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  <div class=""><div style="color: rgb(14, 16, 26); margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;" class=""><span style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;" data-preserver-spaces="true" class="">Dear colleagues,</span></div><div style="color: rgb(14, 16, 26); margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;" class=""><span style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;" data-preserver-spaces="true" class=""><br class=""></span></div><div style="color: rgb(14, 16, 26); margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;" class=""><span style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;" data-preserver-spaces="true" class="">sorry for multiple posting. Please forward to potential candidates.</span></div><div style="color: rgb(14, 16, 26); margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;" class=""><span style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;" data-preserver-spaces="true" class=""><br class=""></span></div><div style="color: rgb(14, 16, 26); margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;" class=""><span style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;" data-preserver-spaces="true" class="">Best regards,</span></div><div style="color: rgb(14, 16, 26); margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;" class=""><span style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;" data-preserver-spaces="true" class="">Emanuele Menegatti</span></div><div style="color: rgb(14, 16, 26); margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;" class=""><span style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;" data-preserver-spaces="true" class=""><br class=""></span></div><div style="color: rgb(14, 16, 26); margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;" class=""><span style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;" data-preserver-spaces="true" class="">-------------------</span></div><div style="color: rgb(14, 16, 26); margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;" class=""><span style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;" data-preserver-spaces="true" class=""><br class=""></span></div><div style="color: rgb(14, 16, 26); margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;" class=""><span style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;" data-preserver-spaces="true" class="">1 Post-Doc Position available at the University of Padua, Italy: Underwater Robotics Perception</span><strong style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;" class=""> (deadline: November 20, 2021)</strong></div><div style="color: rgb(14, 16, 26); margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;" class=""><br class=""></div><div style="color: rgb(14, 16, 26); margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;" class=""><span style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;" data-preserver-spaces="true" class="">The Intelligent Autonomous Systems Laboratory (IAS-Lab) of Padua, Italy, is looking for a highly motivated and capable postdoctoral researcher. The post-doc will be involved in a two-year research project in the field of Advanced Perception for Autonomous Underwater Vehicles (AUV). Research topics will be Computer vision techniques for underwater: </span></div><div style="color: rgb(14, 16, 26); margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;" class=""><span style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;" data-preserver-spaces="true" class=""> - Object detection;</span></div><div style="color: rgb(14, 16, 26); margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;" class=""><span style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;" data-preserver-spaces="true" class=""> - 6 DoF object pose estimation;</span></div><div style="color: rgb(14, 16, 26); margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;" class=""><span style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;" data-preserver-spaces="true" class=""> - Underwater 6D robot pose estimation and SLAM;</span></div><div style="color: rgb(14, 16, 26); margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;" class=""><span style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;" data-preserver-spaces="true" class=""> - 3D reconstruction from images.</span></div><div style="color: rgb(14, 16, 26); margin-top: 0pt; margin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n-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;" class=""><span style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;" data-preserver-spaces="true" class=""> - 3D reconstruction from images</span></div><div style="color: rgb(14, 16, 26); margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;" class=""><br class=""></div><div style="color: rgb(14, 16, 26); margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;" class=""><span style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;" data-preserver-spaces="true" class="">And they should have obtained a PhD in one of these research fields.</span></div><div style="color: rgb(14, 16, 26); margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;" class=""><br class=""></div><div style="color: rgb(14, 16, 26); margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;" class=""><span style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;" data-preserver-spaces="true" class="">Candidates should be able to solve practical and theoretical problems posed to them with significant autonomy by using cutting-edge techniques or proposing original methods. Excellent programming skills in C++ and Python are required as well to implement the proposed solutions.</span></div><div style="color: rgb(14, 16, 26); margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;" class=""><span style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;" data-preserver-spaces="true" class="">Finally, candidates should have adequate writing skills to publish papers in top conferences (e.g., ICRA, IROS, CVPR, ...) or relevant journals (TRO, RAL, RAS, ...).</span></div><div style="color: rgb(14, 16, 26); margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;" class=""><span style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;" data-preserver-spaces="true" class="">A good propensity for teaching and co-tutoring students is appreciated.</span></div><div style="color: rgb(14, 16, 26); margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;" class=""><br class=""></div><div style="color: rgb(14, 16, 26); margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;" class=""><span style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;" data-preserver-spaces="true" class="">Requirements</span></div><div style="color: rgb(14, 16, 26); margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;" class=""><span style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;" data-preserver-spaces="true" class="">************</span></div><div style="color: rgb(14, 16, 26); margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;" class=""><span style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;" data-preserver-spaces="true" class=""> - PhD degree related to robotics, computer vision, or machine learning</span></div><div style="color: rgb(14, 16, 26); margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;" class=""><span style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;" data-preserver-spaces="true" class=""> - Excellent programming skill in C++ and Python</span></div><div style="color: rgb(14, 16, 26); margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;" class=""><span