PhD Candidate: Build Efficient, Scalable Search Engines

Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU); Trondheim; On-site; NOK 520,000 - 560,000; Full time

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Job summary

NTNU is seeking a PhD Candidate in the Databases and Search group within the Department of Computer Science. The role aims to develop efficient search engines, including new retrieval models and processing techniques, under a supervisor in the Data and AI unit.

The successful candidate will engage in high-impact research, publish in top conferences, and contribute to teaching assistant duties. Strong programming skills and a solid Master’s background are required, with English proficiency

Qualifications

• Master's degree in CS and Mathematics with a major independent project (minimum 30 ECTS).
• Strong programming skills in Java/C++/C and excellent data processing understanding.
• Excellent written and oral English required.

Responsibilities

• Publish in top-tier conferences such as SIGIR, SIGMOD, VLDB, and TheWebConf.
• Participate in Databases and Search group activities and collaborations.
• Assist the primary supervisor with teaching assistant duties in databases, data mining, and information retrieval.

Skills

Java

C++

C

Data processing

Education

Master's degree in Computer Science and Mathematics

Job description

NTNU is seeking a PhD Candidate in the Databases and Search group within the Department of Computer Science. The role aims to develop efficient search engines, including new retrieval models and processing techniques, under a supervisor in the Data and AI unit.

The successful candidate will engage in high-impact research, publish in top conferences, and contribute to teaching assistant duties. Strong programming skills and a solid Master’s background are required, with English proficiency