Wednesday, August 27, 2025

[DMANET] Postdoc Position in TCS/TML in CUNY, New York City

Dear colleagues,

The Department of Computer Science at Queens College of the City University
of New York invites applications for a Postdoctoral Fellow in the general
area of algorithms research under the supervision of Dr. Mayank Goswami.
Candidates with impactful publications in algorithms and theoretical
machine learning, and a strong desire to develop independent research
agendas, are encouraged to apply. The position is funded by an NSF grant
(Algorithmic Foundations) and is available for 1 year, starting
immediately. No teaching is required for this position.

Qualifications: A PhD in computer science or operations research and
expertise in the area of design and analysis of algorithms, or theoretical
machine learning are required. Some coding experience is preferred. Support
will be provided by a graduate student, but the design work is the
responsibility of the Principal Investigator and the postdoc.

About the position: This is a 1 year, full-time (35 hours per week) postdoc
position. Salary will be ~$70,000USD, plus fringe and impressive benefits (
https://www.rfcuny.org/rfwebsite/partners/cuny-postdoctoral-association/postdoctoral-benefits/)
from the City University of New York. The location will be Queens in New
York City, but remote work arrangements can be made with Dr. Goswami.

About the location: Queens is the most linguistically diverse place, and
one of the most ethnically diverse places on earth. The workplace allows
for short commutes to several universities in the tri-state area such as
NYU, Columbia, Rutgers and Princeton. International applicants are required
to obtain appropriate work authorizations (with university assistance)
before starting the position.

How to apply: Interested applicants should send an email mentioning their
ideal starting date to mayank.goswami@qc.cuny.edu with a single pdf file (5
page limit) containing their CV and research statement.

--
Regards,
Mayank Goswami
(https://www.cs.qc.cuny.edu/goswami/)

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