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            <td>[Members] PhD Fellowships - RISE Doctoral Training
              Program</td>
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            <th valign="BASELINE" nowrap="nowrap" align="RIGHT">Date: </th>
            <td>Thu, 26 Mar 2020 09:12:22 +0100</td>
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            <th valign="BASELINE" nowrap="nowrap" align="RIGHT">From: </th>
            <td>Eurographics Mailing List (EG Members)
              <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:members@eg.org"><members@eg.org></a></td>
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            <td><a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:members@eg.org">members@eg.org</a></td>
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            <th valign="BASELINE" nowrap="nowrap" align="RIGHT">To: </th>
            <td><a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:general@eg.org">general@eg.org</a></td>
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style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;font-weight:normal">PhD
                                                          Fellowships -
                                                          RISE Doctoral
                                                          Training
                                                          Program <o:p></o:p></span></h1>
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style="text-align:justify"><span
style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">The
                                                          Research
                                                          Centre on
                                                          Interactive
                                                          Media, Smart
                                                          System and
                                                          Emerging
                                                          Technologies
                                                          (RISE), as
                                                          part of the
                                                          RISE Doctoral
                                                          Training
                                                          Program
                                                          announces
                                                          eight (8) PhD
                                                          Fellowships
                                                          under various
Multidisciplinary Research Groups (MRGs).<br>
                                                              <br>
                                                          RISE is an
                                                          equal
                                                          opportunity
                                                          employer. The
                                                          positions are
                                                          open to
                                                          nationals of
                                                          all EU and
                                                          non-EU
                                                          countries. <br>
                                                           <o:p></o:p></span></p>
                                                          <p
style="margin-top:0cm;text-align:justify;box-sizing:border-box;margin-bottom:1rem"><b><span
style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">About
                                                          RISE</span></b><span
style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
                                                          <p
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style="text-align:justify"><span
style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">The
                                                          Research
                                                          Centre on
                                                          Interactive
                                                          Media, Smart
                                                          System and
                                                          Emerging
                                                          Technologies –
                                                          RISE (<a
                                                          href="http://www.rise.org.cy"
moz-do-not-send="true">www.rise.org.cy</a>) is a newly founded research
                                                          centre of
                                                          excellence in
                                                          Nicosia,
                                                          Cyprus. RISE
                                                          is a
                                                          significant
                                                          investment
                                                          supported by
                                                          the European
                                                          Commission,
                                                          the Republic
                                                          of Cyprus and
                                                          its founding
                                                          Partners, the
                                                          Municipality
                                                          of Nicosia,
                                                          Max Planck
                                                          Institute,
                                                          University
                                                          College
                                                          London, the
                                                          University of
                                                          Cyprus, the
                                                          Cyprus
                                                          University of
                                                          Technology and
                                                          the Open
                                                          University of
                                                          Cyprus.<br>
                                                           <br>
                                                          The research
                                                          focus of RISE
                                                          is on
                                                          interactive
                                                          media and it
                                                          conducts
                                                          excellent,
                                                          internationally
                                                          competitive
                                                          scientific
                                                          research in
                                                          the areas of
                                                          visual
                                                          sciences,
                                                          human factors
                                                          and design,
                                                          communication,
                                                          and artificial
                                                          intelligence
                                                          in a tight
                                                          synergy that
                                                          provides an
                                                          unique
                                                          interdisciplinary
                                                          research
                                                          perspective
                                                          emphasising an
                                                          “Inspired by
                                                          Humans,
                                                          Designed for
                                                          Humans”
                                                          philosophy.
                                                          RISE engages
                                                          in knowledge
                                                          transfer and
                                                          innovation
                                                          activities
                                                          aiming to
                                                          bridge the gap
                                                          between
                                                          scientific
                                                          research and
                                                          STEM-led
                                                          innovation and
entrepreneurship. RISE is designed to act as an integrator of academic
                                                          research and
                                                          industrial
                                                          innovation,
                                                          towards the
                                                          sustainable
                                                          fuelling of
                                                          the
                                                          scientific,
                                                          technological,
                                                          and economic
                                                          growth of
                                                          Cyprus and
                                                          Europe. For
                                                          more
                                                          information
                                                          about RISE,
                                                          please visit<a
href="http://www.rise.org.cy/" moz-do-not-send="true"><span
                                                          style="color:black"> </span>www.rise.org.cy</a>.<br>
                                                           <o:p></o:p></span></p>
                                                          <p
style="margin-top:0cm;text-align:justify;box-sizing:border-box;margin-bottom:1rem"><b><span
style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Overview
                                                          of RISE’s
                                                          Doctoral
                                                          Training
                                                          Program</span></b><span
style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
                                                          <p
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style="text-align:justify"><span
style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">RISE’s
                                                          Doctoral
                                                          Training
                                                          Program (DTP)
                                                          kicked off in
                                                          2019 providing
                                                          the best
                                                          possible
                                                          experience of
                                                          impactful
                                                          collaboration,
                                                          following best
                                                          practices from
                                                          across Europe.
