PhD Studentship in Computer Science at University of Auckland (NZ)

The Formal Engineering research group at the Department of Computer Science, University of Auckland, New Zealand is seeking excellent candidates for its growing PhD programme.

Founded in 1883, the University of Auckland (UoA) is the country’s largest university with a student population of 42,000 includes 6,000 international students representing over 110 different countries. UoA is the highest ranked New Zealand university in the main world university rankings systems, e.g., 82nd in the Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) World University Rankings in 2015. In the QS World University Rankings by Subject, its Computer Science and Information Systems ranked 44th among other top universities around the world.

The university is located in the harbour city of Auckland, New Zealand’s economic and cultural hub, with easy access to stunning beaches and rainforests. Auckland was ranked third out of 230 cities in the 2015 Mercer Quality of Living Survey, as well as one of the QS Best Student Cities in 2015.

The Formal Engineering group has a broad range research interests in Software Engineering (SE) related sub-disciplines, including, but not limited to: Requirement Engineering, Formal Methods, Software Testing, Quality Assurance, Software Tools & Techniques, Runtime Verification & Monitoring, Software Automation, Semantic Web, Ontological Reasoning, etc. For interested candidates, please refer to the information page on Doctor of Philosophy in Computer Science at:

https://www.cs.auckland.ac.nz/en/for/futurepostgraduates/studyoptions/planningaphd.html

The above link specifies the admission requirements, application procedures and other related matters.

A New Zealand government funding scheme enables the University of Auckland to offer PhD study to international students for the same tuition fees as New Zealand PhD students. The 2016 PhD tuition fee is NZ$6,698.40 per annum (approximately US$4,426* per annum).

*Exchange rate at 6 November 2015: NZ$1.00 = US$0.6607

In addition, the UoA offers a wide range of benefits for international PhD students (details refer to the link below).

https://www.auckland.ac.nz/en/for/international-students/is-tuition-fees-and-costs/phd-fees.html

If you are a top student, the university offers a range of Doctoral Scholarships to support our PhD candidates throughout the programme, e.g.,

+ University of Auckland Doctoral Scholarships:

https://www.auckland.ac.nz/en/for/current-students/cs-scholarships-and-awards/doctoral-scholarships/university-of-auckland-doctoral-scholarships.html

+ Other Doctoral Scholarships:

https://www.auckland.ac.nz/en/for/current-students/cs-scholarships-and-awards/doctoral-scholarships/other-doctoral-scholarships.html

+ China Scholarship Council (CSC) scholarships:

https://www.auckland.ac.nz/en/for/international-students/is-scholarships-loans-and-funding/is-chinese-scholarship-council-scholarships.html

Please note that the selections of above scholarships are mainly based on academic merits, which could be very competitive.

For further information on the PhD study, such as research topics and supervision, please contact Associate Professor Jing Sun <j.sun@cs.auckland.ac.nz> for more details.

Associate Professor Jing Sun

Deputy Head of Department (Research)

Department of Computer Science

The University of Auckland

Private Bag 92019, 38 Princes Street

Auckland 1142, New Zealand

Phone: +64 9 3737599 82286

Fax: +64 9 3737453

Email: j.sun@cs.auckland.ac.nz