1) One postdoc position up to 3 years
2) One PhD student position (University of Lugano) for 3+1 years
The positions are funded by the Swiss National Science Foundation
(Project Title: Approximation Algorithms for Machine Scheduling).
We are looking for outstanding candidates for one postdoc position and one PhD student position with excellent mathematical skills and with a background in computer science or mathematics (preferably with a specialization in one of the following topics: combinatorial optimization, discrete mathematics, approximation algorithms and computational complexity).
The selected candidates, together with the current Algorithms and Complexity group at IDSIA (visit http://algo.idsia.ch/), will try to attack some challenging open problems in scheduling theory.
Annual Postdoc salary: roughly 75,000 CHF (Swiss Francs) per year low taxes.
Annual PhD salary: roughly 45,000 CHF (Swiss Francs) per year, low taxes.
Application deadline: 30th November, 2012.
More details are available and the application procedure
is explained at www.idsia.ch/~monaldo/positions/positions.html
Please do not hesitate to contact Prof. Monaldo Mastrolilli (monaldo@idsia.ch) with
questions if you are interested in the position.
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