3 PhD Positions at Dalian University, China

 Deadline for application: 28 Feb 2017.

 The Alpha Lab (http://TheAlphaLab.org) at Dalian University of 
Technology, China conducts interdisciplinary, application-driven 
academic research in social computing, computational social science, big 
data, and mobile social networks. The Lab currently has 30+ student 
members, including over 10 PhD students (from seven countries on this 
planet!).

 We are opening 3 PhD student positions in research areas like data 
science, computational social science, data analytics, big scholarly 
data, social network analysis, etc. All positions will be coupled to 
full Chinese Government Scholarships. Basic living allowance will be 
3,500 RMB/month, plus Comprehensive Medical Insurance and Benefit. The 
scholarships are exempt from registration fee, tuition, and fee for 
basic learning materials. Accommodation on campus will be provided for 
free. The University will offer excellent working conditions.

 Supervisor: Professor Feng XIA (http://fengxia.net/)
 Working location: Dalian University of Technology @ Dalian, China
 Starting date: September 2017
 PhD duration: 4 years

 Qualifications
 1. Applicants shall have a master's degree in related discipline.
 2. A good command of the English language (in speaking and in writing) 
is required.
 3. Research experience in related areas is a plus.

 Application procedure
 Before submitting the full application (to the University), each 
potential applicant should first send an initial application via email 
to Dr. Feng Xia (f.xia@ieee.org). The application should include a 
detailed CV (including email addresses of two referees, detailed contact 
information, etc), and at least two best scientific 
documents/publications written by yourself (in English). The deadline 
for applications is 28 Feb 2017. A few candidates will be shortlisted 
for full application. Interested applicants are highly encouraged to 
submit their applications as soon as possible. We will not accept 
applications once the positions are fulfilled.

 For further information regarding these positions, please contact Dr. 
Feng Xia (f.xia@ieee.org).

 Feng XIA, PhD, Professor
 ACM/IEEE/CCF Senior Member, AAAS Member
 Director, The Alpha Lab (http://TheAlphaLab.org)
 Head, Department of Cyber Engineering
 Assistant Dean, School of Software
 Dalian University of Technology
 Development Zone, Dalian 116620, China
 Email: f.xia@ieee.org; f.xia@acm.org
 URL: http://FengXia.NET