At the Johann Radon Institute for Computational and Applied Mathematics (RICAM)
of the Austrian Academy of Sciences, Linz, Austria

RICAM is a well established mathematical research institute located on the campus of the Johannes Kepler University in Linz, Austria.

Description of the project and positions:

Applications are invited for 2 PhD students in the field of "Computational Methods for Direct Field Problems", at Johann Radon Institute for Computational and Applied Mathematics (RICAM), Linz, Austria. These positions are part of the Austrian Science Fund (FWF) project "Isogeometric method for partial differential equations", led by Dr. S.K. Tomar. This project will have several international and national collaborations, see http://people.ricam.oeaw.ac.at/s.tomar/IMPDE for more information.

The positions are limited to three years. The research is funded according to the FWF salary guidelines, see http://www.fwf.ac.at/de/projects/personalkostensaetze_2008.html. The starting gross income (~1767.80 Euro) includes social security (pension), health care coverage, and unemployment benefits. Some additional funds will also be available for research purposes (conference participation, research visits abroad, etc.). Apart from the standard computing resources, e.g. a personal laptop or a workstation with all the necessary softwares for routine work, access to large-scale machines are also available whenever required.

Requirements:

For both positions a master's degree in applied/computational mathematics or a closely related field is required with excellent grades. The applicants must have a good understanding of numerical solution techniques, e.g. (discontinuous-Galerkin) finite element methods, for partial differential equations. Due to the computational nature of the project, high-level of programming skills (in fortran/c++/matlab) is also required. Additionally, some background in mesh generation (and/or computer aided geometry design) for the first PhD position, and in linear algebra and iterative solvers (e.g. multigrid/multilevel methods) for the second PhD position, will be highly desirable. Apart from a strong interest in the above-mentioned work, the applicants should be highly motivated in learning new topics related to their work.

The application material will consist the following documents:

(1) A concise application letter (max 1 page) describing yourself, research interests, and motivations for joining the project, and the curriculum vitae (single file of both) (2) Scanned image of the master's degree certificate (aggregate grade as well as grades obtained in each course should be mentioned in the CV if not listed in the certificate), (3) Two letters of reference, one from the Master thesis supervisor, and one from the instructor of the course (candidate's strongest topic).

PDF files of all of these documents should be sent by email (no paper application) to satyendra.tomar@oeaw.ac.at, with a cc to tomar.sk.prof@gmail.com, with the subject "Applications for IMPDE position 1" or "Applications for IMPDE position 2" (depending on the interest) by 16th Aug. Though all the applications will be acknowledged, however, only the shortlisted candidates will be contacted further for interviews before the end of Aug. The interviews will be held in the first week of Sep, and the positions will be offered by 14th Sep. The selected candidates are expected to join by 1st Oct or as soon as possible thereafter.

Dr. S.K. Tomar
Johann Radon Institute for Computational and Applied Mathematics (RICAM)
Austrian Academy of Sciences
Altenbergerstrasse 69
A-4040 Linz, Austria


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