Postdoctoral Research Fellows work on research projects in any area supported by DIMACS, and are encouraged to collaborate with both DIMACS visitors and permanent members. They are encouraged to participate in all of the research and educational activities of DIMACS taking place at both participating universities and the industrial partners. Postdoctoral fellows are asked to participate in at least one educational or outreach activity at the center.
Applicants with interests in all areas of discrete mathematics, theoretical computer science, and data analysis, broadly speaking, and including their varied applications, are welcomed. Specific areas of interest include networks, mobile computing, coding theory, information theory, computational geometry, datamining, computational biology, learning, combinatorics, complexity theory, graph theory, discrete probability, discrete optimization, epidemiology, homeland security, port security, and sensor management.
Some postdoctoral fellowships might be in DIMACS focused research areas. Current focused research areas at DIMACS are:
Some postdoctoral fellowships are two year positions in collaboration with the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton, New Jersey.
Primary areas of emphasis in these fellowships are Theoretical Computer Science and Discrete Mathematics.
In addition, there is the possibility of joint fellowships with partner institutions of DIMACS or other institutions.
DIMACS Posdoctoral fellowships go mostly to people who have completed a Ph.D. in Mathematics, Computer Science, Statistics, Operations Research or allied fiel, within the last three years. These fellowships all provide a stipend plus an allowance usuable for domestic travel.
Selection of postdocs will be based primarily on the basis of demonstrated technical excellence within the mathematical and theoretical computer sciences and their applications. Applicants should supplement their applications with a statement explaining what the applicant hopes to get from participation in the postdoctoral training program and can bring to the program.
The deadline for applications for postdoctoral fellowships is December 1, 2011 for full consideration.
NOTE:As of October 2011, we have available one postdoc position for the 2012-2013 academic year joint with the Institute of Advanced Study (IAS) and one in the area of theoretical or applied cryptography. We may have additional positions available based on future funding.
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