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    Call for Applications for Intern Positions at the

    L3S Research Center / University of Hannover, Germanywww.L3S.de

    The L3S Research Center (www.L3S.de), associated to the University of Hannover, Germany is

    pleased to invite dynamic and highly motivated undergraduate salvadorian students in the fields of

    Computer Science, Mathematics, Statistics or Electrical Engineering to apply for a research

    internship in 2010 (2 positions). The interns will be matched with a doctoral student whom they

    assist and who will also serve as their mentor.

    1. Program Mission

    L3S internship placements provide students the opportunity to live and work in an international

    context, to strengthen their practical and theoretical skills, and to improve their (or begin learning!)

    German. Last but not least, the research internship should be a source of mutual cultural enrichment

    for both the interns and their hosts.

    2. Requirements

    To apply for a internship placement for 2010 you must:

    have completed all the degree courses required (status of Egresado de la Carrera)

    be currently enrolled at a university and ready to start your bachelor's thesis (Trabajo de

    Graduacin), which is expected to be developed and finished during the internship.

    have a working knowledge in the Java and/or C++ programming languages is definitely a

    plusGerman language skills are not required for most positions but would be helpful to manage

    everyday life outside of the laboratory. The working language will generally be English, which is a

    must.

    To ensure equal opportunity for men and women, qualified female candidates are explicitly

    encouraged to apply.

    3. Terms of Award

    A. Duration : 6 months

    B. Scholarship:

    i. Monthly scholarship: 660 Euros, taxable, finally resulting in about 600 Euros.

    ii. Student accommodation at the university hostel will be provided (self paid by thestudents). The likely costs are around 180 - 300 Euros per month.

    iii.L3S also pays for the student registration (around 200 Euros) which will give you

    student status, and free local transport for the semester.

    iv. L3S will refund the air ticket costs up to 600 Euros.

    v. The air flight costs are refundable once the student signs the contract, thus only after

    he/she has arrived to Hannover. Student accommodations will be arranged ahead of

    time. There are usually no other fixed costs.

    vi. L3S also pays for the student's health insurance.

    C. Expected monthly expenses range between 100-150 for food, 100-300 for

    accommodation (depending on what type the student gets). Usually, students can get by in

    500, and have enough left to make occasional visits to nearby cities.

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    4. Application Guidelines

    If you are interested in participating,the first immediate step for you is to send a e-mail to

    Ernesto Diaz-Aviles ( [email protected] ) as soon as possible, expressing your interest to apply,

    including in a single pdf document:

    a cover letter in which you state your motivation to apply for this internship

    full curriculum vitae/rsum (1 page maximum), including your personal information and

    current Grade Point Average (i.e., C.U.M)

    As a later step, you will have to complete your application by also sending the following

    documents:

    up-to-date official university/college transcript(s)

    as a supplement to this transcript (if necessary), a list of courses you will have completed by

    the time the internship begins

    a letter of reference from a senior academic in your field of study

    a cover letter in which you state your motivation to apply for this internship

    which should be combined within the pdf document you sent in the first step.

    All applications have to be sent as soon as possible and completed no later than

    February 14th, 2010

    You will be notified by the beginning of March 2010 whether your application has been successful.

    6. Contact for further information:

    Ernesto Diaz-Aviles, M.Sc.

    [email protected]

    L3S Research Center / Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Universitt Hannover

    www.L3S.de

    Appelstrasse 4

    2. OG Room 232

    30167 Hannover Germany

    San Salvador, January 5th, 2010

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