                                                          RISE’s DTP is
                                                          a far more
                                                          valuable and
                                                          engaging
                                                          experience
                                                          compared to
                                                          working only
                                                          with an
                                                          individual
                                                          supervisor or
                                                          a small group
                                                          in a
                                                          University.
                                                          The RISE DTP
                                                          experience
                                                          provides a
                                                          collaborative
                                                          cohort
                                                          environment,
                                                          in addition to
                                                          offering a
                                                          wide range of
                                                          projects,
                                                          research and
                                                          innovation
                                                          activities and
                                                          training
                                                          opportunities
                                                          fostering
                                                          knowledge
                                                          transfer and
                                                          student
                                                          engagement
                                                          with the wider
                                                          community and
                                                          the partner
                                                          institutions.<br>
                                                           <br>
                                                          RISE’s DTP
                                                          includes an
                                                          in-house
                                                          program for
                                                          supporting and
                                                          guiding PhD
                                                          students who
                                                          will be
                                                          registered at
                                                          a University
                                                          of the RISE
                                                          consortium
                                                          (University of
                                                          Cyprus, Cyprus
                                                          University of
                                                          Technology or
                                                          Open
                                                          University of
                                                          Cyprus). The
                                                          in-house
                                                          program allows
                                                          students to
                                                          participate in
                                                          scientific
                                                          colloquia,
                                                          research
                                                          presentations,
                                                          mobility
                                                          activities and
                                                          visits, joint
                                                          supervision of
                                                          PhDs, and
                                                          joint projects
                                                          organized in
                                                          collaboration
                                                          with RISE’s
                                                          advanced
                                                          partners (UCL
                                                          and Max
                                                          Planck) and
                                                          other members
                                                          of its
                                                          developing
                                                          network. RISE
                                                          will also
                                                          facilitate the
                                                          development
                                                          and innovation
                                                          of research
                                                          ideas and
                                                          outcomes and
                                                          provide
                                                          mentoring
                                                          opportunities
                                                          (e.g., peer
                                                          feedback,
                                                          guidance by
                                                          senior
                                                          researchers).<br>
                                                          Indicative
                                                          list of DTP
                                                          courses:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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                                                          Management<o:p></o:p></span></li>
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style="color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;text-align:justify;mso-list:l6
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                                                          lfo2;box-sizing:border-box"><span
style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Innovation,
Entrepreneurial and Intrapreneurial skills for Research Engineers<o:p></o:p></span></li>
                                                          </ol>
                                                          <ol type="1"
                                                          start="3">
                                                          <li
                                                          class="MsoNormal"
style="color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;text-align:justify;mso-list:l3
                                                          level1
                                                          lfo3;box-sizing:border-box"><span
style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Product
                                                          from Concept
                                                          to Market<o:p></o:p></span></li>
                                                          </ol>
                                                          <ol type="1"
                                                          start="4">
                                                          <li
                                                          class="MsoNormal"
style="color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;text-align:justify;mso-list:l12
                                                          level1
                                                          lfo4;box-sizing:border-box"><span
style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">IP
                                                          Protection
                                                          Workshop: Key
                                                          IP,
                                                          commercialization,
                                                          methods for
                                                          Higher
                                                          Education:
                                                          licensing,
                                                          spin-ins and
                                                          spin-outs<o:p></o:p></span></li>
                                                          </ol>
                                                          <ol type="1"
                                                          start="5">
                                                          <li
                                                          class="MsoNormal"
style="color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;text-align:justify;mso-list:l15
                                                          level1
                                                          lfo5;box-sizing:border-box"><span
style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Research
                                                          Methods and
                                                          Research
                                                          Ethics<o:p></o:p></span></li>
                                                          </ol>
                                                          <ol type="1"
                                                          start="6">
                                                          <li
                                                          class="MsoNormal"
style="color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;text-align:justify;mso-list:l11
                                                          level1
                                                          lfo6;box-sizing:border-box"><span
style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Science
                                                          communication
                                                          and
                                                          dissemination<o:p></o:p></span></li>
                                                          </ol>
                                                          <ol type="1"
                                                          start="7">
                                                          <li
                                                          class="MsoNormal"
style="color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;text-align:justify;mso-list:l5
                                                          level1
                                                          lfo7;box-sizing:border-box"><span
style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Grant-writing<o:p></o:p></span></li>
                                                          </ol>
                                                          <ol type="1"
                                                          start="8">
                                                          <li
                                                          class="MsoNormal"
style="color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;text-align:justify;mso-list:l4
                                                          level1
                                                          lfo8;box-sizing:border-box"><span
style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Other
                                                          seminars<o:p></o:p></span></li>
                                                          </ol>
                                                          <p
                                                          class="MsoNormal"
style="text-align:justify"><span
style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"> <br>
                                                          RISE DTP will
                                                          aim to provide
