Full PhD scholarship, Tennessee Tech university, Cookeville, Tennessee

The School of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Tennessee Tech university, Cookeville, Tennessee, USA, is offering a full PhD scholarship.


The PhD candidate is to conduct research in the area of network security and privacy preservation. The candidate will by supervised by Dr Mohamed Mahmoud (http://iweb.tntech.edu/mmahmoud/).


Applicants are required to GRE with minimum requirements  V = 147, Q = 157, AW = 3.5, Toefel 550 or Ielts 5.5,  and QPA = 3.5.


Strong applicant should have a strong foundation in security/privacy, cryptography and network. The scholarship meets the full tuition fees and health coverage. It also provides a tax-free living allowance of $!8,000 per year. 


Interested applicants are to submit the following materials to Dr Mohamed Mahmoud at mmahmoud@tntech.edu:


• A cover letter indicating the applicant’s research interests


• Curriculum vitae


• List of publications (if any)


• Academic transcript(s)


• Evidence of English language proficiency e.g. IELTS or TOEFL (for international applicants) and GRE




Primary consideration will be given to applications received before 30 August 2014. However, the position will remain open until filled.