Postdoctoral Researcher in Automata, Algorithms and Applications

18 Jul 2023
Job Information

Organisation/Company

Radboud University

Research Field

Physics

Researcher Profile

Recognised Researcher (R2)
First Stage Researcher (R1)

Country

Netherlands

Application Deadline

1 Oct 2023 - 22:00 (UTC)

Type of Contract

Temporary

Job Status

Not Applicable

Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme?

Not funded by an EU programme

Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure?

No

Offer Description

Are you interested in discrete mathematics with connections to theoretical computer science? Do you enjoy proving rigorous mathematical results and do you also like programming? This postdoctoral research position offers both!

The project aims to advance fundamental knowledge of finite automata. Your research will focus on two themes. The first theme is synchronisation, related to Cerny's conjecture. Which word length is needed to synchronise an automaton when the input has (random) errors? The second theme is complexity of finite-state transducers. The goal here is to efficiently generate a given infinite morphic sequence. The project has applications to number theory and aperiodic tiling.

You will contribute to the research of the department in collaboration with your colleagues. There is no teaching duties associated with this position. However, if you want to gain teaching experience, you can take on a small teaching task or even obtain a teaching qualification.

Requirements
Specific Requirements

• You hold PhD degree in Mathematics (or in Theoretical Computer Science).
• You have a good track record of scientific publications commensurate with your career stage.
• You have experience in fundamental mathematical research.
• You have or want to gain experience conducting computational experiments (e.g. searching for counterexamples).
• You are a good team player but also able to work independently.
• You are motivated, enthusiastic, proactive and willing to learn.
• You have good oral communication and scientific writing skills.

Additional Information
Benefits

• It concerns an employment for 1.0 FTE.
• The gross monthly salary amounts to a minimum of €2,960 and a maximum of €4,670 based on a 38-hour working week, depending on previous education and number of years of relevant work experience (salary scale 10 ).
• You will receive 8% holiday allowance and 8.3% end-of-year bonus.
• It concerns a temporary employment for 2 years.
• You will be able to use our Dual Career and Family Care Services . Our Dual Career and Family Care Officer can assist you with family-related support, help your partner or spouse prepare for the local labour market, provide customized support in their search for employment and help your family settle in Nijmegen.
• Working for us means getting extra days off. In case of full-time employment, you can choose between 30 or 41 days of annual leave instead of the legally allotted 20.

Work and science require good employment practices. This is reflected in Radboud University's primary and secondary employment conditions . You can make arrangements for the best possible work-life balance with flexible working hours, various leave arrangements and working from home. You are also able to compose part of your employment conditions yourself, for example, exchange income for extra leave days and receive a reimbursement for your sports subscription. And of course, we offer a good pension plan. You are given plenty of room and responsibility to develop your talents and realise your ambitions. Therefore, we provide various training and development schemes.

Selection process

You can apply until 1 October 2023, exclusively using the button below. Kindly address your application to Henk Don. Please fill in the application form and attach the following documents:

• A motivation letter.
• Your CV including a list of publications and preprints and the contact details of two academic references.
• A list of undergraduate and graduate courses taken, including a transcript of grades.
• A copy of your PhD thesis (if available).

The first round of interviews will take place in the first week of October.
You would preferably begin employment on 1 January 2024.
We can imagine you're curious about our application procedure . It offers a rough outline of what you can expect during the application process, how we handle your personal data and how we deal with internal and external candidates.

Additional comments

For questions about the position, please contact Henk Don, Assistant Professor at +31 6 31 13 23 54 or henk.don@ru.nl . Alternatively, you can contact Wieb Bosma, Associate Professor at +31 24 36 52 311 or w.bosma@math.ru.nl .

Website for additional job details

https://www.academictransfer.com/330418/

Work Location(s)

Number of offers available

1

Company/Institute

Radboud University

Country

Netherlands

City

Nijmegen

Postal Code

6525 XZ

Street

Houtlaan 4

Where to apply

Website

https://www.academictransfer.com/en/330418/postdoctoral-researcher-in-automata-…

Contact

City

Nijmegen

Website

http://www.ru.nl/

Street

Houtlaan 4

Postal Code

6525 XZ

STATUS: EXPIRED