The Department of Mathematical Engineering of the Université catholique de Louvain (Belgium) announces vacancies for 10 doctoral PhD thesis positions. The selected candidates will complete a doctoral thesis in applied mathematics in one of the research areas of the department (identification, control, dynamical systems, numerical analysis, scientific computing, mathematical modeling, biomedical engineering, differential equations, optimization, discrete mathematics, complexity of algorithms, graphs and networks).

Required qualifications: A degree in Engineering, Computer Science or Mathematics. Fluency in French is an advantage but is not required.

Additional Information: A general description of the department of mathematical engineering can be found at http://www.uclouvain.be/inma. The vacant positions are funded by several sources, including an inter-university network in Dynamical Systems, Control and Optimization (see
http://www.inma.ucl.ac.be/DYSCO/), a research contract on the analysis of eye movements (see http://www.inma.ucl.ac.be/EYELAB/) and a concerted research action on large graphs and networks (see http://www.inma.ucl.ac.be/networks). Additional information concerning these
different positions can be obtained from Professor Vincent Blondel (blondel@inma.ucl.ac.be).

Context: The Université catholique de Louvain is the oldest and largest French-speaking university in Belgium. It has a long tradition of excellence in applied mathematics. The department has about 15 faculty members and maintains strong ties with the departments of Mathematics, Computer Science, and Electrical and Mechanical Engineering. The campus of Louvain-la-Neuve is a 30′ drive from Brussels, from which Paris is at 1h30 and London at 2h00 by
train.

Deadline and procedure for submitting an application: The candidates are invited to submit via e-mail a letter of application, a curriculum vitae and the names of two possible referees. Candidates should submit an application before June 15th 2007. Applications submitted after this
date may be taken into consideration until all positions are filled.