[GDNET] PhD positions in discrete geometry (including graph drawing) and related areas, Prague, Czech Republic

[Pavel Valtr]

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Four PhD positions in discrete geometry and related areas
are available in Prague, Czech Republic
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Three of the positions are available at Charles University and one at Czech
Technical University.

Besides the base scholarship provided by the universities, the positions are
supported by a five year project "DiGeo: Fundamental Questions in Discrete
Geometry" (2023-2027) funded by the Science Foundation of the Czech Republic,
see
https://kam.mff.cuni.cz/digeo/

EXPECTED STARTING DATE: March 1, 2024 (negotiable)

MONTHLY INCOME: 11000 CZK scholarship + 21000-25000 CZK salary
                (Health insurance paid, no tuition.)

THE PROJECT is focused on problems in various areas of and related to
discrete geometry, including convexity questions for point sets,
visibility, graph drawing, crossing numbers of graphs, semialgebraic
hypergraphs, and Delaunay graphs.

POSSIBLE ADVISORS include Martin Balko, Vit Jelinek, Jan Kratochvil, Jan Kyncl,
Maria Saumell, and Pavel Valtr.

TEACHING DUTIES: max. 1 tutorial (90 minutes) per week during the semester.

QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS: Master's degree (or equivalent) in a relevant area
obtained before February 29, 2024.

When filling the positions, the gender balance in the team shall also be taken
into account.

REMARK: Each successful candidate will have to go through the standard 
admission
procedure at Charles University or at Czech Technical University. [We will
provide detailed instructions to the successful candidates.]

THE APPLICATION should indicate the area of interest and possible advisors and
contain:
- a short letter of motivation (research statement), ca. 1-2 pages
- CV
- 1-2 letters of recommendation (to be sent directly by the person
                                  who has written the letter)
- transcripts of all courses and grades
- copies of academic certificates (Bc and MSc, if available),
- other optional materials, e.g., master thesis (in any language), published or 
submitted papers, copies of English language certificate, etc.
The application should be sent by an email to digeo at kam.mff.cuni.cz by November
13, 2023 (ideally as a single PDF file attached to the email).

Each applicant will be contacted by email within a few days after the
application was received. Interviews with selected candidates will be in the
week November 20-24.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
https://kam.mff.cuni.cz/digeo/positions.html

INFORMAL INQUIRIES
Pavel Valtr, valtr at kam.mff.cuni.cz
Maria Saumell, maria.saumell.m at gmail.com
or a possible advisor (see above)