The COMSATS Institute of Information Technology (CIIT) has an ongoing Faculty Development Program (FDP) to upgrade the quality of its faculty to meet its continuously growing requirements. So far 34 of COMSATS’ young faculty members are studying at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC) in various disciplines and more have secured admission for the upcoming semester.

Under the FDP initiative, fully funded MS leading to PhD scholarships at UIUC, USA (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign) are being announced in the following fields:

Management Sciences
Computer Science
Meteorology
Bio-Sciences and Bioinformatics
Physics/ Nano-Technology
Mathematics
Electrical/Telecom/Computer Engineering
This one of its kind opportunity exists for all bright, talented and ambitious youngsters in general and particularly for faculty members of all campuses of COMSATS Institute of Information Technology.

Eligibility Criteria

The aspiring applicants must be Pakistani/Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) nationals and shall meet the following minimum criteria:

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Sixteen-year earned degree in the relevant subject.
Throughout first class academic career.
Possess NTS score of 50 or above.
Maximum age by the closing date of application: 30 years.
Persons in receipt of any other CIIT scholarship are not eligible to apply.
Application Procedure

Apply on the FDP (Faculty Development Program – UIUC Application Form), available on COMSATS Institute of Information Technology website link (http://ciit-isb.edu.pk/Servicesandfa...tionForms.aspx) along with non-refundable Processing Fee of Rs.500 in the form of pay order/demand draft in favor of CIIT Islamabad from any bank.

Attach following documents along with the prescribed application form and pay order/demand draft.

CV/Resume
Attested photocopy of CNIC
Attested photocopies of all educational degrees/certificates
Most recent photograph
One-page “Statement of Purpose” related to applicant’s objectives/aspirations to pursue higher studies in the particular field
Brief description of areas of research interests
NOC from the employer, (for in-service candidates)
The candidate would be required to provide International GMAT/ GRE (General/ subject, whichever is applicable) and TOEFL/IELTS scores as a requirement of admission at UIUC
In case a candidate is selected, he/she would be required to provide an attested copy of NTS Result Card before joining COMSATS Institute of Information Technology as faculty member
Two letters of reference from academic/ research supervisors
Only the short listed candidates will be called for interview and the final selection will be subject to the approval of the competent fora of COMSATS Institute of Information Technology. In all matters, decision of Competent Authority of CIIT will be considered as final and could not be challenged in court.

The selected candidates will be offered faculty position on which they would be required to join the COMSATS Institute of Information Technology within 15 days of issuance of the offer letter.

The faculty members would be required to complete all admission requirements of the scholarship by the notified deadlines.

The scholarship award would cover full tuition fee, living allowance and air travel allowance as prescribed by COMSATS Institute of Information Technology, from time to time. It will be subject to change as and when necessary.

The scholars availing the scholarship would be required to execute a bond to serve COMSATS Institute of Information Technology for a specified period after successful completion of studies abroad. The selected scholars are expected to secure admissions and commence studies from Fall 2012 semester.

Application forms, complete in all respects, should reach the office stated below within two weeks of the advertisement (on August 16, 2011). Incomplete applications will not be entertained.

Contact Details

For further information, you may please contact during office hours (9:00 am to 5:00 pm):

Project Director, Faculty Development at UIUC, USA,
COMSATS Institute of Information Technology,
Faculty Block-1, 2nd Floor, Room # 11, Park Road, Chak Shahzad,
Islamabad, Pakistan.
Telephone: +92 (051) 8318471 (5055/5060), (051) 9234172
Email: m (dot) qasim (at) comsats (dot) edu (dot) pk