Applications are invited for a PhD candidate at the Software Composition Group, University of Bern, Switzerland. The Software Composition Group carries out research in software analysis and programming language design and implementation, with a view to enabling software evolution. The SCG is led by Prof. Oscar Nierstrasz and is part of the Institute of Computer Science and Applied Mathematics (IAM) at the University of Berne. Details about ongoing reserach projects can be found online: http://scg.unibe.ch/research.html The candidate must have a MSc in Computer Science (equivalent to a Swiss MSc), should demonstrate strong programming skills, and have research interests in several of the following areas: software evolution program understanding software modeling model-driven engineering reverse engineering domain specific languages dynamic analysis integrated development environments programming language design virtual machine technology To apply, please send an email including your CV to Prof. Oscar Nierstrasz (oscar@iam.unibe.ch).