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Netherlands - Delft University of Technology PhD Research Assistantship in Potential of DSP for Digital Terrain Elevation Data

Ph.D. Research Assistantship to Explore the Potential of DSP for Digital Terrain Elevation Data at the Netherlands Defense Academy and Delft University of Technology

With today’s digital signal processing capabilities, it becomes possible to optimize the performance parameters of a navigation system for a particular set of intended applications. The Netherlands Defense Academy and the Delft University of Technology are providing an opportunity of a Ph.D. research assistantship to explore opportunities in the field of Terrain Reference Navigation (TRN) by using digital signal processing techniques that were originally developed for the acquisition and tracking of GPS signals. The goal of the research is to contribute to the creation of a design framework which can be used to match technology and processing concepts to a particular set of navigation system performance requirements. The focus lies on exploring the potential of various digital signal processing concepts for matching a set of distance measurements with a stored database of the environment.

The candidate should hold a Master’s degree in electrical engineering, computer science, applied mathematics or any other relevant study with substantial knowledge on data processing. Research will be conducted both at the Netherlands Defense Academy and at Delft University of Technology. Leaders of the project are established researchers in the field of applied mathematics, geomatics and electronics. Contact Prof. P.J. Oonincx, Netherlands Defense Academy, at [pj.oonincx AT nlda.nl]. More information about the Netherlands Defense Academy can be found here.

October 8th, 2008

France - INSA Lyon PhD Studentship in Applied Mathematics

PhD vacancy at INSA de Lyon LaMCoS
Multi physics & multi phase modeling in lubrication

Host laboratory
LaMCoS - Laboratoire de Mécanique des Contacts et des Structures, TMI group
INSA-Lyon, CNRS UMR5259, http://lamcos.insa-lyon.fr

Context
Lubrication of machine elements represents nowadays important environmental, economical and technical issues. Minimization of friction losses (environmental and economical aspects) and film thickness reduction (technical aspect) in lubricated devices lead to new operating conditions and among them the early lubricating film breakdown or the presence of multi phase flow. The work conducted in our group so far showed the interest in developing multi physic models[1]. However the initial numerical approach should be left and a new modeling strategy is to be developed. SKF - Engineering & Research Centre (based in the Netherlands) supports this research activity since the early phase in 2005. In addition of its financial contribution, the company also provides a part time visiting professor.

Continue Reading September 15th, 2008

United Kingdom - University of Edinburgh PhD Studentship in Applied Mathematics

PhD studentship - Parallel solution of block-angular linear programming problems

The School of Mathematics is offering a PhD studentship to study parallel computing techniques for solving large, sparse, block-angular linear programming problems. The studentship is industrially-funded and will run for 3.5 years, starting in September 2008 (or at a later date if desired).

It is available to students of any nationality and will cover tuition fees and living expenses. The latter will be about GBP 15,000 per year for a UK/EU national and GBP 10,500 per year for an overseas student.

Continue Reading June 30th, 2008

Belgium - University of Antwerp PhD Position in Applied Mathematics

Project: Design of new models and techniques for high performance financial applications

The University of Antwerp is a knowledge centre with 3.400 employees involved in ground-breaking and innovative research of international standing. The university takes special care to ensure optimum support and supervision of students, and pays constant attention to educational innovation. The University is an autonomous pluralistic institution that is committed to the enhancement of an open, democratic and multicultural society, and it pursues an equal opportunities policy.

The Department of Mathematics and Computer Science is seeking to fill in the following full time vacancy (m/f):

PhD position in Applied Mathematics

Assignment:

• you prepare a PhD thesis in the domain of Numerical Analysis
• you take up a limited teaching duty.

Continue Reading June 6th, 2008

United Kingdom - University of Oxford Postgraduate Studentship in Modelling Dislocation Ladders in Fatigue

Vacancy Reference: BK/07/032
Salary Range: Studentship: EPSRC standard studentship + University and College Fees
Appointment Term: 3.5 years
Closing Date: 28/02/2008

We invite applications for a postgraduate studentship in modelling dislocation ladders in fatigue, funded by EPSRC, to work as part of the 5-year Critical Mass programme (which began in 2006) in “New Frontiers in the Mathematics of Solids” (OxMOS). The studentship will be supervised by Prof Jon Chapman (from the Oxford Centre for Industrial and Applied Mathematics) and will be based at the Mathematical Institute, but will also have regular contact with Prof John Ball (from the Applied Analysis and Mechanics Group), and Prof Endre Suli (from the Numerical Analysis Group).

Local mismatches in the atomic structure of a crystalline material are known as dislocations, and act as line sources of stress. Dislocations move around in a material in response to stress, and may become tangled (this is the basis of the work-hardening of metals). Under cyclic loading of a material such as copper it is observed that “ladders” of dislocations form with a characteristic spacing between regions of high dislocation density (the rungs of the ladders) and regions of near pristine material (the gaps in between). It is thought that these ladders play an important role in the fatigue of the material, but at present there is no mathematical theory which can predict the formation or characteristic scale of these remarkably regular structures.

Continue Reading January 25th, 2008

Austria - RICAM Doctorate Position in Tomographic (Thermoacoustic) Imaging

Doctorate Position f/m at the Imaging Group

At the Johann Radon Institute for Computational and Applied Mathematics (RICAM) of the Austrian Academy of Sciences, Linz, Austria

The “Imaging Group” is searching a Doctorate Candidate with a strong interest in tomographic imaging (in particular thermoacoustic imaging). The research is funded by the FWF (Austrian Science Fund) in the framework of an national research network on Photo- and Thermoacoustic Imaging.

A master in mathematics or a closely related field is required. The working language is English. The initial contract is for one year with possible renewal up to three years. For more information contact O. Scherzer at: otmar.scherzer@uibk.ac.at .

RICAM is a research institute which went into operation on January 1, 2003, and is building up to a total of 30 PostDoc positions in six areas: Computational Methods for Direct Field Problems, Inverse Problems, Optimization and Optimal Control, Symbolic Computing, Analysis of Partial Differential Equations, Mathematical Finance and Imaging.

Continue Reading January 25th, 2008

Australia - Swinburne University of Technology PhD in Applied Mathematics

PhD in Applied Mathematics
Victoria, Australia

Scholarship Description
Full time scholarship (at A$19,616 per annum) leading to a PhD in Applied Mathematics is available to selected applicant. Topics of interest include nonlinear instability theory as it applies to problems in computational biology and geophysical fluid dynamics. The work will involve a combination of analysis and large scale computing. Applicants should have a strong background in Applied Mathematics or Physics with a bachelors or higher degree. Inquiries and applications should be directed to Prof W R C
Phillips at wphillips@swin.edu.au.

Study subject: Applied Mathematics, Geophysical fluid dynamics, Computational Biology
Provided by: Swinburne University of Technology
Level: Post Graduate (Research)

Continue Reading January 6th, 2008

Canada - University of Montreal PhD Studentship in Pharmaceutical Sciences

Research Studentship (Master and Ph.D.) in pharmaceutical sciences using applied mathematics

Modeling drug intake behaviour
The drug-intake behaviour has been shown to be a major determinant in therapeutic variability. Because of its random features, the adherence can be described using stochastic and statistical methods to quantity its effect for optimization of drug administration strategy and other impacts. We are looking for students to undergo Master or Ph.D studies, having a good academic file.

Continue Reading October 2nd, 2007

Norway - University of Bergen PhD Position in Scientific Computing / Applied Mathematics

THE UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN
Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences

Research Fellow in Scientific Computing/Applied Mathematics with application to CO2-Sequestration– re-announcement

A three-year position as research fellow (PhD position) is available at the Department of Mathematics.

The position is part of the project “Geological Storage of CO2: Mathematical Modelling and Risk Assessment”, a joint effort of the University of Bergen and SINTEF Applied Mathematics, Oslo. The project aims at strengthening the scientific understanding of the risks associated with storage of CO2 for the purpose of reducing atmospheric emissions. The investigations are related to the study of non-linear partial differential equations arising from the multi-phase flow in porous media. Methods from Scientific Computing will be applied, i.e. the investigations will involve mathematical and numerical models, numerical simulations and their physical and mathematical interpretation.

The candidate is expected to work in the multidisciplinary environment of the project (applied mathematics, computational science and engineering). The candidate is expected to spend 3 to 6 months abroad collaborating with international partners.

Applicants must hold a master’s degree in mathematics, physics or a similar education, or have submitted their master thesis for assessment by the application deadline. It is a prerequisite, however, that the examination results are out within 4 weeks of the closing date for submitting the master thesis.

Continue Reading September 26th, 2007

UK - Cranfield University Postdoctoral Research Officer in Applied Mathematics and Scientific Computation Group

Post-Doctoral Research Officer
Engineering Systems Department - Applied Mathematics and Scientific Computation Group
Reference number: R/ESD74

Fixed term contract for 1 year

You will be required to teach mathematics and statistics from very elementary level to advanced computational mathematics on our post-graduate courses. You will also be required to contribute to current short course programme. As a research officer you will be responsible to enhance the capabilities of Air3D, a compressible flow solver.

Some of the enhancements include algorithmic performance, development of graphical user interface and parallelization of the program. You will also be required to contribute and deliver lectures/tutorials on a range of topics including computational partial differential equations, programming in C, high performance and parallel computing.

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August 8th, 2007