[DMANET] P o s t d o c Position -- Extremal & Probabilistic Combinatorics

The Algorithms & Combinatorics group ( http://ac.cs.ut.ee ) at the
Computer Science Institute of the University of Tartu is looking to
fill a

P o s t d o c position in Extremal & Probabilistic Combinatorics.

The work environment is multi-national;
interaction among faculty and between faculty and students/staff is in English.


Remuneration
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Salary after tax: Eur 1500--1900, depending on qualification.
(Health insurance (w/o dental) is free in Estonia.)

Put this into context with the cost of living: the average after tax
income in Estonia is Eur 840. (For comparison: Spain 1600; Italy 1900;
France 2100.)


Duration
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Between 6 months and 2+ years. Negotiated with the applicant.


Your qualifications
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- Be fluent in English (!!);
- Hold a PhD in Math or Theoretical Computer Science;
- Have experience and publications in extremal/probabilistic combinatorics;
- Have a very good record of publications.


Your duties
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- Conduct research collaboratively with Prof. Dirk Oliver Theis
- Develop an independent research profile
- Co-supervise PhD students
- Supervise research MSc students; your choice of topics (for
durations longer than a year only)
- Teaching is possible.


Contact
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For informal inquiries, please contact

Dr. rer.nat. habil. Dirk Oliver Theis
Associate Professor
dotheis [at] ut [dot] ee

Why don't you include a very short CV, and links to the
full-text of 3 of your favourite (own) publications?

Review of applicants will start right away and continue until the
position is filled. If you read this later than, say, 28 Feb 2015,
check here if the position is still open: http://ac.cs.ut.ee/phd


About the group, Tartu, and Estonia
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The Algorithms & Combinatorics research group is small and
vibrant, with research in several fields, including combinatorial
optimization, graph theory, combinatorial number theory. Check out our
website for more info: http://ac.cs.ut.ee .

Tartu

* Picturesque student city (= cafes, bars, restaurants, nightlife,
tons of exchange students), with ~100,000 inhabitants + ~17,000
students.
* Home to the region's most venerable university
* Climate:
5 months party in the streets (summer)
5 months party in the sauna (winter)
April=spring, October=fall
* Check out www.lonelyplanet.com/estonia/southeastern-estonia/tartu.

Estonia

* Eurozone since 2011
* 1.3 million inhabitants (= Cologne + Heidelberg)
* Bustling economy
* Language similar to Finnish,
* no need to learn it though: English works everywhere.
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