[TYPES/announce] Fully-funded Ph.D. Positions in Software Quality

[Mirco Tribastone]

IMT School for Advanced Studies Lucca - recently ranked one of Italy’s top
universities for computer science in the last national research evaluation
exercise - invites applications for 12 fully-funded Ph.D. positions in Software
Quality <https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://sys.imtlucca.it/program-overview/software-quality-sq__;!!IBzWLUs!Rr6FrqoqD_yBdny7wEaU3BLM_JkfDk6epVyFbspMakKrVnxYJO0x2oe3sXeotlfdJUVXhEDsNkQ5V5ez7cht1ETUwP1TS9Yf8Qe6iKNDK2NJnA$ >, a
doctoral track within IMT’s program in Systems Science
<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://sys.imtlucca.it/__;!!IBzWLUs!Rr6FrqoqD_yBdny7wEaU3BLM_JkfDk6epVyFbspMakKrVnxYJO0x2oe3sXeotlfdJUVXhEDsNkQ5V5ez7cht1ETUwP1TS9Yf8Qe6iKNP86WayA$ >.

Successful applicants will receive the following benefits:

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   a stipend of ca. € 1,300.00 per month;
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   free full-board, serviced accommodation at the stunning IMT campus
   located in the heart of Lucca, Tuscany (estimated value € 800.00 per
   month);
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   50% scholarship increase for research periods abroad;
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   generous research allowance.


The positions are fully funded for three years, with the possibility of a
scholarship extension of up to one year.

Working closely with IMT's SySMA group <https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://sysma.imtlucca.it/__;!!IBzWLUs!Rr6FrqoqD_yBdny7wEaU3BLM_JkfDk6epVyFbspMakKrVnxYJO0x2oe3sXeotlfdJUVXhEDsNkQ5V5ez7cht1ETUwP1TS9Yf8Qe6iKNgS-HJeA$ >,
successful candidates will be able to pursue research towards methods for
analyzing both functional properties, i.e., program correctness, and
extra-functional ones such as usability, accessibility, reliability,
performance, and security.

We welcome outstanding applicants interested in software quality from
several areas of computer science, including formal methods, machine
learning, modeling and simulation, program verification,
cybersecurity, and software
engineering.

IMT Lucca fosters an international environment. The working language is
English.

The application deadline is June 19, 2023. Applications must be submitted
through the online form available here
<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://sys.imtlucca.it/how-to-apply__;!!IBzWLUs!Rr6FrqoqD_yBdny7wEaU3BLM_JkfDk6epVyFbspMakKrVnxYJO0x2oe3sXeotlfdJUVXhEDsNkQ5V5ez7cht1ETUwP1TS9Yf8Qe6iKN60sxODA$ >. Further information about the Ph.D.
program in Software Quality is available here
<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://sys.imtlucca.it/program-overview/software-quality-sq__;!!IBzWLUs!Rr6FrqoqD_yBdny7wEaU3BLM_JkfDk6epVyFbspMakKrVnxYJO0x2oe3sXeotlfdJUVXhEDsNkQ5V5ez7cht1ETUwP1TS9Yf8Qe6iKNDK2NJnA$ >.

Interested candidates are welcome to direct informal inquiries to
sysma at imtlucca.it.
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