The Weierstrass
Institute for Applied Analysis and Stochastics (WIAS), located near
Gendarmenmarkt right at the heart of Berlin-Mitte, is an institute of the
Forschungsverbund Berlin e. V. (FVB). The FVB comprises eight
non-university research institutes in Berlin which are funded by the federal
and state governments. The research institutes are members of the Leibniz
Association.
Employment advertisement
WIAS invites applications for a
PhD Student Position
(Ref. 17/06)
in the Research Group
” Nonsmooth
Variational Problems and Operator Equations”
(Head: Prof. Dr. Michael
Hintermüller) starting on May 1,
2017 in the project ”Generalized Nash Equilibrium Problems with Partial Differential
Operators: Theory, Algorithms, and Risk Aversion” in the framework of the Priority Program SPP
1962 funded by the German research funding organization DFG.
The focus of the research activities is on modeling, analysis and numerical
analysis as well as computer-oriented realization of algorithms for generalized
Nash equilibrium problems with partial
differential operators.
The
successful candidate will have a university degree (Master or Diploma with
distinction) in Mathematics and collaborate responsibly in an interdisciplinary
project. Experience in the following fields is expected:
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Optimization with partial differential equations;
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Variational problems on infinite-dimensional spaces;
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Development and
computer-oriented implementation of efficient numerical solution methods.
Please direct your
queries to Prof.
Dr. Michael Hintermüller (Michael.Hintermueller@wias-berlin.de).
The initial
appointment is for one year, and the contract may be extended for two more years.
The position and the salary is according to the German TVoeD scheme (75%).
The Weierstrass Institute is an equal opportunity employer. We
explicitly encourage female researchers to apply for the post.
Among equally qualified applicants, disabled
candidates will be given preference.
The application material (including curriculum vitae,
photocopies of certificates and a list of publications, and a cover letter)
shall be sent, mentioning the reference
number 17/06, exclusively in electronic
form in a single pdf-file by April 09, 2017, to: