PhD studentship (3 years, E13 grade)
available at Goethe University Frankfurt in the group of Prof Amin Coja-Oghlan.
The project, which aims at the rigorous mathematical analysis of models and algorithms from data science,
deals with
- Bayesian inference and information-theoretic thresholds
- analysis of message passing algorithms such as Belief Propagation
- computational complexity and lower bounds
- theory of machine learning
The successful candidate will have a MSc degree in mathematics, computer science, statistics or a related discipline.
Proficiency in German is not a requirement as the position does not come with teaching obligations.
If you are interested, please apply by email to
Amin Coja-Oghlan <acoghlan@math.uni-frankfurt.de>
by Oct 23rd and include a CV as well as academic transcripts.
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