style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;" data-preserver-spaces="true" class=""> - A good publication record </span></div><div style="color: rgb(14, 16, 26); margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;" class=""><span style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;" data-preserver-spaces="true" class=""> - Good English language, communication, and presentation skills</span></div><div style="color: rgb(14, 16, 26); margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;" class=""><br class=""></div><div style="color: rgb(14, 16, 26); margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;" class=""><span style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;" data-preserver-spaces="true" class="">Salary</span></div><div style="color: rgb(14, 16, 26); margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;" class=""><span style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;" data-preserver-spaces="true" class="">******</span></div><div style="color: rgb(14, 16, 26); margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;" class=""><br class=""></div><div style="color: rgb(14, 16, 26); margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;" class=""><span style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;" data-preserver-spaces="true" class="">The basic salary is according to the UNIPD postdoctoral student salary agreement and can range between 1450 € to 1600 € per month depending on the experience of the selected candidate.</span></div><div style="color: rgb(14, 16, 26); margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;" class=""><br class=""></div><div style="color: rgb(14, 16, 26); margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;" class=""><span style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;" data-preserver-spaces="true" class="">About the Lab</span></div><div style="color: rgb(14, 16, 26); margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;" class=""><span style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;" data-preserver-spaces="true" class="">*************</span></div><div style="color: rgb(14, 16, 26); margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;" class=""><br class=""></div><div style="color: rgb(14, 16, 26); margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;" class=""><span style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;" data-preserver-spaces="true" class="">IAS-Lab stands for Intelligent Autonomous Systems Laboratory and it is one of the 28 laboratories of the Department of Information Engineering (DEI) of the University of Padua, promoted to "Department of Excellence" by the Italian Government.</span></div><div style="color: rgb(14, 16, 26); margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;" class=""><br class=""></div><div style="color: rgb(14, 16, 26); margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;" class=""><span style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;" data-preserver-spaces="true" class="">The skills available at the IAS-Lab cover various methodological and algorithmic aspects of intelligent robotics and computer vision applied to robotics. These include: calibration, navigation, 3D reconstruction of environments and the interpretation of sensorial data of autonomous robots such as mobile platforms, industrial manipulators, humanoid robots and drones.</span></div><div style="color: rgb(14, 16, 26); margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;" class=""><br class=""></div><div style="color: rgb(14, 16, 26); margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;" class=""><span style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;" data-preserver-spaces="true" class="">The fields of application range from service robotics to industrial robotics and from neurorobotics to agricultural robotics.</span></div><div style="color: rgb(14, 16, 26); margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;" class=""><span style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;" data-preserver-spaces="true" class="">The IAS-Lab team comprises 5 professors and structured researchers, 4 post-docs and 4 Ph.D. students, plus a dozen master students.</span></div><div style="color: rgb(14, 16, 26); margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;" class=""><br class=""></div><div style="color: rgb(14, 16, 26); margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;" class=""><span style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;" data-preserver-spaces="true" class="">The equipment available at the IAS-Lab includes several fully sensorized robots (e.g., with RGB-D cameras, IMU, LiDAR, etc...). Among these: 2 mobile manipulators, 4 industrial manipulators and 2 humanoid robots. The laboratory, distributed in two rooms for 250 square meters, is also equipped with a 3D camera network for markerless motion capture.</span></div><div style="color: rgb(14, 16, 26); margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;" class=""><br class=""></div><div style="color: rgb(14, 16, 26); margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;" class=""><span style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;" data-preserver-spaces="true" class="">About Padua: the University and the City</span></div><div style="color: rgb(14, 16, 26); margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;" class=""><span style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;" data-preserver-spaces="true" class="">*****************************************</span></div><div style="color: rgb(14, 16, 26); margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;" class=""><br class=""></div><div style="color: rgb(14, 16, 26); margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;" class=""><span style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;" data-preserver-spaces="true" class="">The University of Padua is one of Europe’s oldest and most prestigious seats of learning. Founded in 1222, Padua’s Studium Patavinum was a place of study that readily welcomed Italian students and scholars, as well as those from various European countries searching for cultural freedom and expression. University of Padua holds over 65,000 students and 2,200 educators within its 32 departments, accrediting more than 13,000 graduates each year.</span></div><div style="color: rgb(14, 16, 26); margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;" class=""><br class=""></div><div style="color: rgb(14, 16, 26); margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;" class=""><span style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;" data-preserver-spaces="true" class="">The University of Padua has long enjoyed a high-ranking position in both Italian and international ranking agencies for its quality of teaching, research activities and student services. Confirming results include the number of works held in its scientific research archive, a cutting-edge sector that added 13,000 publications and hundreds of active projects during the 2020/2021 academic year alone.</span></div><div style="color: rgb(14, 16, 26); margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;" class=""><br class=""></div><div style="color: rgb(14, 16, 26); margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;" class=""><span style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;" data-preserver-spaces="true" class="">The city ​​of Padua is situated in the Veneto Region, in the heart of north-eastern Italy, and less than 40 km from Venice, Padua is one of the most beautiful cities in Italy, with over 3,000 years of history. Padua appears twice in the UNESCO World Heritage List.