*PhD or Integrated MSc and PhD fellowship in Algorithms*
The Department of Computer Science at the University of Copenhagen (DIKU)
invites applications for PhD or Integrated Master and PhD positions in
Algorithms, tentatively commencing 1 September 2024 (the starting date is
negotiable).
*Description of the scientific environment*
The PhD students will be part of a world-class research environment in
theoretical computer science with a strong presence at top-tier conferences
like STOC, FOCS, and SODA, and also with publications in premier AI
conferences like AAAI, IJCAI, and NeurIPS. We are home to the Basic
Algorithms Research Copenhagen (BARC) centre <https://barc.ku.dk/> (
barc.ku.dk) joint with the IT University of Copenhagen, and have extensive
collaborations with the Technical University of Denmark (DTU) and with Lund
University on the Swedish side of the Oresund Bridge, as well as with our
many visitors.
We aim to attract top talent to an ambitious, creative, collaborative, and
fun environment. Using the power of mathematics, we strive to create
fundamental breakthroughs in algorithms and complexity theory. While our
focus in on theoretical research, we do have a track record of surprising
algorithmic discoveries leading to major industrial applications.
The University of Copenhagen was founded in 1479 and is the oldest and
largest university in Denmark. It is often ranked as the best university in
Scandinavia and consistently as one of the top places in Europe. Within
computer science, it is ranked 2nd in the European Union (post-Brexit) by
ShanghaiRanking.
The PhD positions are for a period of 3-5 years, depending on the current
education level of the applicant. All our openings are for fully funded,
employed positions, that come with an internationally competitive salary
and include travel funding. The starting date is negotiable, but the
default would be August-September 2024.
The application deadline for all positions is July 15, 2024. For more
information about the postdoc positions see
https://employment.ku.dk/faculty/?show=161826. Inquiries about the
positions can be made to Mikkel Abrahamsen ([email protected]), Rasmus Pagh (
[email protected]), or Mikkel Thorup ([email protected]).