The Free University of Bozen-Bolzano (https://www.unibz.it/) has opened a public competition for 15 PhD scholarships in Computer Science (deadline June 30). They cover a wide range of domains and applications from AI, software engineering, cloud computing, and data-science, through to cognitive, social, and political research surrounding human-computer interaction design. The language of instruction is English, and the University implements a trilingual model providing prospective students with the perfect environment to learn German and Italian.

The scholarship includes
- a 4-year salary to cover living expenses (approx. € 17,000 per year)
- up to one year pay increase (50%) to support international mobility
- Personal budget for research and travel expenses (Euro 2,500)
- State of the art technical equipment

Our school is committed to fostering a caring and diverse environment, with students coming from over twenty countries (70% international students) and with a reasonable gender distribution which we are committed to improve. The University is located in wonderful South Tyrol at the crossroads between the German-speaking and the Italian cultures and economies. It is a research-intense University with excellent facilities recognised by top positions in national and international rankings. The Faculty of Computer Science, in particular, is ranked within the best 150 departments worldwide.

The call for applications can be found at
http://www.unibz.it/en/faculties/computer-science/phd-computer-science

We encourage students to get in touch with designated advisors to discuss
informally their interests and motivations.