[Job-offers-cs] Researcher/Post Doctoral Fellowship position at the Institute of Mathematical Sciences, Chennai, India

[Pekka Orponen]

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Subject: [DMANET] Researcher/Post Doctoral Fellowship position at the 
Institute of Mathematical Sciences, Chennai, India
Date: Tue, 24 Dec 2019 21:08:33 +0530
From: Saket Saurabh <saket at imsc.res.in>
To: dmanet at zpr.uni-koeln.de

Researcher/Post Doctoral Fellowship position


At the Institute of Mathematical Sciences, Chennai, India, there is a 
vacancy for one to two positions as researcher/ post doctoral fellows. 
The position is for a period of 2 years and is associated with an 
externally funded project. These positions are within department of 
Theoretical Computer Science through the SwarnaJayanti Fellowship of 
Prof. Saket Saurabh.


About the department

The Department of Theoretical Computer Science has seven faculty 
members, 17 graduate students,  and 4 post-docs that deliver research 
and education at a high international level in Automata, Logic, 
Concurrency and Formal Methods, Game Theory, Algorithms, Random Graphs, 
Complexity Theory, Parameterized Complexity, Foundation of Big-Data, 
Combinatorics, Quantum Computation and Quantum Information Theory, and 
Programming Languages. The department offers state of art education at 
PhD level.


About the project/work tasks

The successful candidate will conduct research within algorithmic 
framework in any relevant area. The position is open for anyone working 
in following areas of computer science: approximation algorithms, 
dynamic algorithms, streaming algorithms, parameterized complexity, 
complexity theory, machine learning algorithms and related fields.


Qualifications and personal qualities:

-- Applicants must hold a PhD or an equivalent in Computer Science, 
Mathematics or must have submitted his/her doctoral thesis for 
assessment prior to the application deadline.

-- Experience in algorithmic research is a requirement. It is a 
requirement that the candidate must have demonstrated strength within 
algorithm with a solid publication record at the top conferences such as 
STOC, FOCS, SODA, ICALP, ESA, SoCG, PODC or equivalent top venues.

-- Applicants must be able to work independently and in a structured 
manner, and have the ability to cooperate with others.

-- Applicants must have excellent skills in oral and written English.

-- Personal and relational qualities will be emphasized. Research 
experience, ambitions and potential will also count when evaluating the 
candidates.


We can offer:

-- A good and professionally challenging working environment.

-- Salary at par with any institute in India.


Your application must include:

--  A brief account of the applicant's research interests and motivation 
for applying for the position.

-- The names and contact information for two referees.

--  CV

-- Transcripts and diplomas and official confirmation that the doctoral 
thesis has been submitted (at least at the time of joining)

-- List of any works of a scientific nature (publication list)

-- Publications (as applicable).


General information:

The successful candidate will be working with Prof. Saket Saurabh. 
However, she or he will have full freedom to work with anyone within and 
outside the group. For further details about the position, please 
contact: Prof. Saket Saurabh (saket at imsc.res.in). Please send your 
application  to saketsjf at gmail.com.

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With best regards,
Saket