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            <td>[Members] [General] Open PhD Position in Geometry
              Processing / Computer Aided Design (CAD) / Simulation and
              Analysis</td>
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            <th nowrap="nowrap" valign="BASELINE" align="RIGHT">Date: </th>
            <td>Fri, 22 Jun 2018 07:43:27 +0200</td>
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            <th nowrap="nowrap" valign="BASELINE" align="RIGHT">From: </th>
            <td><a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:eurographics@eg.org">eurographics@eg.org</a></td>
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            <td><a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:general@eg.org">general@eg.org</a></td>
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          align="center"><span
            style="font-size:22.5pt;font-weight:normal">Open PhD
            Position in Geometry Processing / Computer Aided Design
            (CAD) / Simulation and Analysis<o:p></o:p></span></h1>
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          <br>
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        <p class="bodytext"
style="mso-margin-top-alt:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:19.5pt;margin-left:0cm;line-height:19.5pt">The
          Institute for Computer Graphics and Knowledge Visualization at
          Graz University of Technology (TU Graz), Austria participates
          since 2012 in a joint PhD program with the School of Computer
          Science and Engineering at Nanyang Technological University
          (NTU), Singapore.<o:p></o:p></p>
        <p class="bodytext"
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            lang="EN-US">Currently, we offer a 3 year PhD Position on
            this joint program, with a focus on research </span><span
            style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Source Sans
            Pro",serif" lang="EN-US">in the field of subdivision
            surfaces, isogeometric analysis and wider fields of geometry
            processing</span><span lang="EN-US">. </span><span
            style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Source Sans
            Pro",serif" lang="EN-US">The Topic can be defined in
            accordance with the applicant's skills and experience. </span><span
            lang="EN-US">The PhD includes a one year stay at NTU in
            Singapore in the second year, while year one and three will
            be spend at TU Graz, Austria. The PhD will be dual degree,
            that is, the degree will be both, from TU Graz and NTU.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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            style="font-family:"Source Sans
            Pro",serif;font-weight:normal" lang="EN-US">Requirements</span><span
            style="font-family:"Source Sans
            Pro",serif;font-weight:normal"><o:p></o:p></span></h2>
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style="mso-margin-top-alt:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:19.5pt;margin-left:0cm;line-height:19.5pt;normal;font-variant-caps:
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          initial;text-decoration-color: initial;word-spacing:0px"><span
            lang="EN-US">We are seeking an excellent and highly
            motivated PhD student interested in the fields of Computer
            Graphics, Geometry Processing, Computer Aided Design (CAD),
            Simulation and Analysis.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
        <p class="bodytext"
style="mso-margin-top-alt:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:19.5pt;margin-left:0cm;line-height:19.5pt;normal;font-variant-caps:
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          initial;text-decoration-color: initial;word-spacing:0px"><span
            lang="EN-US">A master degree in applied/computational
            mathematics or a closely related field is required with
            excellent grades. The applicant ideally has a good
            understanding of geometric modelling and processing, and/or
            finite element methods. Due to the computational nature of
            the project, programming skills (C++/Matlab) are also
            required. Additionally, some background in mesh processing
            (and/or computer aided geometry design) will be highly
            desirable.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
        <h2
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            style="font-family:"Source Sans
            Pro",serif;font-weight:normal" lang="EN-US">What we
            offer in exchange</span><span
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            Pro",serif;font-weight:normal"><o:p></o:p></span></h2>
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            style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Source Sans
            Pro",serif" lang="EN-US">You will receive a dual degree
            from TU Graz and NTU Singapore.</span><span
            style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Source Sans
            Pro",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"
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            style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Source Sans
            Pro",serif" lang="EN-US">A one year stay in Singapore
            at Nanyang Technological University (NTU), where you will
            continue your work under excellent local supervision. NTU is
            an autonomous institution based in Singapore. It has been
            ranked the best university in the world under fifty years of
            age, according to QS Top 50 Under 50 2016-2017 and is also
            11th in the world in the QS World University Rankings 2018
            and third in the QS University Rankings: Asia 2016.</span><span
            style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Source Sans
            Pro",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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            style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Source Sans
            Pro",serif" lang="EN-US">Entry level salary as a PhD
            researcher is currently 2.731,55 Euro gross, which is paid
            14x per annum. As a PhD researcher at TU Graz you are also
            entitled to full social benefits.</span><span
            style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Source Sans
            Pro",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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            style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Source Sans
            Pro",serif">Further... <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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            style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Source Sans
            Pro",serif">Freedom to explore your scientific
            interests in the course of your work (within the scope of
            the project goals).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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            style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Source Sans
            Pro",serif" lang="EN-US">A young and international team
            of researchers with an excellent working atmosphere.</span><span
            style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Source Sans
            Pro",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"
style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:0cm;text-indent:-18.0pt;line-height:19.5pt;mso-list:l0
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            style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Source Sans
            Pro",serif" lang="EN-US">A work environment that is
            equipped with the newest hardware and software technology.</span><span
            style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Source Sans
            Pro",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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            style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Source Sans
            Pro",serif" lang="EN-US">The possibility to present
            your research results at international top conferences.</span><span
            style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Source Sans
            Pro",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:0cm;text-indent:-18.0pt;line-height:19.5pt;mso-list:l0
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            style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Source Sans
            Pro",serif" lang="EN-US">Continuing personal and
            professional education.</span><span
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            Pro",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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          initial;text-decoration-color: initial;word-spacing:0px"><span
            style="font-family:"Source Sans
            Pro",serif;font-weight:normal" lang="EN-US">How to
            apply</span><span style="font-family:"Source Sans
            Pro",serif;font-weight:normal"><o:p></o:p></span></h2>
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style="mso-margin-top-alt:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:19.5pt;margin-left:0cm;line-height:19.5pt;normal;font-variant-caps:
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          2;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;text-decoration-style:
          initial;text-decoration-color: initial;word-spacing:0px"><span
            lang="EN-US">To apply, please send your CV, academic
            credentials and a letter of motivation </span>to<span
            lang="EN-US"> Ass. Prof. Ursula H. Augsdorfer  at  <a
              href="mailto:u.augsdorfer@cgv.tugraz.at"
              moz-do-not-send="true">u.augsdorfer@cgv.tugraz.at</a></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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        <pre>Ass.Prof. Ursula Augsdörfer, MSc PhD<o:p></o:p></pre>
        <pre>Institute for Computer Graphics and Knowledge Visualisation<o:p></o:p></pre>
        <pre>Graz University of Technology<o:p></o:p></pre>
        <pre><a href="http://www.cgv.tugraz.at" moz-do-not-send="true">http://www.cgv.tugraz.at</a>   +43-316-873-5414<o:p></o:p></pre>
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