Fully funded doctoral studentships in Computer Animation, Games & Computer Graphics

Having trouble viewing this email? - Click here to view online Annual stipend £15,226 + company top up for four years, plus generous funding for conferences, travel and equipment   10 fully-funded Engineering Doctorate studentships available in Computer Games, Visual Effects and  Animation The Centre for Digital Entertainment creates innovative funded research projects in the Computer Games, Visual Effects and Animation industries. We embed doctoral researchers into industry to work on R&D projects that will give companies competitive edge.   We work with multi-nationals and new start-ups; platinum brands such as Disney, Double Negative, BBC, EA Games and Crytek and innovative companies such as Wonky Films, 4T2 and ROLI Labs.   Fully supported by academic and company supervisors, you will perform leading edge research. This exciting and unusual doctoral programme gives you a flying start in your chosen career.   The Centre for Digital Entertainment (CDE) is an EPSRC funded Centre for Doctoral Training between the University of Bath and Bournemouth University.  You will spend one year of preparation and training at Bath or Bournemouth University. This is followed by three years in a company.   Applicants should hold at least an upper second (2.1) undergraduate or a master degree in a relevant subject, such as Computer Science, Maths, Physics, engineering or Software Engineering. An ideal candidate should have a strong background in mathematics and be competent in computer programming. Knowledge and experience in computer graphics, computer vision or imaging are desirable. You must be a citizen of the UK/European Union or have indefinite leave to remain in the UK. Opportunities are wide-open. We work with many leading industrial companies, including:   Aardman Animation http://www.aardman.com/ The UK's leading animation production company. Sony Computer Entertainment Europe R&D http://develop.scee.net/ Technical experts in the technology behind Sony’s innovative platforms EA Games http://www.ea.com/uk Join the Research and Development team within this top games company based in Guildford, UK.   Prime Focus http://primefocusgroup.com International creative technical services to film and TV industry. Work includes Dredd 3D, Sherlock (BBC), Trishna and many more.   If interested, please contact Dan Cox ( dcox@bournemouth.ac.uk, tel: 01202 966775) or Sarah Hayward ( s.hayward@bath.ac.uk, tel:  01225 386465). For general information about the CDE, please visit http://digital-entertainment.org/. You have received this email from http://www.findaphd.com. click here if you wish to unsubscribe from future emails. Please do not reply to this email. If you have any queries, please email: info@FindAUniversity.com. http://www.findaphd.com is part of FindA University Ltd, Sellers Wheel, 151 Arundel Street, Sheffield, S1 2NU, UK FindA University Ltd is registered in England and Wales no: 4214007. VAT reg. no: 772937292