** PhD positions at LSE in Optimisation and Algorithms The Optimisation and Algorithms group in the Department of Mathematics at LSE is seeking exceptionally talented and motivated students with a strong mathematical background and interest in topics in algorithms and optimisation, including: algorithmic game theory; multiagent learning; algorithms and theory of linear and integer programming; convex, non-convex, stochastic and combinatorial optimisation; network design; approximation algorithms; sublinear algorithms; algorithms beyond the worst-case; matroid theory; and random structures and phase transitions. For more specifics, please consult the personal pages of the faculty: https://www.lse.ac.uk/Mathematics/Research/Optimisation-and-Algorithms. Applicants whose application is complete (including receipt of references) by the deadline of 13 January 2027 will be considered for fully funded PhD studentships. These studentships are tenable for four years and cover full fees and an annual stipend, which for 2025/26 entry was £23,805. The studentships are usually tax free. The award of these studentships is competitive, based on academic performance (typically in an MSc or equivalent). For further details, including details of how to apply, please visit www.lse.ac.uk/Mathematics/Prospective-Students and www.lse.ac.uk/study-at-lse/graduate/mphilphd-mathematics. For administrative and regulatory questions, please contact Jasna Begic at maths.research@lse.ac.uk. For academic questions, copying maths.research@lse.ac.uk, you can email Ahmad Abdi a.abdi1@lse.ac.uk. LSE values diversity and strives to promote equality at all levels. We strongly encourage applications from women, ethnic minorities, and members of other groups underrepresented in higher education. ********************************************************** * * Contributions to be spread via DMANET are submitted to * * DMANET@zpr.uni-koeln.de * * Replies to a message carried on DMANET should NOT be * addressed to DMANET but to the original sender. The * original sender, however, is invited to prepare an * update of the replies received and to communicate it * via DMANET. * * DISCRETE MATHEMATICS AND ALGORITHMS NETWORK (DMANET) * http://www.zaik.uni-koeln.de/AFS/publications/dmanet/ * **********************************************************