Here's what we are looking for
We are looking for people interested in hard research problems and who are
committed towards a Ph.D. degree. The job offers a challenge as well as a
chance to work with the top researchers in the field of VLSI Design, VLSI Test, Low-Power Design, Hardware Verification, and Nanotechnology
in an area of the students' choice. Students are expected to choose a
significant problem early in their second semester after a thorough literature survey. Independent work and
creative solutions are encouraged. The job offers financial support
throughout the year as well as tuition remission, full medical
benefits, and the
opportunity to travel to various scientific conferences around
the world to present papers. Students are encouraged to apply for summer
internships - Lucent Bell Labs., Siemens, Texas Instruments, David Sarnoff Labs, Mentor Graphics, Intel, Advanced Micro Devices, IBM, Cadence, Hewlett-Packard, and Synopsys have
been past providers of summer or permanent jobs.
Approximate time to complete a Masters Thesis is 1 3/4 years. Approximate
additional time to complete a Doctoral Dissertation is 3 1/4 years. Truly extraordinary students can get GA funding immediately, and very good students may get it 1-2 semesters after they prove themselves in the research group. We do
not expect to take any new PhD students until the fall of 2006, because the group now has 12 PhD students, and only one professor. We have to wait for a few people to graduate to make room for newcomers!
Selection procedure
Applicants are required to submit:
- A resume, including a list of prizes won by the student.
- A copy of their Rutgers application.
- Transcripts of their previous undergraduate work, and graduate work, if
any.
- Official (preferred) or unofficial statements of class rank.
- Three letters of reference from leading professors/work supervisors.
These count very heavily in the admissions decision.
- GRE scores and TOEFL scores for international students.
- A statement describing their motivation for graduate education and
long-term career plans.
- Copies of their published papers and publicly-available industrial project reports.
- Copies of their undergraduate and masters theses (if they did a thesis).
In recent years, the only foreign students admitted to the Nanotechnology VLSI Design and Test Group are those that have already published at IEEE international conferences. Other factors considered are the student's credentials,
references, prior schools, and GRE scores.
Up to the group home page
bushnell@caip.rutgers.edu; July 29, 2004