                                                          a direct link
                                                          to the
                                                          advanced
                                                          partners via
                                                          short-term
                                                          placements at
                                                          their
                                                          premises. RISE
                                                          DTP will
                                                          support PhD
                                                          students’
                                                          participation
                                                          in conferences
                                                          and study
                                                          visits at
                                                          established
                                                          research
                                                          centres across
                                                          Europe.<br>
                                                          <br>
                                                          RISE will
                                                          award a
                                                          certificate
                                                          for the
                                                          participation
                                                          in the RISE
                                                          DTP program.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
                                                          <p
style="margin-top:0cm;text-align:justify;box-sizing:border-box;margin-bottom:1rem"><span
style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">RISE
                                                          DTP PhD
                                                          Fellowships -
                                                          2020<o:p></o:p></span></p>
                                                          <p
                                                          class="MsoNormal"
style="text-align:justify"><span
style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">In
                                                          the academic
                                                          year
                                                          2020-2021, as
                                                          part of its
                                                          Doctoral
                                                          Training
                                                          Program, RISE
                                                          will offer up
                                                          to eight (8)
                                                          PhD
                                                          fellowships to
                                                          eligible
                                                          candidates.<br>
                                                          <br>
                                                          Fellowships
                                                          will be for up
                                                          to 3 years,
                                                          during which
                                                          candidates are
                                                          expected to
                                                          complete their
                                                          PhD. The
                                                          fellowship
                                                          covers: (1)
                                                          full-time
                                                          employment at
                                                          RISE including
                                                          a generous
                                                          salary and
                                                          benefits, (2)
                                                          annual tuition
                                                          coverage for
                                                          the host
                                                          university,
                                                          (3) placement
                                                          expenses at
                                                          the external
                                                          partner
                                                          university.<br>
                                                           <br>
                                                          <b>DTP
                                                          Requirements</b>:<br>
                                                           <o:p></o:p></span></p>
                                                          <ol type="1"
                                                          start="1">
                                                          <li
                                                          class="MsoNormal"
style="color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;text-align:justify;mso-list:l7
                                                          level1
                                                          lfo9;box-sizing:border-box"><span
style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Registration
                                                          at <b>one of
                                                          the</b> <b>local
                                                          partner
                                                          universities
                                                          of Cyprus</b> (i.e.,
                                                          Host
                                                          University),
                                                          under the
                                                          supervision of
                                                          a RISE
                                                          academic.
                                                          Note: PhD
                                                          students have
                                                          to adhere to
                                                          the doctoral
                                                          program’s
                                                          expectations
                                                          and
                                                          examination
                                                          procedures of
                                                          the host
                                                          university.
                                                          RISE will not
                                                          interfere with
                                                          the PhD
                                                          requirements
                                                          of the host
                                                          university.
                                                          The PhD degree
                                                          will be
                                                          awarded by the
                                                          Host
                                                          University.<o:p></o:p></span></li>
                                                          </ol>
                                                          <ol type="1"
                                                          start="2">
                                                          <li
                                                          class="MsoNormal"
style="color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;text-align:justify;mso-list:l19
                                                          level1
                                                          lfo10;box-sizing:border-box"><span
style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Dedicating
                                                          70-90% of the
                                                          time at the
                                                          RISE Centre
                                                          and 10-30% at
                                                          the external
                                                          partners. <em><span
style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Note:</span></em> RISE
                                                          will cover the
                                                          placement
                                                          costs at the
                                                          external
                                                          partners.<o:p></o:p></span></li>
                                                          </ol>
                                                          <ol type="1"
                                                          start="3">
                                                          <li
                                                          class="MsoNormal"
style="color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;text-align:justify;mso-list:l1
                                                          level1
                                                          lfo11;box-sizing:border-box"><span
style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Completion
                                                          of a minimum
                                                          of 4 in-house
                                                          program
                                                          courses/seminars
                                                          offered by
                                                          RISE’s DTP,
                                                          preferably
                                                          during the
                                                          first 2 years
                                                          of the
                                                          program. Note:
                                                          These courses
                                                          may count
                                                          towards the
                                                          course
                                                          requirements
                                                          of the PhD
                                                          program at the
                                                          Host
                                                          University,
                                                          providing the
                                                          Host
                                                          University/Department
                                                          agrees.<o:p></o:p></span></li>
                                                          </ol>
                                                          <ol type="1"
                                                          start="4">
                                                          <li
                                                          class="MsoNormal"
style="color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;text-align:justify;mso-list:l9
                                                          level1
                                                          lfo12;box-sizing:border-box"><span
style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Engagement
                                                          in year-round
                                                          communication
                                                          and
                                                          dissemination
                                                          activities of
                                                          RISE (e.g.
