Connectionists: PhD positions at University of Namur

[Benoît Frénay]

*** Several PhD studentships are available on ***
*** Software engineering and software quality assurance for learning 
systems ***

University of Namur // Namur Digital Institute (NADI)

Supervisors: Patrick Heymans, Pierre-Yves Schobbens, Benoît Frenay and 
Gilles Perrouin.

The studentships are available immediately. Applications are 
continuously reviewed until positions are filled.

Positions involve developing and studying solutions to improve the 
engineering and quality assurance (testing, verification...) of software 
that learns and adapts its behavior accordingly. The successful 
candidates will join the stimulating research environment provided by 
NADI and the VeriLearn project, an ambitious inter-university project 
funded by the Belgian research foundations (FNRS and FWO) and conducted 
jointly with KUL (team of Luc De Raedt) and ULB (team of Jean-François 
Raskin).

We are looking for motivated candidates, determined to graduate within 4 
years and to publish their results in the best conferences and 
journals. Candidates should hold a Master or Engineering degree in 
Computer Science, or equivalent. They should have affinity with one or 
more of the following topics: software engineering, quality assurance 
(testing, verification...), formal methods and machine learning.

PhD students earn between 1.900 and 2.000 EUR net salary per month.

Positions are based in Namur, Belgium. Namur is the capital of Wallonia, 
the french-speaking region of Belgium.  It is a charming and 
affordable midsize city situated 45 min south from Brussels and within 3 
hours from the Paris, London, Amsterdam and Bonn.

For more information on the research and the position, please contact 
benoit.frenay at unamur.be<mailto:patrick.heymans at unamur.be>, including a 
copy of your CV if possible.  Formal applications require providing (1) 
a full CV (including a publication list if any), (2) a cover letter of 
max 2 pages describing your skills, experience, and why you are well 
suited to the position, (3) a transcript with the grades obtained for 
each course you took on each university year, (4) optional 
recommendation letters (up to three). Please use ’'VERILEARN 
APPLICATION'’ as the subject of your email.

We promote diversity in employment and welcome applications from all 
sections of the community.

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Benoît FRÉNAY
Associate Professor
Faculty of Computer Science

T. +32 (0)81 724 976 (secr. 725 252)
F. +32 (0)81 724 967
benoit.frenay at unamur.be <mailto:benoit.frenay at unamur.be>

Université de Namur ASBL
Rue de Bruxelles 61 - 5000 Namur

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