[DMANET] PhD positions at TU Eindhoven

There are four PhD positions available at the TU Eindhoven (the
Netherlands) in the broad area of Data Science. The selected candidates
will get the opportunity to define their own research topic, together
with a supervisor of their choice. Possible topics include computational
geometry and combinatorial optimization. Below is the official
announcement for these positions, including information on how to apply.

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Four PhD positions on Data Science in the Department of Mathematics and
Computer Science at TU Eindhoven

The Department of Mathematics and Computer Science at Eindhoven
University of Technology invites applications for four PhD positions in
the area of Data Science, a multi-disciplinary area that relates to many
areas within computer science and mathematics.

Recent technological and societal changes led to an explosion of
digitally available data. Exploiting the available data to its fullest
extent, in order to improve decision making, increase productivity, and
deepen our understanding of scientific questions, is one of today's key
challenges. Data science is an emerging area that aims to address this
challenge. It is a multi-disciplinary area, where computer science and
mathematics play crucial roles. The Graduate Program on Data Science
leverages the presence at the TU/e of excellent research groups in the
data-science area, and to give highly talented students the opportunity
to be educated in and contribute to this exciting area. The positions
are funded by the NWO Graduate Program.

The Graduate Program on Data Science is part of the Data Science Center
Eindhoven (DSC/e), launched in December 2013. It builds on the
excellence of several research groups within the department that
together cover many of the core topics in data science: algorithms,
visualization, data mining, process mining, statistics and probability,
stochastics, operations research, and optimization. This ensures a
stimulating and excellent environment for the selected students.

The professors that are involved and can act as supervisor are:

Wil van der Aalst
http://wwwis.win.tue.nl/~wvdaalst/

Nikhil Bansal
http://www.win.tue.nl/~nikhil/

Mark de Berg
http://www.win.tue.nl/~mdberg/

Sem Borst
http://www.win.tue.nl/~sem/

Onno Boxma
http://www.win.tue.nl/~boxma/

Paul De Bra
http://wwwis.win.tue.nl/~debra/

Remco van der Hofstad
http://www.win.tue.nl/~rhofstad/

Johan van Leeuwaarden
http://www.win.tue.nl/~jleeuwaa/

Bettina Speckmann
http://www.win.tue.nl/~speckman/

Jack van Wijk
http://www.win.tue.nl/~vanwijk/

Gerard Woeginger
http://www.win.tue.nl/~gwoegi/

The projects fall at the intersection of computer science and
mathematics, and are expected to open up promising connections between
these fields. Together with the intended supervisors from the relevant
research group(s), the students will have the opportunity to define
their own research project. The overall aim is to make fundamental
advances in the area of Data Science.

* Job requirements:

Candidates are expected to be fluent in English, both oral and in
writing, and have an excellent background in computer science and/or
(applied) mathematics as evidenced by an MSc degree in preferably
computer science or (applied) mathematics, or possibly econometrics,
operations research, electrical engineering or industrial engineering.

* Terms of employment:

PhD candidates are appointed as temporary university employees for a
four-year period (based on an initial one-year contract, with a
three-year extension after a positive evaluation as to whether the
research is expected to result in a PhD degree after four years).

The terms of employment are governed by the Collective Labor Agreement
of Universities in The Netherlands, with a monthly salary starting at
2083 Euro in the first year, and increasing to 2664 Euro in the fourth
year, and an additional 8% holiday allowance and 8% end-of-year bonus.

For further details, please refer to
http://w3.tue.nl/en/services/dpo/conditions_of_employment/tue_conditions_of_employment/

* Information:

For further information, please contact:

Prof.dr. M. de Berg , m.t.d.berg@tue.nl

Prof.dr. J.S.H. van Leeuwaarden, j.s.h.v.leeuwaarden@tue.nl


For information about the DSC/e, see:
http://www.tue.nl/dsce/


* How to apply? For full consideration send applications until April 30,
2014, but applications are accepted until positions filled Please send
to winalg@tue.nl:

a. A letter motivating the application, in which you indicate in which
of the above-mentioned areas you are interested, and if possible
briefly discuss some research topics that you would like to explore.

b. Detailed Curriculum Vitae, including information on the applicant's
education.

c. Transcripts of academic records.

For full consideration send applications until April 30, 2014, but
applications are accepted until all positions are filled.
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