[Job-offers-cs] Postdoctoral Researcher in TCS at the University of Leeds (deadline 5.12.2020)

[Pekka Orponen]

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Subject: [DMANET] Postdoctoral Researcher in TCS at the University of 
Leeds (deadline 5.12.2020)
Date: Mon, 30 Nov 2020 02:09:38 +0000
From: Sebastian Ordyniak <sordyniak at gmail.com>
To: dmanet at zpr.uni-koeln.de

We are happy to invite applications for a 2-year postdoctoral research 
position (salary: £31,866 per annum at grade 7) within the School of 
Computing at the University of Leeds. The position is part of the EPSRC 
funded project (EP/V00252X/1) on the "Next Generation of Algorithms for 
Mixed Integer Linear Programming (MILP)" led by Dr. Sebastian Ordyniak.

The project focuses on the development of novel algorithms and 
algorithmic lower bounds for MILP based on the principles of 
parameterized complexity (PC). Towards this aim we will develop novel 
ways to measure and exploit the structure of MILP instances based on 
decompositional, backdoor, and hybrid approaches. We will also explore 
how the novel algorithmic lower bounds and upper bounds can best be 
exploited for various problems in TCS, AI, and ML.

The project comes with a generous travel budget, which will allow us to 
closely collaborate with the leading research groups within PC and the 
complexity of MILP such as the algorithms and complexity groups at 
Charles University in Prague, TU Vienna, University of Warwick, Royal 
Holloway University of London, and the University of Bergen.

Candidates interested in the position should have:

- a PhD degree (or be close to completion) in Computer Science or 
Mathematics

- a strong background in algorithms and complexity, more specifically, 
in parameterized complexity and/or the computational complexity of MILP

- very good scientific writing and communication skills

Participation and presentations at scientific conferences are expected 
and will be funded.

If you are interested in working in an internationally connected, 
world-leading research team within the Algorithms research group at the 
University of Leeds, please apply online using following link:

http://jobs.leeds.ac.uk/EPSCP1032

Informal inquiries to sordyniak at gmail.com are also welcome.

The deadline for online applications is 5.12.2020.