Tuesday, October 1, 2024

[DMANET] PhD position in Discrete and Computational Geometry at UPC, Barcelona

The research group on Discrete, Combinatorial and Computational Geometry (
https://dccg.upc.edu) from Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC) is
offering a 4-year PhD Scholarship within the project "Geometric and
Abstract Graphs: Theory and Applications", funded by the Spanish State
Research Agency (AEI).

The PhD student will carry out research on geometric graph algorithms,
studying problems motivated from robot reconfiguration, graph drawing, and
geographic information analysis, under the supervision of Irene Parada and
Rodrigo Silveira.

The scholarship is a 4-year grant including an employment contract with the
university (implying medical insurance and social security). The working
location is the Campus Nord of UPC in Barcelona, main campus of UPC. The
expected starting date is the beginning of 2025.

Application method: interested candidates should send an email to Irene
Parada (irene.parada@upc.edu) and Rodrigo Silveira (rodrigo.silveira@upc.edu)
including:

* A brief CV, including publications, if any.
* Academic transcript (of all subjects studied and marks obtained).
* A copy of the master's thesis, if already available.
* Contact details of at least two referees, mentioning their connection to
the applicant.

Interested candidates are encouraged to contact us as soon as possible.
Informal inquiries are welcome. Applications received by October 31 will
receive full consideration. Late submissions will be considered as well,
until the position is filled.

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