[DMANET] PhD position in algorithmic information theory

PhD position in Theoretical Computer Science at Higher School of Economics in Moscow.


The position is located in the department of computer science https://cs.hse.ru/en/about . Preference is given to students interested in (algorithmic) information theory and related areas such as algorithmic randomness or theoretical foundations of machine learning. Strong students interested in other areas of theoretical computer science are also welcome, for example: algorithms, computational complexity, quantum computation, and more. The student will be supervised by Bruno Bauwens https://www.hse.ru/en/org/persons/160550073 and will be part of the theoretical computer science lab https://cs.hse.ru/en/big-data/tcs-lab/seminars . He is expected to study several areas of theoretical computer science more profoundly and to conduct mathematical research.


Qualifications:
- A master degree in mathematics, engineering or computer science.
- An interest in mathematics and good knowledge of basic areas (linear algebra, probability theory, discrete mathematics).
- An interest in fundamental research and being self-motivated. (For example demonstrated by extra-curricular projects, courses you did, books you have red, texts you have written.)
- Working knowledge of English. Knowledge of Russian is not needed.


We offer:
- 4 year PhD grant of 38 000 Rub/month (= 550 euro/month) and a place in a dormitory.
- Strong students may receive extra funding of about 25 000 RUB/month (= 350 euro/month).
- A training program for PhD-students, that involve specialised courses and a seminar (all in English).
- Funding to present research results at conferences inside and outside Russia.


Application:
- Send a short motivation letter and a CV to brbauwens@gmail.com (before the 5th of March 2020 and preferably sooner).
- Agree with a research topic with Prof Bauwens.
- Submit all documents to the doctoral school in computer science at HSE by March 13th, see https://aspirantura.hse.ru/en/phdkvota/
- Conduct a (skype) interview with the selection committee of the doctoral school.
This interview also contains a test of basic mathematics and a discussion of the proposed research topic.


Questions: brbauwens@gmail.com.

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