Korea:Graduate Research Assistantship in the College of Electronics and Information Engineering, Chosun University, Gwangju

Graduate Research Assistantship in the College of Electronics and Information Engineering, Chosun University, Gwangju, Republic of Korea
We seek skillful, hard working and highly motivated candidates with good credentials to join our dynamic international research teams as PhD or MSc students. There are vacancies in the research teams of the listed Professors with the following areas of focus:
1. Prof Lee, Jeong-A, Department of Computer Engineering
a. Configurable Computing
b. Embedded Computing
c. Bio-Inspired Computing
2. Prof Lee, Bun, Department of IT Fusion < bunlee2@gmail.com >
a. Bio-medical Engineering Communication
b. Nanotechnology
3. Prof Kim, Joo-Hyung, Department of Electronic Engineering
a. Micro ElectoMechanical Systems (MEMS)
b. Nano Devices
c. Semiconductor Devices
d. Functional Oxide Materials
4. Prof Moon, Inkyu, Department of Computer Engineering
a. Computer Vision
b. Three-dimensional Image Processing
c. Bio-Medical Imaging
d. Information Optics
5. Prof Lee, Sang-Woong, Department of Computer Engineering < rhiephil@gmail.com>
a. Image Processing
b. Pattern Recognition
c. Multimedia and Computer Vision
Interested applicants should apply by Monday, March 14, 2011 Korean time (GMT + 9)
Promising candidates will be recommended for the Korean Government Scholarship Program (KGSP) for Foreign Students. To qualify for this highly competitive scholarship, applicants must meet the following requirements:
· Hold a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree as of September 1, 2011
o For Master’s program (or Integrated Master’s & Doctoral program): students should hold a Bachelor’s degree or a diploma that is equivalent to or higher than Bachelor’s degree
o For Doctoral program: students should hold a Master’s degree or a diploma that is equivalent to or higher than Master’s degree.
· Important Requirements:
o Good background in the cognate area(s) of research
o Good programming skills
o Good English language skills- written and oral
o Good ability to cooperate with others in a multicultural environment
o Good ability for highly motivated independent research
Listed below are some features of this research assistantship and the expected benefits of the program for successful applicants:
o Tuition fees for study period
o A round-trip economy class ticket to and from Korea
o Monthly Allowance of 900,000 won(KRW)
o Basic Medical Insurance
o Extra allowances based on research performance

Duration: Direct MSc- 3years, PhD- 4years, Integrated MSc & PhD- 5years (these include Korean language training for cultural exchange and to assist students properly integrate while in Korea. However, lectures and research activity will be in English language)

Expected commencement date: Sep 2011
Application Procedure
Interested applicants should send the following to appropriate professor by Monday, March 14, 2011 Korean time (GMT + 9):
1) Study plan (clearly stating the research topics you are interested in. We would like to know your research interests and their relation to the given research areas)
2) Academic transcripts
3) Brief summary of most recent thesis and the status (eg accepted, in progress, submitted, etc)
4) CV (to include names, date of birth, nationality, sex, contact details, education, work experience, publications)
Only electronic applications are accepted. Items (1) , (2) and (3) should be merged as one pdf file with the name Familyname_Firstname_Chosun_App2011.pdf. Item (4) should be saved as a pdf with the name Familyname_Firstname_CV.pdf. Both pdf files must be sent by the stated date and should have “2011 Application for Research Assistantship at Chosun University” as the e-mail subject.
For any further questions about the positions, please contact the appropriate Prof at the stated email.
Successful applicants will be notified by March 30, 2011.
Application Deadline : 30 March 2011