Graduate Research Assistantship at the Department of Computer Engineering, Hallym University, Gangwon-do, Korea

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Graduate Research Assistantship at the Department of Computer
Engineering, Hallym University, Gangwon-do, Korea
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The Embedded System on Chip Lab of the Hallym University seeks to
recruit promising PhD and MSc research students. The selected
students will conduct research in the [Embedded Systems] and [VLSI
CAD] research space.
Interested applicants should contact Prof. Lee, Jeong-Gun by Monday,
March 14, 2011 Korean time (GMT + 9). His contact details are as
follows:
E-mail: jeongg...@gmail.com
URL: http://www.onchip.net

Promising candidates will be recommended for the Korean Government
Scholarship Program (KGSP) for Foreign Students. To qualify for this
highly competitive scholarship, applicants must meet the following
requirements:
• Hold a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree as of September 1, 2011
o For Master’s program (or Integrated Master’s & Doctoral program):
students should hold a Bachelor’s degree or a diploma that is
equivalent to or higher than Bachelor’s degree
o For Doctoral program: students should hold a Master’s degree or a
diploma that is equivalent to or higher than Master’s degree.
• Important Requirements:
o Good background in the cognate area(s) of research
o Good programming skills
o Good English language skills- written and oral
o Good ability to cooperate with others in a multicultural environment
o Good ability for highly motivated independent research
Listed below are some features of this research assistantship and the
expected benefits of the program for successful applicants:
o Tuition fees for study period
o A round-trip economy class ticket to and from Korea
o Monthly Allowance of 900,000 won(KRW)
o Basic Medical Insurance
o Extra allowances based on research performance

Duration: Direct MSc- 3years, PhD- 4years, Integrated MSc & PhD-
5years (these include Korean language training for cultural exchange
and to assist students properly integrate while in Korea. However,
lectures and research activity will be in English language)

Expected commencement date: Sep 2011
Application Procedure
Interested applicants should send the following to Prof Jeong-Gun Lee
by Monday, March 14, 2011 Korean time (GMT + 9):
1) Study plan (clearly stating the research topics you are interested
in. We would like to know your research interests and their relation
to the given research areas)
2) Academic transcripts
3) Brief summary of most recent thesis and the status (eg accepted, in
progress, submitted, etc)
4) CV (to include names, date of birth, nationality, sex, contact
details, education, work experience, publications)

Only electronic applications are accepted. Items (1) , (2) and (3)
should be merged as one pdf file with the name
Familyname_Firstname_Hallym_App2011.pdf. Item (4) should be saved as a
pdf with the name Familyname_Firstname_CV.pdf. Both pdf files must be
sent by the stated date and should have “2011 Application for Research
Assistantship at Hallym University” as the e-mail subject.

For any further questions about the positions, please contact: Prof
Lee, Jeong-Gun at the stated email.
Successful applicants will be notified by March 30, 2011.