Thursday, July 15, 2010

[DMANET] PhD Position at Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT)

A PhD position is available in the research group "Discrete Optimization
and Logistics" of Prof. Stefan Nickel at the Institute of Operations
Research (Faculty of Economics and Business Engineering) of the
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Germany, within the research
project

"New Models, Algorithms, and Applications for Territory Design"

funded by the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG). The position is for
three years (TV-L E 13) starting October 1, 2010 (exact date is
negotiable).

Applicants must have or be about to complete a diploma, master's degree,
or equivalent in Mathematics, Computer Science, or a related discipline.
The applicant should have a profound knowledge and interest in Discrete
and Combinatorial Optimization as well as Integer Programming. Also
required are good programming skills (preferably C++) as well as
knowledge in the design of efficient algorithms. Acquaintance with
Geographical Information Systems would be helpful.


The position focuses on research in the following subjects:

- enhancements of classical territory design models to open up a broader
range of practical problems

- applications of territory design models in OR and interdisciplinary
research areas

- development of an algorithmic library with interfaces to geographical
information systems


The university strives to increase the number of women in research and
teaching and would like to explicitly encourage women to apply for this
position. Female applicants will be given preference when qualifications
and suitability are equal or similar.
The university supports the employment of handicapped people. Hence,
handicapped applicants will be employed preferentially if they are
suitably qualified.


Please send your application electronically (preferably as a single pdf
file) including a detailed curriculum vitae, a list of references (if
available) with email addresses and copies of academic diplomas before
the deadline of August 6, 2010 to:20
Marliese.Amann@kit.edu.


For questions regarding the position, please contact directly Dr. JF6rg
Kalcsics (kalcsics@kit.edu) or Prof. Stefan Nickel
(stefan.nickel@kit.edu).

More information on the research group can be found under
dol.ior.kit.edu.


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Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT)
Institute of Operations Research

Dr. JF6rg Kalcsics
Discrete Optimization and Logistics

KaiserstraDFe 12
Building 11.40, Room 211
76131 Karlsruhe, Germany

Phone: +49 721 608-6817
Fax: +49 721 608-6874
Email: kalcsics@kit.edu
dol.ior.kit.edu

KIT - University of the State of Baden-Wuerttemberg and National
Laboratory of the Helmholtz Association

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