A postdoctoral position with a duration of two years is open at theDepartment of Mathematics, starting from October 01, 2005 in theproject: ”Graphics cards as a high end computational resource”(http://www.sintef.no/gpgpu). The project is a Strategic ResearchProgram funded by the Research Council of Norway, it is coordinated byDepartment of Applied Mathematics in SINTEF ICT, and the University ofBergen is one of the University partners.

The focus of the project is to develop and analyze mathematical andnumerical methods for image processing using partial differentialtechniques. The work will be done in cooperation with scientists fromSINTEF Oslo.

Applicants must have achieved a Norwegian doctorate or an equivalentdegree from abroad, or have presented the dissertation for assessment bythe closing date for applications. It is a prerequisite that thedissertation has been approved before appointment is granted.

Applicants must have demonstrated abilities in conducting independentresearch and publishing research results in journals of internationallevel. Successful candidate will work in an international environment.Thus, ability to communicate and collaborate is important.

Further details about the position can be obtained from professorXue-Cheng Tai (http://www.mi.uib.no/~tai), by phone (+47)55584868 or e-mail: Xue-Cheng.Tai@mi.uib.no.

Applications must be submitted in 3 copies, sorted into 3 identicalbundles, each with a complete overview over education and previouspractice (CV), certified copies of certificates and diplomas, projectplan outline, and scientific publications with a list of these (list ofpublications), and should be forwarded to the University of Bergen,Department of Mathematics, Johannes Brunsgate 12, N5008 Bergen, Norway.The deadline for the application has been extended to Nov 15 2005.