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<h1 style="margin-bottom:7.5pt;background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333;font-weight:normal">We are looking to recruit PhD students for our unique</span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;font-weight:normal"> </span></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;font-weight:normal">EPSRC-funded</span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333;font-weight:normal"> </span></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333">Centre
for Doctoral Training in Interactive Artificial Intelligence</span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"> </span></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333;font-weight:normal">at
the University of Bristol, UK.<o:p></o:p></span></h1>
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<h2 style="margin-bottom:7.5pt;background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333">The IAI Centre in a nutshell</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></h2>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333">Building on Bristol’s world-leading expertise in
<i>AI</i>, <i>machine learning</i>, <i>neuroscience</i> and <i>human-computer interaction</i>, the Centre for Doctoral Training in Interactive Artificial Intelligence offers PhD studentships that will train you to become a leader in human-in-the-loop and interpretable
AI systems.</span><span style="font-family:"-webkit-standard",serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333">This unique Centre is based in the School of Computer Science, Electrical and Electronic Engineering and Engineering Mathematics. Its mission is to deliver cohorts of highly-trained
PhD graduates with the skills to design and implement complex interactive AI pipelines solving societally and scientific important problems.</span><span style="font-family:"-webkit-standard",serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333">After the taught first year, covering foundational topics in data-driven AI, knowledge-driven AI, human-AI interaction and responsible AI, you will undertake a 3-year research project,
supervised by one of the 60 academics in the supervisory network and in close collaboration with one or more external partners. The Centre partners with a wide range of external organisations including <strong><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Alan
Turing Institute, Microsoft Research, Amazon Research, Dyson, Thales,</span></strong> and many others.</span><span style="font-family:"-webkit-standard",serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333">How to apply</span></b><span style="font-family:"-webkit-standard",serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333">Applicants must hold/achieve a minimum of an upper-second class honours degree in a relevant discipline (e.g., computer science, engineering, mathematics, statistics).</span><span style="font-family:"-webkit-standard",serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333">Enhanced EPSRC studentships covering fees and living costs are available to UK / EU students (EU citizens are eligible if they have lived in the UK for at least 3 years; a small percentage
of positions can also be considered for non-UK/EU candidates).</span><span style="font-family:"-webkit-standard",serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333">For full details, contact information and on-line applications, navigate to<br>
<a href="https://www.findaphd.com/common/clickCount.aspx?theid=4377&type=185&url=http%3a%2f%2fwww.bristol.ac.uk%2fcdt%2finteractive-ai%2f" target="_blank"><span style="color:#337AB7">www.bristol.ac.uk/cdt/interactive-ai</span></a>.</span><span style="font-family:"-webkit-standard",serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333">Deadline</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333;font-weight:normal">:</span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333;font-weight:normal"> </span></span><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;font-weight:normal">2nd
March 2020</span></u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;font-weight:normal">, 00:00 (GMT)</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></h1>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333;font-weight:normal">For admission enquires please contact</span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333;font-weight:normal"> </span></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333;font-weight:normal"><a href="mailto:iai-cdt-admissions@bristol.ac.uk"><span style="color:#0563C1">iai-cdt-admissions@bristol.ac.uk</span></a>.
For more informal inquires feel free to contact academics affiliated with the program.</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></h1>
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<p class="xmsonormal" style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;background:white"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Best wishes,</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#404040"><a href="http://bristolcnu.github.io/"><span style="color:#404040">Bristol Computational Neuroscience Unit</span></a></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#444444">SCEEM | Faculty of Engineering & Bristol Neuroscience, University of Bristol, UK</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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