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Date:      Tue, 9 Jun 2020 15:55:38 +0200
From:      Mihaela Rozman <mihaela.rozman@tuwien.ac.at>
To:        <office@vcla.at>
Subject:   PhD position(s) in Structural and Algorithmic Aspects of Preference-based Problems in Social Choice - Vienna, Austria - Deadline: July 31, 2020
Message-ID:  <064301d63e65$a7db6280$f7922780$@tuwien.ac.at>

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PhD POSITION(S)=20

PROJECT Structural and Algorithmic Aspects of Preference-based Problems =
in Social Choice

STARTING DATE: Negotiable

LOCATION: Vienna, Austria

INSTITUTION: Algorithms and complexity group at the Faculty of =
Informatics, Technische Universit=C3=A4t Wien (Vienna University of =
Technology)

FUNDING: The PhD candidates receive an employment contract for the =
initial period of 3 years, thus study fees do not apply. Salary range =
starts at 22.000 net/year EUR for 30h/week.=20

APPLICATION DEADLINE: July 31, 2020

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We invite applications for PhD position(s) (3 years with the possibility =
of extension), working with Jiehua Chen in the Algorithms and Complexity =
Group at the Vienna University of Technology (Technische =
Universit=C3=A4t Wien =E2=80=93 TU Wien), Vienna, Austria.=20

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The PhD position(s) is available for the WWTF research project (Vienna =
Science and Technology Fund) titled Structural and Algorithmic Aspects =
of Preference-based Problems in Social Choice: =
https://www.wwtf.at/programmes/vienna_research_groups/VRG18-012/index.php=
?lang=3DEN

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The research topics include voting, structured preferences, stable =
matching (matchings under preferences) with a focus on parameterized and =
approximation algorithm design.

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YOUR PROFILE

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Applicants with a solid background in areas such as algorithm design =
(including BUT NOT LIMITED to parameterized algorithms and approximation =
algorithms), computational complexity, and/or discrete mathematics are =
welcome to apply.

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WE OFFER

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-The PhD position(s) entails an employment contract.=20

-The position(s) is available immediately and the starting date is quite =
flexible

- A research and study environment that is friendly and gender-balanced=20

- TU Wien is a great place for professional growth (e.g., the Austrian =
Science Fund and other funding agencies offer multiple funding =
opportunities for young researchers to advance their independent =
scientific careers)=20

- Vienna, the city, features a vibrant and excellence-driven research =
landscape, with several leading research institutes (e.g., University of =
Vienna, IST, AIT, SBA) and universities continuously establishing =
collaborations in various fields

- Vienna has been consistently ranked by Mercer over the last years the =
best city for quality of life worldwide.

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APPLICATION=20

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Please send your application, including

- your academic CV,

- a motivation letter, including an explanation of your research =
interests,

- your Master's thesis and

- a list of subjects studied, giving sufficient details and grades/marks =
obtained

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directly to Jiehua Chen: jiehua.chen@tuwien.ac.at =
<mailto:jiehua.chen@tuwien.ac.at>=20

(If possible all in a single PDF file)

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DEADLINE: 31. July 2020=20

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For informal inquiries you can also contact via the above email address.

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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

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Faculty of Informatics: https://informatics.tuwien.ac.at/=20

Research group website: https://www.ac.tuwien.ac.at/=20

Outreach: www.vcla.at <http://www.vcla.at>; =20

Twitter: @vclaTUwien =20

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