International Scholarships

Job/Fellowship Reference: C2007-UMINHO-ALGORITMI-04 – Post doctoral position in Global and Mixed Computational Optimization Main research field: Mathematics Sub research field: Computational mathematics Job summary: Applications are invited for a Post-Doctoral contract for the development of a Global and Mixed Computational Optimization Tool. The position will be suitable for a Ph.D. holder in Mathematics, Engineering or … [More Info]

The Optimization in Engineering Center OPTEC at K.U. Leuven (Belgium) invites highly motivated young interdisciplinary researchers with a solid background in numerical mathematics and computer science to apply for one of the following four PhD positions: I) Sequential Convex Programming Algorithms for Nonlinear Semidefinite Programming II) Large Scale and PDE Constrained Real-Time Optimization Algorithms III) … [More Info]

A postdoc position will be available at CERFACS to work in the Parallel Algorithms Team led by Iain Duff. This post is available from July 1st, 2007 but a later start date would be possible for an exceptional candidate. The Parallel Algorithms Team is looking for a bright, motivated person with a good research background. … [More Info]

We are looking for a promising and highly motivated candidate for a year post-doctoral position in continuous optimization at Tokyo Institute of Technology, one of the leading university of science and technology in Japan. This program is financed by the grant “Front-Runner Nurturing Program” of Global Edge Institute The candidates must hold or expected to … [More Info]

Optimization involves representation of a problem in terms of a vector of variables and maximization or minimization of one or more objective function(s) subject to a set of constraints. While efficient algorithms to identify the optimal solution exist for a number of important classes of problems (linear programming, quadratic programming etc), there is a host … [More Info]

A PhD position in multi-field design optimization of microsystem components is available at the Precision and Microsystems Engineering (PME) department of Delft University of Technology, the Netherlands. This PhD position is embedded within the national MicroNed initiative, that is pursuing a sustainable knowledge infrastructure in microsystems technology in the Netherlands. The PhD student will be … [More Info]

Optimization and Numerical Modeling of Petroleum Reservoirs The Smart Fields Consortium is seeking a scientist or engineer with a strong background in optimization and numerical modeling of large, highly complex systems. The individual selected will work on and coordinate research programs on the development and application of optimization, model updating and uncertainty propagation techniques for … [More Info]