Education
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One of our core activities is to train and educate researchers in cyber security. At Simula UiB you can write your thesis under the supervision of one of our researchers and take part in the scientific and social environment at our research centre.
At Simula UiB we supervise master’s and PhD students in our two core research areas: Cryptography and Information Theory. Our students receive high-quality supervision in an excellent and stimulating research environment and get to work on cutting-edge research topics.
We accept motivated students with a background in both informatics and mathematics who after a successful project at Simula UiB will have a good starting point for a career in research. The University of Bergen (UiB) is our main degree-awarding institution. The majority of our master’s and PhD students are enrolled at UiB. We may also accept students from other academic institutions.
How to become a Simula UiB
To apply as a master’s student at Simula UiB, you must be enrolled at a collaborating degree-granting institution such as a University or a University College and have completed a bachelor’s degree in a related field. Most of our students are enrolled in the master’s program in Informatics, specialising in Secure and Reliable Communication at UiB.
Once admitted to your master’s program, you must contact the potential supervisor(s) you are interested in working with. If you are a UiB student at the Department of Informatics, an ideal time for this is during the introductory meeting for new master’s students. During this meeting, you will visit our office, meet potential supervisors and learn more about available projects.
Please note that admission to the master’s program at UiB is not a guarantee of being accepted at Simula UiB. We accept students based on their motivation, background and grades. For more information, please contact the administration at bergen@simula.no.
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At Simula UiB, you are hired as a doctoral student and there are possibilities of extending the initial 3-year contracts by adding months of career enhancing activities like teaching, programming, or other relevant tasks.
Our available positions are announced here:
Once employed at Simula UiB, our PhD students need to be admitted to UiB’s doctoral program. For information about UiB’s doctoral programme, including admission requirements, please have a look at the UiB website.
Offering internships to bachelor’s and master’s students gives them the opportunity to gain relevant work experience and learn about everyday life at a research centre. You may read more about the Simula group’s internships here.