Mathematics (RICAM) in Linz is looking for
1 PhD student
in the field of the optimal control and optimisation. This position is
part of the FWF (Austrian Science Fund) project "Numerical
verification of optimality and optimality conditions for optimal
control problems".
Requirements: A master's degree in (applied) mathematics or a closely
related field is required. The successful candidate should have an
excellent background in applied mathematics, optimization, partial
differential equations, and their numerics. Programming skills are
desirable.
Salary and Funding: The research is funded by the FWF (Austrian
Science Fund) according to its salary guidelines → "FWF
Personalkostensätze für DoktorandIn neu". The position is limited to
three years. Funding for conference visits etc. is available. The
position can start from September 1, 2009.
Inquiries and applications: Please send the usual documents (CV,
degree certificates, thesis - if already finished, title and abstract
otherwise, references, and letter of motivation), preferably by email,
to
Daniel Wachsmuth
Johann Radon Institute for Computational and Applied Mathematics (RICAM)
Austrian Academy of Sciences
Altenbergerstraße 69
A-4040 Linz, Austria
website link:
http://people.ricam.oeaw.ac.at/d.wachsmuth/projects/
