To be employed in the research projects of the newly established Smart City Research Center and the Alliance on Digital Management of Pandemic Disasters, 5 full-time PhD scholarships are available.
The candidates must fulfil the following conditions:
Excellent in English writing, reading and conversation;
Highly motivated in research;
Highly talented in analytical thinking, critical reasoning, and problem solving;
Can work independently;
The research projects have the following characteristics:
The projects are granted by TÜBİTAK and the TOBB ETÜ University. The project duration is initially for 3 years and will be extended to the 4th year in case of successful progress;
The project will be largely executed at the premises of the TOBB ETU university.
An agreement is being made between the TOBB ETU University and the Universities of Technical University of Eindhoven, Twente University and Wageningen University, all in The Netherlands, for co-supervision and double Ph.D. degrees. Candidates may spend part of their times at these universities, if appropriate;
The research projects will be carried out in close cooperation with industrial partners of the Alliance on Digital Management of pandemic Disasters;
The salary is 6500 TL/month. Additional support by industrial partners is under negotiation. Also, the candidates will be granted by TOBB ETU for certain employee benefits;
The candidates must fulfil the conditions imposed by TÜBİTAK and TOBB ETU.
Job application
Interested candidates must send the following documents to Prof. Dr. Mehmet Akşit maksit@etu.edu.tr
A motivation letter;
A detailed CV with transcript;
Electronic copies of the theses (M.Sc. & B.Sc.), and publications, if any.