PhD scholarship in Prague, Czech Republic

The Department of Computer Graphics and Interaction at Czech Technical University, Faculty of Electrical Engineering invites applications for 2 doctoral students (3.5 years of study) since 2012-September-01 until 2015-December-31.

These are fixed term positions under the funding of the Czech Republic.

Tasks: prospective students need to follow the topic of research in the area of rendering algorithms with focus on global illumination, sampling algorithms, and unbiased algorithms.

Requirements: for PhD students prior experience in Computer Graphics is not necessary, but it is an advantage. High proficiency in spoken and written English is a must. The finished Master Degree with excellent or very good university degree is necessary. The important part of the qualification are high skills and proficiency in computer science including theory and programming in C++, very good knowledge of mathematics, high engagement and motivation to work intensively on the research project preferably in a team.


The fully funded scholarship includes the stipend (among 8,000-11,000 EUR/Year netto, after all tax deductions) and gives a chance to get a PhD degree from the established university, the oldest technical university in the Central Europe, and initiate the scientific contacts for future career. The successful candidates are expected to work and publish in leading European conferences and journals.

The Czech Technical University is located in Prague, beautiful city with millennium history and many possibilities for cultural and social life. The living costs are relatively low compared to the western part of Europe.

The interested candidates should contact me preferably by e-mail for any details about the applications forms and send their CV for the initial contact.


The deadline for the application is 2012-April-20.


Assoc. Prof. Vlastimil Havran

http://dcgi.felk.cvut.cz/~havran/