[Job-offers-cs] PhD/postdoc position in discrete-continuous optimization, Zuse Institute Berlin

[Pekka Orponen]

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Subject: [DMANET] PhD/postdoc position in discrete-continuous 
optimization, Zuse Institute Berlin
Date: Wed, 9 Jan 2019 14:24:45 +0100
From: Ralf Borndörfer <borndoerfer at zib.de>
Organization: ZIB
To: dmanet at zpr.uni-koeln.de

The Zuse Institute Berlin (ZIB) is a non-university research institute 
under public law of the state of Berlin. The divisions "Mathematical 
Optimization and Scientific Information" and "Mathematics for Life and 
Materials Sciences" are jointly offering a

*Research Position (d/f/m)*
*(reference code: WA 71/18)*
*pay grade E 13 – TV-L Berlin (100%)*

The position is offered starting on 2019-02-01 and will be a fixed-term 
contract for two years with the option to be extended.


*Tasks*

In the frame of the Cluster of Excellence MATH+, continuous optimal 
control techniques for flight trajectory planning shall be combined with 
discrete graph-based path optimization methods for aircraft flight 
planning. Aims are both a theoretical understanding of their 
relationship in terms of existence and uniqueness results as well as 
approximation error estimates on one hand, and the development of 
efficient hybrid methods for path optimization.

We offer a challenging professional environment with excellent equipment 
and a friendly working atmosphere. In addition, Berlin offers a rich 
mathematical landscape, which is particularly interesting due to the 
excellence platform ECMath with the research center Matheon and the 
Berlin Mathematical School for junior researchers. We offer the 
possibility for further qualification and strong support for your 
top-level research with international visibility. We also support the 
participation in international and national conferences.


*Requirements:*

   * Master degree in mathematics or comparable subject
   * experience in several of the following areas: numerical analysis,
     optimal control, combinatorial optimization
   * good programming skills in C/C++ and Matlab/Octave
   * good command of spoken and written English


We expect communication and teamwork skills, creativity, as well as a
high degree of independence and commitment.


The institute also offers a family-friendly working environment with 
flexible working and meeting times. Although the position is full-time, 
a part-time agreement is also possible

The candidature of women is encouraged. Since women are underrepresented 
in information technology, ZIB is trying to increase the proportion of 
women in this research area.

Persons with disabilities will be given preference, when equally qualified.

Please send your application, quoting the reference code *WA 71/18*, 
including CV in tabular form and all relevant documents by *January 
17th, 2018* (date of receipt) to

Zuse Institute Berlin (ZIB)
- Administration -
Takustr. 7
14195 Berlin

or electronically as pdf to: jobszib.de

The privacy statement concerning the hiring procedure can be found under
www.zib.de/impressum.

Further information about the position can be obtained from www.zib.de
as well as Prof. Dr. Ralf Borndörfer (borndoerferzib.de) and Dr. Martin
Weiser (weiserzib.de).

Further job offerings are available on www.zib.de.

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Prof. Dr. Ralf Borndoerfer

Zuse Institute Berlin, Optimization
Freie Universität Berlin, Mathematics
Takustrasse 7,   14195 Berlin,   Germany
Fon:                    +49.30.84185-243
Sec:                                -209
Fax:                                -269
E-mail:        mailto:borndoerfer at zib.de
WWW:       http://www.zib.de/borndoerfer