1 PhD reasearch fellowship within the area of Open and Autonomous Digital Ecosystems in Norway | NTNU – Trondheim (Norwegian University of Science and Technology)

A position as research fellow (PhD position) is currently open within the Lighthouse Project “Open and Autonomous Digital Ecosystems” (OADE) which has been selected as a strategic research area at the Faculty for Information Technology, Mathematics and Electrical Engineering.

'Digital ecosystems' is a metaphor inspired by natural ecosystems to describe a distributed, adaptive, and open socio-technical system. Such systems are characterized by self-organization, autonomous subsystems, continuous evolution, scalability and sustainability, providing both economic and social value. In our context, digital ecosystem encompasses both ICT services and digital infrastructures, and their interactions with its surroundings. The prime technological challenges in such systems are the lack of coordinated engineering and management. In particular, we aim for a holistic view on services and infrastructures, focusing on the relationships and dependencies between communication networks, data storage, service provisioning and development, and management of services and infrastructure.

The Lighthouse Project OADE starting in January 2014 will be organized around four subareas:

• Software engineering for large-scale ecosystems
• Ecosystem business models and architecture
• Ecosystem shared data
• Qualitative modelling of digital ecosystems

Position’s research scope

The PhD-project will be in the intersection of two of the sub-areas of this initiative:

• Ecosystem business models and architecture - high level, qualitative models of enterprise solutions across traditional organizational borders and
• Quantitative Modelling of Digital Ecosystems – model heterogeneous, complex digital ecosystems with focus on the resulting risk and vulnerability faced by ICT services operating in a heterogeneous infrastructure

Important application areas where we are doing work are the oil and gas sector, the public sector and the smart electricity grid.

Background

The candidate should have background from at least two of the following fields:

• Enterprise architecture/enterprise modelling
• Business modelling
• System knowledge and deep understanding of communication networks and/or IT infrastructures
• Qualitative modelling and assessment, including simulation, measurements, and analytical approaches

Formal regulation NTNU’s PhD-rules require a Master´s degree or equivalent with at least 5 years of studies and an average grade of A or B within a scale of A-E for passing grades (A best). Candidates from universities outside Norway are kindly requested to send a Diploma Supplement or a similar document, which describes in detail the study and grade system and the rights for further studies associated with the obtained degree.

Award holders at NTNU are normally appointed for 4 years with 25% of the time spent on specified work. This work is primarily linked to teaching and is usually divided so that a relatively large part is done in the first half of the period of the appointment.

The appointment is at code 1017, salary level 36-62 in the national salary scheme, gross NOK 343 700- 518 000 per annum (before tax). PhD students are normally remunerated at wage level 50. There will be a 2 % deduction to the Norwegian Public Service Pension Fund from gross salary.

Engagement as a PhD candidate is done in accordance with current appointment regulations with supplementary rules in force giving guidelines for scholarship appointments in universities and university colleges.

The goal of the announced position is to obtain a PhD degree. Applicants must agree to participate in organized doctoral study programs within the period of the appointment. The successful applicants must agree to the conditions laid down for public employees. A contract will be drawn up regarding the period of appointment and work-related duties for award holders.

The national labour force must reflect the composition of the population to the greatest possible extent. It is therefore a major political objective to achieve a balance of gender and to recruit persons with an immigrant background. Immigrants are encouraged to apply for this post.

NTNU wants to increase the proportion of women in its scientific posts. Female applicants are therefore encouraged to apply.

Requirements

The application must contain information about education, examinations and previous experience. Certified copies of certificates and documents must be attached. Publications and any other work which the applicant wishes to be taken into account should also be enclosed. Joint works will be considered. If it is difficult to specify the input of the applicant in a joint work, a short summary should be attached outlining the applicant's input. Your application should also enclose a concise research abstract.

Applications, inclusive CV, grade transcripts and other enclosures should be sent electronically through this page (Apply for this position).

Application deadline: 15 December 2013

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