See text on English page.The department of Industrial Engineering, Mechanical Engineering and Computer Science, seeks applicants to fill a Ph.D. student position in Computer Science. The project is a part of a larger, Nordic research project called “eScience tools for investigating Climate Change in Northern High Latitudes” (eSTICC) funded by NordForsk – an organisation under the Nordic Council of Ministers that provides funding for Nordic research cooperation.

The goal of the overall research project is a more accurate description of the high-latitude feedback processes in the climate system by improving the eScience tools of the climate research community. The Ph.D. student will develop from a Computer Science perspective scientific workflow schemes and tools to integrate the different data and software that are used by the climate researchers. The idea is to exploit existing workflow solutions, for example from the Grid computing or Multiphysics community, and customise them to enable interoperability of the used climate research eScience tools.

The eSTICC project runs from 2014 to 2018 and the Ph.D. student is funded for 3 years and 7 months. The project will be foundation for the Ph.D. thesis and Helmut Neukirchen and Ebba Þóra Hvannberg, professors in Computer Science at the University of Iceland will supervise. The Ph.D. student will work closely with the other project partners in Northern Europe and visit them.

Applicants should have an MSc degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Computational Engineering or a closely related field. Knowledge or interest in high-performance computing or eScience is an advantage. Applicants need to be able to work independently and be active in shaping the project as it progresses in co-operation with the supervisors and the international research team. Good communication skills, an ability to work in a team and willingness to travel are required. The selected candidate will need to send a formal application for a Ph.D. studentship at the University of Iceland in due time.

The application shall include a description of the applicant's interests in the project and how they can specifically, contribute to the project. The application should be no longer than three pages. The following shall be appended with the application: i) Curriculum Vitae, ii) degree certificates, iii) a copy of Master dissertation or another extensive research essay, iv) names of two referees and their contact addresses.

Applications should be sent to: starfsumsoknir@hi.is marked HI1409135. Applications that are not sent electronically should be sent in duplicate to Human Resource Division, University of Iceland, Main Building, Sæmundargötu 2, 101 Reykjavík. All applications will be answered and applicants will be informed about the appointment when a decision has been made.

Further Information about the eSTICC project can be found on the project's webpage http://esticc.nilu.no. For further information, please contact either Dr. Helmut Neukirchen (helmut@hi.is) or Dr. Ebba Þóra Hvannberg (ebba@hi.is).

Appointments to the University of Iceland do take into account the Equal Rights Project of the University of Iceland.

Salary is determined by the doctoral scholarship according with the wage contract by the minister of finance and appropriate trade union.

About 990 students study Computer Science or Engineering at the Faculty of Industrial Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, and Computer Science. From these, more than 90 are graduate students, both Master's and Ph.D. students. Academic staff at the faculty is about 25. About 450 students are studying Computer Science and the number of academic Computer Science staff is 10. More information can be found on the website of the University of Iceland http://english.hi.is/.

Around 300 highly qualified employees at the School of Engineering and Natural Sciences conduct cutting-edge research and teach in programs that offer diverse and ambitious courses in the field of Engineering and Natural Sciences. The work environment is international and the ratio of international students and employees is constantly increasing.

The School’s research institutes are highly sought after affiliates by international universities and serve a significant role in the scientific community. These are: The Engineering Research Institute, The Institute of Life and Environmental Sciences and The Institute for Sustainability Studies. The Science Institute which divides into The Institute of Physical Sciences and The Institute of Earth Sciences.

The University of Iceland is the largest teaching, research, and science institute in Iceland. The University provides a wide range of education in various fields of studies and services institutions, private businesses and the government. According to Times Higher Education the University of Iceland is among the top 300 universities in the world.