Research Postgraduate (RPg) Students

• Zhijie Liu
• Haitao Hu
• Zhichao Zhou

Ph.D. in Our Group [Contact]

I am always looking for motivated students who are interested in pursuing a PhD with me.

If you are interested in pursuing a PhD with me, please drop me an e-mail with your CV, academic transcript and publications (if any). Please mention why my work in particular interests you, perhaps by discussing a paper I have worked on, or a relevant idea you might have.

Applicants will typically have a BSc in Computing Science or a related discipline at 2:1 level or above, and will have had some exposure to the field of programming languages through courses, internships, or undergraduate projects.

See here for information about applying to do a PhD at the School of Computing Science at the University of Glasgow. As part of the application process, you will need to write a research proposal; this is not binding but gives you an opportunity to show that you can read around an area and can identify a problem to work on.

PhD study in the UK

In UK, a PhD normally consists of 3 or 4 years of independent research under the supervision of a member of academic staff. At the end of this period, you will submit a thesis detailing the work you have done, which will be examined by an internal and an external examiner at a (closed) viva.

Funding

The School of Computing Science has several scholarships available (for home and international students) each year which cover tuition fees and provide a monthly stipend. The deadline is typically in January each year. If you are interested, please contact me, and we can explore opportunities.

Please get in touch in good time if you would like to submit an application to our Ph.D. program.

Post-doc Opportunities [Contact]

When there are no funded positions advertised, and you are interested in joining the group, then you must secure your own postdoctoral fellowship support. We would be happy to provide assistance if required. For possible sources of postdoctoral funding, take a look at the links below, and please get in touch if you wish to apply for any of the fellowships with your CV, and 3 best publications.

There are postdoc fellowships available every year. I am happy to support you in your application for a fellowship to fund your postdoc in our group. Take a look at the following links:

• Newton International Fellowships(funds non-UK citizens that are working outside the UK for a 2-year fellowship).
• Marie Sklodowska-Curie European Fellowship(open to researchers moving within Europe. Funds 2-3 years).
• Royal Society Dorothy Hodgkin Fellowship(Open to early career researchers who currently have, or will have, a need for flexible support due to personal circumstances (e.g., parental/caring responsibilities, clinically diagnosed health issues or other personal circumstances that create a need for a flexible working pattern.)
• Royal Commission for the Exhibition of 1851 Research Fellowships(There are multiple grants with different requirements.)
• German Academic Research Foundation (DFG) Walter Benjamin Programme (up to two years)
• German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) Postdoctoral Researchers International Mobility Experience (12 months in Glasgow, 6 months in Germany. Deadline is usually in August)
• Fullbright Awards (for US citizens)
• China Scholarship Council (CSC) Postdoc Scholorships
• The Dorothy Hodgkin Fellowship: Deadline is in November every year.
• Leverhulme Trust Early Career Fellowship: Deadline is in February every year.
• The Newton International Fellowship: Deadline is in March every year.
• The Ernest Rutherford Fellowship: Deadline is in September every year.
• The Daphne Jackson Trust: Open call.
• The EPSRC Fellowship: Open call.
• The Royal Academy of Engineering Research Fellowship: Deadline is in September every year.
• The Royal Society Research Fellowship: Deadline is in August every year.

Visiting/Staff Exchange [Contact]

I am also open to host long-term and short-term academic visitors (students or faculty). If our research interests overlap, I am happy to discuss with you the possibility of hosting you at University of Glasgow. Please drop me an email.

• China Scholarship Council (CSC) Visiting Scholorships
• Royal Society Wolfson Visiting Fellowship

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