Thursday, April 16, 2026

[DMANET] PhD position in algorithms at University of Salzburg (Austria)

The University of Salzburg (Department of Computer Science) is currently seeking a Predoctoral University Assistant ("PhD student") in the Big Data Algorithms Group headed by Sebastian Forster. The goal is to develop algorithms for solving clustering, distance, flow, or cut problems that are as well-suited as possible to dynamic, parallel, or distributed computing models. * Requirements: Master's degree (or equivalent) in computer science or a related field * Start date: Fall 2026 * Duration: Four years * Salary: 41.601 EUR gross/year for 30 hours/week * Application deadline: May 6, 2026 Please follow this link for further details: https://karriere.plus.ac.at/en/jobs/6e6aa798-0429-01e8-cabb-69c12151a2bd Group website: https://www.plus.ac.at/big-data-algorithms/team/?lang=en Contact for research-related questions: forster@cs.sbg.ac.at (Sebastian Forster) Contact for general questions: tetiana.mazanko@plus.ac.at (Tetiana Mazanko) ********************************************************** * * 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/ * **********************************************************