Tuesday, July 14, 2020

[DMANET] PhD/PostDoc Positions in DFG Research Unit

Several PhD/PostDoc positions are available in the newly established DFG
Research Unit

Algorithms, Dynamics, and Information Flow in Networks.

Starting from October 2020, the unit will conduct fundamental research
to understand algorithmic properties of spreading and information
dissemination processes in networks. It will include exciting retreats
and summerschools with renowned speakers. There will be ample
opportunity for close collaboration with internal and external experts
in the field.

Six positions are available in projects, each headed by one the PIs:

- Distributed and Collaborative Systems of Agents [DCSA]
Petra Berenbrink (U. Hamburg)
berenbrink@informatik.uni-hamburg.de

- Systemic Risk and Financial Contagion [SRFC]
Nils Bertschinger (FIAS, U. Frankfurt)
https://pm.fias.science/projects/application

- Reconstruction and Learning on Complex Networks [RLCN]
Amin Coja-Oghlan (U. Frankfurt)
coja-oghlan@mathematik.uni-frankfurt.de

- Formation of Realistic Networks [FRN]
Tobias Friedrich (HPI/U. Potsdam)
friedrich@hpi.de

- Opinion Dynamics with Rational Agents [ODRA]
Martin Hoefer (U. Frankfurt)
mhoefer@cs.uni-frankfurt.de

- Large-Scale Randomization and Certification [LSRC]
Ulrich Meyer (U. Frankfurt)
umeyer@ae.cs.uni-frankfurt.de


Applicants should hold an excellent MSc degree (when applying for PhD)
or PhD degree (when applying for postdoc) in computer science,
mathematics, or a closely related field. Applications including the
usual set of documents (CV, list of publications, transcripts, reference
letter(s)) should be submitted as a *single PDF file* to the *PI heading
the project* under the address given above.

Alternatively, applications can be directed to
j.nadland@em.uni-frankfurt.de. Please use the *abbreviations above* to
refer to the position(s) you would like to apply for.

Applications are accepted until the positions are filled. Review of
applications will begin on *August 1, 2020*.
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