[spectre] software art goes academic

[Andreas Broeckmann]

Date: Tue, 26 Apr 2005 17:51:45 -0500
From: "Espen Gangvik" <espen at gangvik.no>
Subject: <nettime-ann> 	[job] Ph.D. Scholarship: investigating art in
	software - software	in art.


Ph.D. Scholarship: investigating art in software - software in art.

One Ph.D. scholarship is offered in the area of software engineering at
the
Department of Computer and Information Science (IDI) in the Faculty of
Information Technology, Mathematics and Electrical Engineering, The
Norwegian University of Science and Technology.

The research context of this work is to empirically investigate software
developed for artistic purposes. More information about this context can
be
found at http://www.idi.ntnu.no/~letizia

We look for a candidate who has a master degree in informatics or
similar
and have strong enough marks to be accepted as a PhD. The ideal
candidate
can document knowledge, experience and reflection around research
methods
and their application to empirical investigations in public or
industrial
settings.

Non Scandinavian speaking persons can apply provided they can document
willingness to learn Norwegian language and culture. The candidate will
be
affiliated to IDI. The candidate will have to be resident in Trondheim.

Award holders at NTNU are normally appointed for 4 years with 25 % of
the
time spent on specified work. This work is primarily linked to teaching
and
is usually divided so that a relatively larger part is done in the first
half of the period of the appointment.

=46urther information about the award can be obtained from: Professor
Letizi=
a
Jaccheri, telephone: +47 91897028, E-mail: letizia at idi.ntnu.no

See also the information about doctoral studies at NTNU at
http://www.ime.ntnu.no/Dr.gradsstudier.

The positions are remunerated according to salary levels 40-61 in the
national salary scheme, gross NOK 296.800-429.000 per annum, of which 2 %
is
deducted for the State Pension scheme. The salary will be decided after
discussion with the employer.

The appointment will be made in accordance with the current regulations
dated 10.06.03 with supplementary rules of 08.09.04 with guidelines for
scholarship appointments in universities and polytechnics. The goal of
the
announced positions is to obtain a PhD degree. Applicants must agree to
participate in organised doctoral study programmes within the period of
the
appointment. The successful applicant must agree to the conditions laid
down
for public employees. A contract will be drawn up regarding the period
of
appointment and work-related duties for award holders.

The national labour force must reflect the composition of the population
to
the greatest possible extent. It is therefore a major political objective
to
achieve a balance of age and gender and to recruit persons w