[DMANET] A joint Italian-Israeli post doc program on advanced algorithms in computer science

Leonardo Fibonacci fellowships - a joint postdoctoral program of I-CORE
Algo, CNR and ENEA
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I-CORE Algo - the Israeli Center of Research Excellence in algorithms,
CNR - the National Research Council of Italy and ENEA - the Italian National
agency for new technologies,
Energy and sustainable economic development are seeking excellent candidates
for postdoctoral fellowships.

The joint program is supported by the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs,
and one of its objectives is strengthening the bi-national cooperation in
science and technology
between Italy and Israel, under the auspices of the Italian-Israeli
Agreement on Industrial,
Scientific and Technological Cooperation. CNR and ENEA participate in the
program to help open
new paths towards excellence for young researchers, some of whom will
eventually join the Italian research system.

The Leonardo Fibonacci fellowships are named after the Italian mathematician
Leonardo Fibonacci,
arguably the greatest European mathematician of the middle ages.I-CORE Algo
is part of the I-CORE program,
initiated by the Government of Israel and adopted by Israel's Council of
Higher Education in order to
reinforce Israel's intellectual capacities and promote synergy among
Israel's leading research centers.
The members of the center are some of Israel's most exceptional computer
scientists, from The Blavatnik School
of Computer Science in Tel Aviv University, The Rachel and Selim Benin
School of Computer Science and Engineering
in The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, and the Faculty of Mathematics and
Computer Science in Weizmann Institute of Science.


SELECTION PROCESS

Researches of any nationality can apply to the program,
given that they obtained their PhD (Dottorato di Ricerca)
from an institution in Italy no longer than 2 years before
the date of the application, or will obtain it within 3 months
after the application. EU nationals can apply independently of
where they have obtained their degree, within the same temporal frame.
Equal opportunity is a principle underlying the whole selection process.

Key criteria for the selection will be
1. the scientific potential of the candidates, as assessed by their
academic record and thesis,
by publications, if any, by previous research experience and by any previous
awards and honors.

2. the expected benefits of the fellowship for the trainees, as
indicated also by a short research statement
(or tentative project) submitted with the application.

Reference letters are requested from at least three recommenders and will
contribute to assess both criteria.
The Fellowships will be awarded initially for a period of up to twelve
months, and they may be prolonged,
after consideration, within the same program or other programs of the I-CORE
center.
The Leonardo Fibonacci fellows will perform their postdoctoral research in
one of the I-CORE in Algorithms institutions.
Salaries and benefits are competitive and assistance with visas and housing
will be provided.
The selection Committee (3 members, from the CNR, the I-CORE in Algorithms
and the Embassy of Italy in Israel)
will choose between applicants, on the basis of the above criteria.
The selected candidates will submit a brief activity report to the Committee
every three months.

RESEARCH SCOPE

The topics of research in I-CORE in Algorithms include (but are not limited
to):
all variety of algorithms (optimization, online, streaming, approximation,
randomized, geometric and more),
cryptography, security and privacy, algorithmic game theory, quantum
computing, networking and distributed
computing, databases, machine learning and computer vision.
The selected candidates will be able to choose which of the center members
will be their advisor.

APPLICATION PROCEDURE
To apply, please send the attached form (as .pdf) by e-mail to both
saritc@post.tau.ac.il and lucilla.alagna @esteri.it

In addition, applicants should ensure that their recommenders email their
letters (as pdf files)
to the email addresses above, with the subject line "<candidate_name>:
recommendation".
(It is the applicant's responsibility to ensure that the letters are sent;
letters will not be solicited directly.)

The deadline is 15th April 2013, 24:00 (at GMT+1)

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