Tenure track position in optimisation, University of Chile

The Department of Mathematical Engineering (DIM) of the University of Chile is offering a tenure track position in Mathematics, starting preferably in March 2017. Candidates should hold a Ph.D. degree at the date of appointment, and preferably not before January 2008. Candidates are required to have a doctoral degree in mathematics, applied mathematics, operations research or a related field, and to be active in research in subjects related to the optimization and equilibrium area at DIM, see: http://www.dim.uchile.cl/mathematical-engineering-department/110764/research.

Our department is committed to increasing the diversity of its faculty; in particular, female candidates or candidates from minority groups are encouraged to apply.

Candidates are expected to present evidence of an outstanding research record and a strong commitment to excellence in teaching. Duties include a moderate teaching load of five (5) one semester courses every two years at an undergraduate or graduate level. The official language for teaching is Spanish.

Applications should be submitted via email to search.committee2016@dim.uchile.cl and consist of the following documents (in PDF): curriculum vitae (in English or Spanish), a research statement (in English) including a selection of the three (3) most relevant publications and an outline of future research, and a teaching statement. Reception of applications will be acknowledged by email.

Applicants should also ensure that three (3) recommendation letters by senior researchers reach the committee. These letters are to be sent by email to search.committee2016@dim.uchile.cl, mentioning as subject: Recommendation Letter for (name of the candidate). To ensure full consideration, all documents and recommendation letters should be received no later than December 4th, 2016.

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Additional Salary Information: Salary depends on the qualifications of the chosen candidate. At the level of Assistant Professor, the basic remuneration is approximately US$ 65.000 (before taxes and at current exchange rates). This salary does not include potential grants or research contracts. Members of the Department of Mathematical Engineering have access to a basal annual support for their research activities, of the order of US$ 10.000, including travel expenses and research collaborations.

Ph.D. Position in Nonsmooth and Convex Optimization (University of Vienna)

A Ph.D. position in Nonsmooth and Convex Optimization is available at the University of Vienna.

The position is for 3 years, in the Research Group on Applied Mathematics and Optimization at the Faculty of Mathematics of the University of Vienna.

The research group is headed by Prof. Radu Ioan Boț and has its core research areas in Nonsmooth and Convex Optimization.

Please see the attachment: 2016-02-24-PhDposition_FWF for further details and deadlines.

Postdoctoral positions at CMM, University of Chile

The Center for Mathematical Modeling (CMM) of Universidad de Chile, Santiago, Chile (www.cmm.uchile.cl) is opening new postdoctoral positions for 2016.

We expect candidates highly motivated by the fundamental and applied research topics developed at CMM, and in particular by its current projects. Candidates should exhibit evidence of outstanding research and to have received a Ph.D. degree in mathematics or related fields by the beginning of the appointment, and not before 2012.

Positions are for one year, renewable for up to two years, subject to an annual evaluation. Appointments should start not later than September 2016 but preferably around May 2016. Monthly salary will be $1.800.000 (Chilean Pesos) before taxes. Selected candidate will receive funding for the round trip to Chile and for participating in one international conference to present relevant results of his research project per year.

Submit curriculum vitae, research statement, three recommendation letters and fill the online form not later than January 4th, 2016. The application can only be made through our website, section “job opportunities”. Decisions of postdoctoral positions will be made before end of January.

Posted on behalf of Héctor Ramírez.

PhD position

Dear colleagues,

Together with a team of Partner Investigators, I have just received some ARC funding for a project to start in early 2016: Stability of Generalised Equations and Variational Systems.

We are able to support one or two PhD students to work on this project. The current ARC funded PhD stipend is (AU)$25,406 tax free.

Best regards,
Alex
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Posted on behalf of Alex Kruger.

PhD and Post Doctoral Opportunities

Please note that Prof. Jonathan Borwein, Dr. Jeffrey Hogan and Prof. Russell Luke have just received substantial ARC funding for a project to start in early 2016:

Relaxed reflection methods for feasibility and matrix completion problems.

​They are able to support one or two PhD students and one or two Post Doctoral fellows to work on this project.

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