Research Fellow in Optimisation at UniMelb

  • Role type: Full-time/Fixed-term for 2 years
  • Faculty: Faculty of Science
  • Department/School: School of Mathematics and Statistics
  • Salary: Level A – $97,558 – $104,717 p.a. (PhD entry-level $97,558) p.a. plus 17% super
  • Applications close: 27 Mar 2023 11:55 PM AUS Eastern Daylight Time

Description: A two year fixed-term research fellow position is available in the School of Mathematics and Statistics at the University of Melbourne as part of the he Australian Research Council (ARC) funded research program Distributed Optimisation without Central Coordination (funded under the Discovery Program). Candidates with expertise in at least one of the following area are sought after: continuous optimisation, distributed optimisation, monotone operator splitting, nonsmooth and variational analysis, federated learning or a related area.

Link: https://jobs.unimelb.edu.au/en/job/911748/research-fellow-in-optimisation

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9TH WORKSHOP ON HIGH-DIMENSIONAL APPROXIMATION (HDA2023)

The High-Dimensional Approximation (HDA) Workshop is a series of biennial international meetings covering current research on high-dimensional problems. This ninth workshop (HDA2023) will be held at ANU in Canberra.

HDA2023 will cover a range of topics central to modern high-dimensional approximation and their applications. Topics include, but are not limited to,

  • Nonlinear approximation
  • Numerical integration
  • Tensor decomposition
  • Sparsity-exploiting approximation
  • Sparse grid methods
  • Quasi-Monte Carlo methods
  • Polynomial chaos expansions
  • Discrepancy and dispersion theory
  • Dimensionality reduction
  • Uncertainty quantification
  • Reduced modelling
  • Inverse problems

More details: 9th Workshop on High-Dimensional Approximation (HDA2023) | ANU Mathematical Sciences Institute

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MoCaO 2023 Election Results

Dear MoCaO members,

We now have the final results of the elections of the group’s executive members. The elected outcomes are as follows:

Webmaster: Nadia Sukhorukova 

Ordinary Members: Lindon Roberts and Guoyin Li

Because there was only one candidate for each of the remaining positions, they were automatically filled. They are as follows:

Optimisation Co-chair: Andrew Eberhard

Computation Co-chair: Quoc Thong Le Gia

Secretary: Scott Lindstrom       

Treasurer: Alex Kruger

A warm thank you to everyone who volunteered to serve.

–Scott B. Lindstrom (secretary)

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Lecturer, Statistics and Cyber Security RMIT University

  • An opportunity now exists to join RMIT’s School of Science and contribute to the teaching and research growth within the Mathematical Sciences Discipline, and specifically within the fields of statistics and cyber security
  • 1 x Full time, ongoing appointment based in the City campus
  • Remuneration at Academic Level B ($102,474 – $121,690)

For further information about this position, please see Position Description link below or contact Professor Andrew Eberhard, Assistant AD – Mathematical Science at andy.eberhard@rmit.edu.au or Professor Asha Rao, Associate Dean – Mathematical Sciences at asha.rao@rmit.edu.au.

https://www.rmit.edu.au/content/dam/rmit/au/en/careers/position-descriptions/lecturer-statistics-and-cybersecurity.pdf

To Apply 

Please submit your CV, cover letter and separately address the Key Selection Criteria for this position by clicking on the ‘Apply’ link below for an RMIT External applicant:

https://rmit.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/RMIT_Careers/job/Melbourne/Lecturer–Statistics-and-Cyber-Security_JR18084

Candidates are asked to specify level of the appointment they are applying for in the cover letter.

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The University of Sydney: Lecturer (B) /Senior Lecturer (C)

The University of Sydney is welcoming applications for a Lecturer (B) /Senior Lecturer (C) in Applied Mathematics to join leading experts at the School of Mathematics and Statistics, within the Faculty of Science. We are one of the largest mathematical sciences schools in Australia, and the University of Sydney is the only Australian university to have received the highest rating of 5 out of 5 for research in the mathematical sciences in every Australian Research Council Excellence in Research for Australia assessment to date.

We are welcoming applicants from different research backgrounds who can bring their own research agenda, complementing the Schools’ current research foci, whilst benefiting from our supportive community of world-class mathematicians and statisticians. Applicants with expertise in computational mathematics or optimization are particularly encouraged to apply.

Applications close January 12, 2023 (AEDT)

Apply here: https://usyd.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/USYD_EXTERNAL_CAREER_SITE/job/Lecturer-Senior-Lecturer-in-Applied-Mathematics_0098923-2

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WOMBAT Deadlines Closing Soon

Registration is closing soon for the next Workshop on Optimisation, Metric Bounds, Approximation and Transversality (WoMBaT2022). The event will be held 13–15 (+16) December 2022 in beautiful Perth, Western Australia. Support for students and carers is also available, and applications for both are also closing soon.

Note the following deadlines:

28 October: is the deadline for the student support scheme applications. In addition, the abstracts submitted before this date will be given consideration before the abstracts submitted after this date.
12 November: The final deadline to submit a talk.
26 November: The deadline to register if you are attending only and not giving a talk.

This iteration of wombat will be hosted at Curtin University by Curtin Centre for Optimisation and Decision Science. The event is expected to take place as an entirely in-person event.

In addition, this year WOMBAT in collaboration with ARC Training Centre for Transforming Maintenance through Data Science, will host a special day (16th December 2022) focused on the applications of optimization on planning and scheduling maintenance in the resource industry. The schedule is now up.

Register now! We look forward to welcoming you to Perth!

On behalf of the local organizing committee

Dr. Hoa T. Bui, Curtin Centre for Optimisation and Decision Science
Dr. Scott B. Lindstrom, Curtin Centre for Optimisation and Decision Science

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Associate Professor, Mathematics, Deakin

Work type: Full-time
Location: Geelong – Waurn Ponds
Categories: Education, Engineering, Science

  • Based at our Geelong, Waurn Ponds Campus
  • Full-time, Continuing position
  • Level D $153,058 – $168,353 + 17% Superannuation

Founded in 1974, Deakin is a public university in Victoria with 61,000 students across five campuses: Melbourne Burwood, Geelong Waurn Ponds, Geelong Waterfront, Warrnambool, and the online Cloud Campus. We are a progressive and open-minded university, with the highest student satisfaction in Victoria and consistently ranked in the top 1% of the world’s universities. 

For more information: Careers | Deakin

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Associate Dean, Mathematical Sciences RMIT

RMIT School of Science is seeking an appointment at a Professorial Level for the position of Associate Dean (Mathematical Sciences).  The Associate Dean position will be 3-year fixed term contract but the appointment will also attracts an underlying substantive Level E Professor position which will be based at the Melbourne City Campus.
 This is a key appointment within the School of Science’s leadership team. The Associate Deans are critical members of the School leadership team, providing senior leadership for the each Discipline’s academic and research performance and growth. This leadership position is accountable for directing and managing the Mathematical Sciences  Discipline teams and working collaboratively to enable the School of Science and the STEM College to deliver on the next stage of transformation. 

Applications Close:

16 Oct 2022 11.59 pm

For further details see:

https://rmit.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/RMIT_Careers/job/Melbourne/Associate-Dean–Mathematical-Sciences_JR15036

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