PhD Positions in Computational Methods for Direct Field Problems, Johann Radon Institute for Computational and Applied Mathematics, Austria

Description of the project and the position:
Applications are invited for a PhD position in the group of “Computational Methods for Direct Field Problems”, at Johann Radon Institute for Computational and Applied Mathematics (RICAM), Linz, Austria. This position is part of the Austrian Science Fund (FWF) project “Isogeometric method for partial differential equations”, led by Dr. S.K. Tomar. This project has several international and national
collaborations.

The position is limited to three years. The research is funded according to the FWF salary guidelines, see this link.

The starting monthly gross income is 1830.60 Euro. This 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. The working language of the institute is English.

Requirements:
A master’s degree in applied/computational mathematics is required with excellent grades. The applicant 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 linear algebra and iterative solvers (e.g. multigrid/multilevel methods) is desirable. Apart from a strong interest in the above-mentioned work, the applicant should be highly motivated in learning new topics related to the 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) Names of two referees, 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 (max allowed size 5 MB) should be sent by email (no paper application) to: satyendra.tomar[ at ]oeaw.ac.at, with a cc to: tomar.sk.prof[ at ]gmail.com, with the subject “Application for IMPDE position” by 12th October. The shortlisted candidates will be contacted for interviews by 15th October, and the interviews will be held on 16th and 19th October. The position will be offered by 23rd October. The selected candidate is expected to join by 1st November or as soon as possible thereafter.

Applications not adhering to the above-mentioned guidelines will not be entertained.

Closing date: 12th October, 2009

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