                                                          poster days,
                                                          industry
                                                          events)<o:p></o:p></span></li>
                                                          </ol>
                                                          <p
                                                          class="MsoNormal"
style="text-align:justify"><span
style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"> <br>
                                                          Failure to
                                                          adhere to
                                                          RISE’s DTP
                                                          requirements,
                                                          may result in
                                                          the
                                                          discontinuation
                                                          of the
                                                          fellowship.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
                                                          <p
style="margin-top:0cm;text-align:justify;box-sizing:border-box;margin-bottom:1rem"><span
style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><br>
                                                          <b>Eligibility
                                                          Criteria</b><o:p></o:p></span></p>
                                                          <p
                                                          class="MsoNormal"
style="text-align:justify"><span
style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Applicants
                                                          must have:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
                                                          <ul
                                                          type="disc">
                                                          <li
                                                          class="MsoNormal"
style="color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l2
                                                          level1
                                                          lfo13;box-sizing:border-box"><span
style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">A
                                                          Bachelor’s
                                                          degree in the
                                                          area of
                                                          concentration<o:p></o:p></span></li>
                                                          <li
                                                          class="MsoNormal"
style="color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l2
                                                          level1
                                                          lfo13;box-sizing:border-box"><span
style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">A
                                                          Master’s
                                                          degree
                                                          (MA/MSc) in
                                                          the area of
                                                          concentration<o:p></o:p></span></li>
                                                          <li
                                                          class="MsoNormal"
style="color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l2
                                                          level1
                                                          lfo13;box-sizing:border-box"><span
style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">A
                                                          proven record
                                                          of high
                                                          achievement<o:p></o:p></span></li>
                                                          <li
                                                          class="MsoNormal"
style="color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l2
                                                          level1
                                                          lfo13;box-sizing:border-box"><span
style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">A PhD
                                                          thesis
                                                          proposal
                                                          centred on the
                                                          topic of
                                                          interest from
                                                          the composed <a
href="http://www.rise.org.cy/getattachment/vacancies/Job-Listings/PhD-Fellowships-RISE-Doctoral-Training-Program/PhD-Thematic-Areas-2020_10_3.pdf.aspx?lang=en-GB"
moz-do-not-send="true">list of RISE topics</a><a
href="http://www.rise.org.cy/getattachment/vacancies/Job-Listings/PhD-Fellowships-RISE-Doctoral-Training-Program/PhD-Thematic-Areas-2020.pdf.aspx?lang=en-GB"
moz-do-not-send="true">.</a><o:p></o:p></span></li>
                                                          <li
                                                          class="MsoNormal"
style="color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l2
                                                          level1
                                                          lfo13;box-sizing:border-box"><span
style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Excellent
                                                          knowledge of
                                                          English
                                                          (written and
                                                          verbal)<o:p></o:p></span></li>
                                                          <li
                                                          class="MsoNormal"
style="color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l2
                                                          level1
                                                          lfo13;box-sizing:border-box"><span
style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">For
                                                          non-EU
                                                          applicants a
                                                          work permit
                                                          will be
                                                          required<o:p></o:p></span></li>
                                                          </ul>
                                                          <p
style="margin-top:0cm;text-align:justify;box-sizing:border-box;margin-bottom:1rem"><b><span
style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Application
                                                          Process</span></b><span
style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
                                                          <p
                                                          class="MsoNormal"
style="text-align:justify"><span
style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Interested
                                                          candidates
                                                          should submit
                                                          the following
                                                          items via
                                                          email to <a
                                                          href="mailto:vacancies@rise.org.cy"
moz-do-not-send="true">vacancies@rise.org.cy</a> and use the Email
                                                          subject line <b>“Application:
                                                          RISE DTP PhD
                                                          Fellowship
                                                          2020”</b>:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
                                                          <ol type="1"
                                                          start="1">
                                                          <li
                                                          class="MsoNormal"
style="color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;text-align:justify;mso-list:l8
                                                          level1
                                                          lfo14;box-sizing:border-box"><span
style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">The
                                                          selected topic
                                                          (one
                                                          application
                                                          per topic, max
                                                          2 topics per
                                                          applicant). <o:p></o:p></span></li>
                                                          </ol>
                                                          <ol type="1"
                                                          start="2">
                                                          <li
                                                          class="MsoNormal"
style="color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;text-align:justify;mso-list:l13
                                                          level1
                                                          lfo15;box-sizing:border-box"><span
