euro per month

Nationality: Any nationality is accepted

Languages: Fluency in English is required.

Topic: Electronic Engineering / Computer Science

The Information Engineering Department is ranked among the first ones as for research activities of medium-size Italian Universities. It raises funds from different European and Industrial projects.

PhD research topics include:
Active noise and vibration control, microwave diffraction tomography, non-linear electronic circuits, distributed optical fiber sensors, modeling of reliable distributed systems, robust coding and routing
for reliable communications over lossy networks, wireless broadband communications.

General information:
Aversa is a relatively small and enjoyable city, only 15 km far from Naples. The cost of living is quite affordable, f.i. a single room can be rent starting from the 100-200 Euro range. The average cost for food is 300 Euro per month.

There are good job opportunities with technological industries in the area.

For more information, please contact
Prof. Aldo Minardo, e-mail: aldo.minardo[ at ]unina2.it
or
Prof. Pierluigi Salvo Rossi, e-mail: pierluigi.salvorossi[ at ]unina2.it

Deadline: End of September 2009