<div dir="ltr"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><a href="https://www.plymouth.ac.uk/schools/school-of-engineering-computing-and-mathematics" target="_blank"><span style="color:blue">The School of Engineering, Computing
and Mathematics</span></a> at the University of Plymouth provides a
three-year full PhD studentship in the area of computer science, which will
start on<b> 1 October 2023. </b>We are a collaborative and
interdisciplinary community of over 120 world-leading academic and research
staff focused upon the creation of knowledge and innovative solutions. Aligned
to the fourth industrial revolution, the school is home to an extensive
portfolio of research themes from offshore renewable energy, coastal
engineering and robotics to cybersecurity, artificial intelligence, and data
science. The school brings together internationally recognised researchers from
engineering, computing and mathematics in the University with close links with
local industries through collaborative research and development with other
leading universities in the UK, Europe and overseas.</span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"></span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b><u><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Project</span></u></b><b><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">: </span></b><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">The aim of this project is to design quality-of-service
guaranteed resource orchestration for mobile edge computing to support
mission-critical Internet-of-Things services. The candidate will be
supervised by Dr. Wang Miao (</span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><a href="mailto:wang.miao@plymouth.ac.uk" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:blue">wang.miao@plymouth.ac.uk</span></a></span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">) and Dr David Walker </span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black">(</span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"><a href="mailto:david.walker@plymouth.ac.uk" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black">david.walker@plymouth.ac.uk</span></a></span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black">).</span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"></span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;text-align:justify;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b><u><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Eligibility:</span></u></b><b><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"> </span></b><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Applicants should have a first or upper-second-class honours
degree in an appropriate subject and preferably a relevant master’s
qualification.</span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"></span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">The studentship is supported for 3 years and
includes full Home tuition fees plus a stipend of £17,668 per annum (2022/23
rate). The studentship will only fully fund those applicants who are eligible
for home fees with relevant qualifications. Applicants normally required to
cover international fees will have to cover the difference between the Home and
the International tuition fee rates (approximately £12,670 per annum), which
will be potentially waived based on the interview results.</span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"></span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b><u><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Application:</span></u></b><b><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"> to apply for this position </span></b><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">please visit: </span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><a href="https://www.plymouth.ac.uk/student-life/your-studies/research-degrees/postgraduate-research-studentships/quality-of-service-guaranteed-resource-orchestration-for-mobile-edge-computing-to-support-mission-critical-internet-of-things-services" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:blue">https://www.plymouth.ac.uk/student-life/your-studies/research-degrees/postgraduate-research-studentships/quality-of-service-guaranteed-resource-orchestration-for-mobile-edge-computing-to-support-mission-critical-internet-of-things-services</span></a></span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">.</span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"></span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">If you wish to discuss this project further
informally, please contact Dr. Wang Miao via </span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><a href="mailto:wang.miao@plymouth.ac.uk" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:blue">wang.miao@plymouth.ac.uk</span></a></span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"> (</span><u><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><a href="https://www.plymouth.ac.uk/staff/wang-miao" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:blue">https://www.plymouth.ac.uk/staff/wang-miao</span></a></span></u><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:blue">).</span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"></span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">The closing date for applications is 12 noon
on 10^th March 2023. </span></b><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Shortlisted candidates will be invited for an interview in March
2023. We regret that we may not be able to respond to all applications. 
Applicants who have not received a response within six weeks of the closing
date should consider their application has been unsuccessful on this occasion.</span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"></span></p>

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