style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Full
                                                          and updated CV<o:p></o:p></span></li>
                                                          </ol>
                                                          <ol type="1"
                                                          start="3">
                                                          <li
                                                          class="MsoNormal"
style="color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;text-align:justify;mso-list:l18
                                                          level1
                                                          lfo16;box-sizing:border-box"><span
style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Complete
                                                          transcripts of
                                                          all previous
                                                          studies<o:p></o:p></span></li>
                                                          </ol>
                                                          <ol type="1"
                                                          start="4">
                                                          <li
                                                          class="MsoNormal"
style="color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;text-align:justify;mso-list:l16
                                                          level1
                                                          lfo17;box-sizing:border-box"><span
style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">English
                                                          language
                                                          proficiency
                                                          certificate<o:p></o:p></span></li>
                                                          </ol>
                                                          <ol type="1"
                                                          start="5">
                                                          <li
                                                          class="MsoNormal"
style="color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;text-align:justify;mso-list:l10
                                                          level1
                                                          lfo18;box-sizing:border-box"><span
style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">A
                                                          letter of
                                                          interest or
                                                          statement of
                                                          purpose
                                                          describing 1)
                                                          previous work
                                                          performed in
                                                          the topic
                                                          under study 2)
                                                          why the
                                                          candidate
                                                          wishes to
                                                          undertake the
                                                          specific
                                                          studies (1000
                                                          words max)<o:p></o:p></span></li>
                                                          </ol>
                                                          <ol type="1"
                                                          start="6">
                                                          <li
                                                          class="MsoNormal"
style="color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;text-align:justify;mso-list:l14
                                                          level1
                                                          lfo19;box-sizing:border-box"><span
style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">A PhD
                                                          thesis
                                                          proposal
                                                          centred on the
                                                          topic of
                                                          interest
                                                          including
                                                          initial
                                                          research
                                                          objectives
                                                          (1000 words
                                                          max). <em><span
style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Note:</span></em> A
                                                          different
                                                          application
                                                          must be
                                                          submitted for
                                                          each topic of
                                                          interest with
                                                          a maximum of 2
                                                          applications
                                                          per
                                                          candidate. <o:p></o:p></span></li>
                                                          </ol>
                                                          <ol type="1"
                                                          start="7">
                                                          <li
                                                          class="MsoNormal"
style="color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;text-align:justify;mso-list:l17
                                                          level1
                                                          lfo20;box-sizing:border-box"><span
style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Names
                                                          and contact
                                                          information of
                                                          two academic
                                                          referees.
                                                          Note: Referees
                                                          will be
                                                          contacted (by
                                                          RISE) only for
                                                          shortlisted
                                                          candidates.<o:p></o:p></span></li>
                                                          </ol>
                                                          <p
                                                          class="MsoNormal"
style="text-align:justify"><span
style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"> <br>
                                                          <b>Application
                                                          deadline:
                                                          Monday, April
                                                          6</b></span><b><span
style="font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">th</span></b><b><span
style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">,
                                                          2020.</span></b><span
style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><br>
                                                              <br>
                                                          For general
                                                          inquiries,
                                                          applicants may
                                                          contact the HR
                                                          Department of
                                                          the Research
                                                          Centre on
                                                          Interactive
                                                          Media, Smart
                                                          Systems and
                                                          Emerging
                                                          Technologies
                                                          at <a
                                                          href="mailto:vacancies@rise.org.cy"
moz-do-not-send="true">vacancies@rise.org.cy</a> <br>
                                                          The applicants
                                                          may address
                                                          any technical
                                                          or research
                                                          related
                                                          inquiries to <a
href="mailto:research@rise.org.cy" moz-do-not-send="true">research@rise.org.cy</a>  <br>
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                                                          <b>All
                                                          applications
                                                          are treated in
                                                          the strictest
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