Monday, August 29, 2011

[DMANET] Post-Doctoral Research Fellow Position in Optimization at the University of Edinburgh

Post-Doctoral Research Fellow Position
University of Edinburgh
School of Mathematics

Applications are invited for a 2-year Postdoctoral Research Fellow
position in Optimization and Stochastics in the School of Mathematics
at the University of Edinburgh, United Kingdom. The successful
candidate will join the Edinburgh Research Group in Optimization
(http://www.maths.ed.ac.uk/ERGO/ ) and participate in the project
"Mathematics for Vast Digital Resources". The project is funded by
EPSRC, and led by Prof. Jacek Gondzio, Dr. Peter Richtarik and Dr.
Burak Buke.

The ideal candidate will be an enthusiastic and creative individual
with a Ph.D. in Operational Research, Mathematics or a related field
and will have strong publication record. Individuals with a joint
background/experience in stochastic programming and large-scale
optimization are particularly encouraged to apply.

The proposed start date for the position is January 1, 2012; however,
it can be shifted to a mutually agreed date. Only complete electronic
applications will be considered; a CV, a two-page research plan and at
least three references (PDF files preferred) should be submitted. This
can be done at http://www.jobs.ed.ac.uk/ using the job reference
number 3014768. The closing date for receipt of applications and
letters of reference is September 20, 2011. Interviews of shortlisted
candidates will take place in October 2011.

For informal enquiries please contact any of the three project members:

Dr Burak Buke, b.buke@ed.ac.uk
Prof Jacek Gondzio, j.gondzio@ed.ac.uk
Dr Peter Richtarik, peter.richtarik@ed.ac.uk

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The University of Edinburgh is a charitable body, registered in
Scotland, with registration number SC005336.


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