[Job-offers-cs] OPTIMAL Postdoc Position at CWI: Learning-Augmented Mechanisms

[Pekka Orponen]

Centrum Wiskunde & Informatica (CWI) has a vacancy in the Networks and 
Optimization research group for a talented


Postdoc,

on the subject of Learning-Augmented Algorithms/Mechanism Design.

Job description

Optimization for and with Machine Learning (OPTIMAL) is a Dutch research 
project funded by NWO (2020-2025). It is a collaboration between 
researchers from the University of Amsterdam, CWI, Tilburg University, 
and Technical University Delft.

We are looking for a talented postdoc who is interested in pursuing 
fundamental research in learning-augmented algorithms and/or mechanism 
design. The primary focus will be on the development of new algorithms 
that exploit (machine-learning) predictions to obtain improved and more 
fine-grained performance guarantees (approximation ratio, efficiency 
guarantee, etc.).

Requirements

Candidates are required to have completed their PhD in discrete 
mathematics or theoretical computer science, with a strong background in 
combinatorial optimization, theory of algorithms, and/or algorithmic 
game theory. Ideally, the candidate has worked already on algorithms 
beyond the worst case.

Needed qualifications for candidates include proven research talent, 
strong theoretical background, and good academic writing and 
presentation skills. Candidates are expected to have an excellent 
command of English.

Terms and conditions

The terms of employment are in accordance with the Dutch Collective 
Labour Agreement for Research Centres ("CAO-onderzoeksinstellingen"). 
The gross monthly salary for an employee on a full time basis, depending 
on relevant work experience, ranges from € 4.218 to € 5.141. The 
appointment will be for a period of two years.
Employees are also entitled to a holiday allowance of 8% of the gross 
annual salary and a year-end bonus of 8.33%. CWI offers attractive 
working conditions, including flexible scheduling.

Please visit our websites for more information about our terms of 
employment: https://www.cwi.nl/jobs/terms-of-employment and
https://www.nwo-i.nl/en/working-at-nwo-i/jobsatnwoi/

Application

All applications should include a detailed resume, motivation letter, 
and contact details of (at least) three references. For residents 
outside the EER-area, a Toefl English language test might be required.

The deadline for the first application round is 26 January 2024. 
Applications should be sent to apply at cwi.nl. Applications will be 
considered in rounds until the position is filled.

For more information about the vacancy, please contact Prof.dr. Guido 
Schäfer, email g.schaefer at cwi.nl.

For more information about OPTIMAL, please visit https://optimal.uva.nl/

For more information about CWI, please visit https://www.cwi.nl/ or 
watch our video about working at CWI.

CWI encourages a diverse workforce: we endeavour to develop talent and 
creativity by bringing people from different backgrounds and cultures 
together. We recruit and select based on capabilities and talent. We 
strongly encourage everyone with the appropriate qualifications to apply 
for the vacancy, regardless of age, gender, origin, sexual orientation 
or physical abilities.

About Centrum Wiskunde & Informatica

Centrum Wiskunde & Informatica (CWI) is the Dutch national research 
institute for mathematics and computer science and is part of the 
Institutes Organisation of the Dutch Research Council (NWO). The mission 
of CWI is to conduct pioneering research in mathematics and computer 
science, generating new knowledge in these fields and conveying it to 
trade, industry, and society at large.

CWI is an internationally oriented institute, with 160 scientists from 
approximately 27 countries. The facilities are first-rate and include 
excellent IT support, career planning, training, and courses. CWI is 
located at Science Park Amsterdam, the home of AMS-IX, that is presently 
developing into a major location of research in the physical sciences in 
The Netherlands, housing the sciences of the University of Amsterdam as 
well as several other national research institutes next to CWI.

Research group

To find more information about the group, please visit the group page 
and watch their video.
https://www.cwi.nl/en/groups/networks-and-optimization/>