[Agda] PhD studentship on Homotopy Type Theory in Nottingham

[Thorsten Altenkirch]

We have a PhD place on a HoTT related topic – please apply or spread the word.
(http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/jobs/currentvacancies/ref/SCI1420)

Sorry for the tight deadline – this way an international candidate would have enough time to apply for additional funding via the international office.

Short-listing will take place in January – interviews will be either in person or via Skype. A possible start date is October 2015, but earlier dates are possible.

Thorsten

PhD Studentship - Homotopy Type Theory related topic in the Functional Programming Laboratory


Reference
SCI1420
Closing Date
Friday, 16th January 2015
Department
Computer Science - Functional Programming Laboratory

Homotopy Type Theory related topic in the Functional Programming Laboratory at University of Nottingham

Supervisor: Dr Thorsten Altenkirch

We invite applications for a PhD student to work on topics related to the the recently funded EPSRC grant "Homotopy Type Theory: Programming and Verification" obtained by Professor Neil Ghani and Dr Conor McBride (University of Strathclyde), Dr Thorsten Altenkirch (University of Nottingham) and Dr Nicola Gambino (University of Leeds).

Homotopy Type Theory (HoTT) is a revolutionary new approach to type theory where types are interpreted as spaces, terms as points and equalities as paths. Decades of research in homotopy theory has uncovered the structure of such paths and HoTT uses this structure as the basis of a new theory of equality. Excitingly, within homotopy theory, one naturally studies higher homotopies of paths between paths and this gives the higher dimensional structure of equality we previously lacked. The objective of this grant is to translate the advances of HoTT into more concrete programming language and verification tools.

The prospective student should have a background in Computer Science and/or Mathematics and have a keen interest in logic, foundations of Computer Science and Mathematics and Programming Languages. A good knowledge of functional programming is helpful. Successful applicants should have completed (or will complete soon) an MSc with a (predicted) first class classification or comparable. Good communication skills and the ability to work with the thriving group in Nottingham and to interact with our colleagues in Strathclyde and Leeds are important assets.

The studentship will cover PhD tuition fees and a tax free stipend for three years (£13,590 for the 2014-15 academic year) for UK/EU students. For international students it is possible to apply for additional funding via the University of Nottingham to bridge the difference but this is subject to tight deadlines and an additional selection process. Funding is for 3 years, completion of PhD has to happen within 4 years.

Applicants should email Thorsten.Altenkirch at nottingham.ac.uk<mailto:Thorsten.Altenkirch at nottingham.ac.uk> with:

 *   an up-to-date CV, including the email addresses of 1 - 2 relevant  academic references;
 *   transcript and/or certificates (scanned);
 *   a short (1 - 2 pages) research proposal;
 *   1-2 examples of their work (eg slides of talks, projects, thesis) in electronic form; and
 *   a cover letter (or email) explaining their reasons to apply for this position (< 500 words).




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