Prof. Umut Acar (http://www.mpi-sws.org/~umut/) at Max-Planck 
Institute for Software Systems is seeking for PhD students to join 
the Programming Languages and Systems group (PLS). The group is 
working on the intersection of algorithm, programming language, and 
system aspects of dynamic and parallel problems. We expect students 
to have solid background in algorithms, preferably with awards from 
ICPC or NOI/IOI. Students need to have good English communication 
skills, though TOEFL or GRE is NOT required. 

Our admission process is very flexible. Students can start graduate 
program at any time, and there is no deadline for application. But 
we do encourage prospective students to apply as early as possible, 
as the positions are filling up quickly.

Although MPI-SWS is located in Germany, our graduate program 
follows the US standard, and almost all our faculty are coming from 
top US universities. All students receive fellowship of 1486 
Euro/month, and there is enough funding to support conference 
travels. Students are given full freedom to work on whatever 
problems they find interesting, and there is no TA/RA responsibility.

Detailed information can be found at http://www.mpi-sws.org/~umut/grad-school.html