</span></div><div style="color: rgb(14, 16, 26); margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;" class=""><br class=""></div><div style="color: rgb(14, 16, 26); margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;" class=""><br class=""></div><div style="color: rgb(14, 16, 26); margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;" class=""><span style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;" data-preserver-spaces="true" class="">Links</span></div><div style="color: rgb(14, 16, 26); margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;" class=""><span style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;" data-preserver-spaces="true" class="">*****</span></div><div style="color: rgb(14, 16, 26); margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;" class=""><br class=""></div><div style="color: rgb(14, 16, 26); margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;" class=""><span style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;" data-preserver-spaces="true" class="">IAS-LAB:  </span><a style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; color: rgb(74, 110, 224); background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;" target="_blank" href="http://robotics.dei.unipd.it/" class="editor-rtfLink"><span style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;" data-preserver-spaces="true" class="">http://robotics.dei.unipd.it/</span></a></div><div style="color: rgb(14, 16, 26); margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;" class=""><span style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;" data-preserver-spaces="true" class="">Computer Engineering at DEI: </span><a style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; color: rgb(74, 110, 224); background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;" target="_blank" href="https://youtu.be/KEjTlvFm294" class="editor-rtfLink"><span style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;" data-preserver-spaces="true" class="">https://youtu.be/KEjTlvFm294</span></a></div><div style="color: rgb(14, 16, 26); margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;" class=""><span style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;" data-preserver-spaces="true" class="">University of Padua: </span><a style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; color: rgb(74, 110, 224); background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;" target="_blank" href="https://youtu.be/Zl6vKRe6PWc" class="editor-rtfLink"><span style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;" data-preserver-spaces="true" class="">https://youtu.be/Zl6vKRe6PWc</span></a></div><div style="color: rgb(14, 16, 26); margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;" class=""><span style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;" data-preserver-spaces="true" class="">                     </span><a style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; color: rgb(74, 110, 224); background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;" target="_blank" href="https://www.unipd.it/en/" class="editor-rtfLink"><span style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;" data-preserver-spaces="true" class="">https://www.unipd.it/en/</span></a></div><div style="color: rgb(14, 16, 26); margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;" class=""><span style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;" data-preserver-spaces="true" class="">City of Padua: </span><a style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; color: rgb(74, 110, 224); background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;" target="_blank" href="https://youtu.be/gvSwH8yFupw" class="editor-rtfLink"><span style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;" data-preserver-spaces="true" class="">https://youtu.be/gvSwH8yFupw</span></a></div><div style="color: rgb(14, 16, 26); margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;" class=""><span style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;" data-preserver-spaces="true" class="">               </span><a style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; color: rgb(74, 110, 224); background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;" target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Padua" class="editor-rtfLink"><span style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;" data-preserver-spaces="true" class="">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Padua</span></a></div><div style="color: rgb(14, 16, 26); margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;" class=""><span style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;" data-preserver-spaces="true" class="">Living in Padua: </span><a style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; color: rgb(74, 110, 224); background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;" target="_blank" href="https://www.unipd.it/en/course/living-padua" class="editor-rtfLink"><span style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;" data-preserver-spaces="true" class="">https://www.unipd.it/en/course/living-padua</span></a></div><div style="color: rgb(14, 16, 26); margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;" class=""><br class=""></div><div style="color: rgb(14, 16, 26); margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;" class=""><span style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;" data-preserver-spaces="true" class="">How to Apply</span></div><div style="color: rgb(14, 16, 26); margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;" class=""><span style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;" data-preserver-spaces="true" class="">************</span></div><div style="color: rgb(14, 16, 26); margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;" class=""><br class=""></div><div style="color: rgb(14, 16, 26); margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;" class=""><span style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;" data-preserver-spaces="true" class="">Expressions of interest should be sent by email to </span><a style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; color: rgb(74, 110, 224); background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;" target="_blank" href="mailto:alberto.pretto@dei.unipd.it" class="editor-rtfLink"><span style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;" data-preserver-spaces="true" class="">alberto.pretto@dei.unipd.it</span></a><span style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;" data-preserver-spaces="true" class=""> , containing:</span></div><div style="color: rgb(14, 16, 26); margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;" class=""><br class=""></div><div style="color: rgb(14, 16, 26); margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;" class=""><span style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;" data-preserver-spaces="true" class=""> - A detailed curriculum vitae, including a list of publications;</span></div><div style="color: rgb(14, 16, 26); margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;" class=""><span style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;" data-preserver-spaces="true" class=""> - Link to the PDF file of your Ph.D. thesis;</span></div><div style="color: rgb(14, 16, 26); margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;" class=""><span style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;" data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