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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72"><div class=WordSection1><p>PhD <span lang=EN-GB>POSITION(S) <o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span lang=EN-GB>PROJECT </span>Structural and Algorithmic Aspects of Preference-based Problems in Social Choice<o:p></o:p></p><p>STARTING DATE: Negotiable<o:p></o:p></p><p>LOCATION: Vienna, Austria<o:p></o:p></p><p><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:12.0pt'>INSTITUTION: Algorithms and complexity group at the Faculty of Informatics, Technische Universität Wien (Vienna University of Technology)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span lang=EN-GB>FUNDING</span>: The PhD candidates receive an employment contract for the initial period of 3 years<span lang=EN-GB>, thus study fees do not apply. Salary range starts at 22.000 net/year EUR for 30h/week. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span lang=EN-GB>APPLICATION </span>DEADLINE: July 31, 2020<o:p></o:p></p><p>==========================================================<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB>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 Universität Wien – TU Wien), Vienna, Austria. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB>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: <a href="https://www.wwtf.at/programmes/vienna_research_groups/VRG18-012/index.php?lang=EN">https://www.wwtf.at/programmes/vienna_research_groups/VRG18-012/index.php?lang=EN</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB>The research topics include voting, structured preferences, stable matching (matchings under preferences) with a focus on parameterized and approximation algorithm design.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB>===============================<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:12.0pt'>YOUR PROFILE<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB>===============================<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB>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.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB>===============================<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:12.0pt'>WE OFFER<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB>===============================<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB>-The PhD position(s) entails an employment contract. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB>-The position(s) is available immediately and the starting date is quite flexible<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='mso-fareast-language:#1000'>- </span><span style='mso-fareast-language:#1000'>A research and study environment that is friendly and gender-balanced <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='mso-fareast-language:#1000'>- </span><span style='mso-fareast-language:#1000'>TU Wien is a great place for professional growth (e.g., the Austrian Science Fund </span><span lang=EN-GB style='mso-fareast-language:#1000'>and other funding agencies</span><span style='mso-fareast-language:#1000'> offer multiple funding opportunities for young researchers to advance their independent scientific careers) <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='mso-fareast-language:#1000'>-</span><span lang=EN-GB> </span>Vienna, the city<span lang=EN-GB>,</span> 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<span lang=EN-GB style='mso-fareast-language:#1000'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='mso-fareast-language:#1000'>- </span>Vienna has been consistently ranked by Mercer over the last years the best city for quality of life worldwide.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB>===============================<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:12.0pt'>APPLICATION <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB>===============================<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB>Please send your application, including<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB>- your academic CV,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB>- a motivation letter, including an explanation of your research interests,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB>- your Master's thesis and<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB>- a list of subjects studied, giving sufficient details and grades/marks obtained<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB>directly to Jiehua Chen: <a href="mailto:jiehua.chen@tuwien.ac.at">jiehua.chen@tuwien.ac.at</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB>(If possible all in a single PDF file)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB>DEADLINE: 31. July 2020 <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB>For informal inquiries you can also contact via the above email address.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB>===============================<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal>ADDITIONAL INFORMATION<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB>===============================<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB>Faculty of Informatics: <a href="https://informatics.tuwien.ac.at/">https://informatics.tuwien.ac.at/</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB>Research group website</span>: <a href="https://www.ac.tuwien.ac.at/">https://www.ac.tuwien.ac.at/</a> <span lang=EN-GB><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB>Outreach: <a href="http://www.vcla.at">www.vcla.at</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB>Twitter: @vclaTUwien <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div></body></html>