Study Opportunities in New Zealand

The Information Science Department of the University of Otago in Dunedin, New Zealand is anxious to attract able students from German Universities, who have completed their Diplom in Informatik and wish to continue their studies in New Zealand in Information Science.

As the result of an agreement between the New Zealand and German governments candidates are treated as 'domestic' students and therefore required to pay only domestic tuition fees.

The University of Otago also offers two scholarship schemes:

  1. University of Otago Scholarship: three years of full time study leading to a Doctor of Philosophy degree

    2. The scholarship consists of a tax free emolument of $NZ12000 per year plus payment of domestic tuition fees.
  2. University of Otago Award: one year of full time study leading to a Masters degree

    3. The award consists of a tax free emolument of $NZ6000 plus payment of domestic tuition fees.
In neither case is it possible to extend the period of the award.

In Dunedin the cost of living in rented accommodation is reckoned to be about $NZ200 per week including food and lodging. Candidates are permitted to supplement their scholarship by working up to 240 hours per year. Tutoring work is usually available within the department.

Applications should be made on the appropriate form, available from the Registry, by 1 October of each year. Applicants must hold a German passport and all applications are subject to normal customs and immigration approval.

Provided that the candidate is an "A" student, there is a good chance of an application being successful. An award must be taken up no later than the June of the year in which it is awarded.

Relevant areas of research currently being undertaken in the department include:

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Junior Research Fellow (Grade I)/Research Assistant

Applications are invited for one-year positions as Junior Research Fellows (Grade I) or Research Assistants on a research project involving distributed information systems. The positions commence in February 1998. Note that Junior Research Fellows may register for full-time study towards a PhD.

The project in the Software Engineering and Collaborative Modelling Laboratory involves the development of distributed information systems that interconnect existing software applications and databases across multiple platforms (Unix, Windows, NT) so that they may be accessed in an integrated and coherent manner.

Candidates should ideally have a Masters level degree in a computer related subject (or equivalent experience) and good programming skills. Experience with any of the following areas would be an advantage: Java, C++, CORBA, Unix, Database systems and metadata. Familiarity with intelligent multi-agent software systems or ontology development would also be beneficial.

Salary is in the range $NZ25,076 to $NZ28,743 for Research Assistants and $NZ26,402 to $NZ29,258 for Junior Research Fellows (Grade 1), depending on qualifications and experience.

Applications quoting reference number N97/329, close on Thursday, 29 January 1998.

For further information visit the Information Science Department's web site at http://divcom.otago.ac.nz:800/com/infosci/ or send mail to Dr. Geoffrey Kennedy

Created by Klaus Meyer-Wegener on 10.03.1998