Ph.D. position in Computer Science, Procedural Content Generatio

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Job description Ph.D. programme in Computer Science
Procedural Content Generation (PCG) applies to the algorithmic creation of game content with limited or indirect user input. It has recently become a huge research field within the topic of Computational Intelligence in Games, surrounded by an heterogeneous international community of researchers coming from different areas such as Artificial Intelligence, Knowledge Engineering, Game Studies, and Human Computer Interaction.

The PhD candidate is expected to explore different approaches for procedurally generating content for games, in combination with data analysis from user gameplay, as well as interactive evolution and mixed-initiative approaches. The candidate is also expected to produce novel techniques to create game content from a global and integrating perspective, including game objects, characters, plots, narrative, and even game rules.

The PhD position requires that the candidate holds strong programming skills and an extended background on Artificial Intelligence, Data Mining, game engines, notions on game design, as well as a strong passion for videogames and games in a broader context.

This position is partially funded by the Crafoord Foundation under the project titled "The Evolutionary World Designer: AI assisted design of virtual environments", together with Malmö University. The candidate is expected to produce high quality research outcome, actively collaborating in the production of scientific publications, the supervision of master and bachelor theses, and being a pro-active resource for the scientific activities held in the Computer Science and Media Technology Department regarding the aforementioned topics. Given this, records of previous scientific production in these topics is a strong plus for the applicant.

Eligibility requirements for admission
Ph.D. students are both employed and admitted to the study programme in parallel. To be eligible for PhD studies, a student must have:

1) a second-cycle higher education degree.

2) completed course requirements of at least 240 higher education credits, of which at least 60 higher education credits are second-cycle.

3) in some other way, nationally or internationally, acquired equivalent knowledge.

Regulations regarding admission to PhD studies can be found in Higher Education Ordinance 7 Chap. 34-41 §§.

Special admission requirements
Special eligibility is accorded to those who have knowledge and skills equivalent to a second-cycle degree in computer science or in another subject that has relevance for computer science

Good knowledge of written and spoken English is a prerequisite.

The Faculty of Technology and Society
The Faculty of Technology and society (TS) offers educations and research in computer science and media technology as well as engineering and natural sciences and applied mathematics. A characteristic of our research and teaching is the engagement of companies and other organizations as active participants. We are located in Malmö city close to Malmö Central Station.

The Department of Computer Science and Media Technology
At the Department of Computer Science and Media Technology, currently around 60 lecturers, researchers and professors are employed. The department has an international flair with employees from some 20 different countries.

For more information about the activities at the department, please visit this address:
http://mah.se/english/faculties/Faculty-of-Technology-and-Society/

Varaktighet, arbetstid
An employed Ph.D. student shall primarily devote time to his/her own research training. Teaching assignments of up to 20% may be part of your duties.

Publiceringsdatum
2017-10-10

Så ansöker du
Sista dag att ansöka är 2017-11-05
Ange följande referens när du ansöker: REK 2.2.1-2017/207
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Kontakt
Jose Font Fernandes jose.font@mah.se
Sara Säthersten sara.sathersten@mah.se
Bo Peterson bo.peterson@mah.se

Företag
Malmö högskola

Adress
Malmö högskola
Nordenskiöldsgatan 1
21119 MALMÖ

Kontorsadress
Nordenskiöldsgatan 1

Jobbnummer
3743254

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