Positions in the ADVIS Lab

Thank you for your inquiry regarding positions in the ADVIS lab. If you have been recently accepted as a student to the University of Illinois at Chicago, congratulations! Because I receive many messages from students, I put together this web page, so that I do not have to compose a new message every time I am contacted. This page is kept up-to-date. Please do not contact me, unless a position is explicitly advertised.

The student positions listed below are only for students already in the program or who have been accepted to our program. If that is not your case, please consult the University and the Department web pages.

Positions available:

• Postdoc or visitor (in Databases and/or Semantic Web only) (1)
• PhD student (1)
• Master thesis student (1)
• Undergraduate student (1)

Best of luck in your studies.

Isabel Cruz
Associate Professor of Computer Science

These positions are only open to applicants holding a PhD in Computer Science with significant publication record in the following areas:

• Databases
• Semantic Web

Please apply by providing:

• Resume (PDF).
• The names of three references.
• Three significant publications.
• Research plan (PDF).

If interested, send email to ifc@cs.uic.edu with subject: Postdoc/Visitor position.

Please apply by providing:

• For students already at UIC: the names of two UIC Computer Science professors as references or one UIC Computer Science professor if you have taken a course with me.
• For students recently accepted to UIC: the names of two professors as references.
• Resume with course grades (PDF).
• One page letter of intent, where you explain why you believe you are suitable for the job (PDF).

For PhD positions apply only if you already have a Masters degree.

If interested, send email to ifc@cs.uic.edu with subject: PhD (or MS thesis) position.

Undergraduate Research - One position available immediately

One position available immediately. This position is funded by the National Science Foundation. Please apply by providing (for documents use PDF only, please):

• The names of two UIC Computer Science professors as references or one UIC Computer Science professor if you have taken a course with me.
• Resume with course grades.

If interested, send email to ifc@cs.uic.edu with subject: Undergraduate position.