Cari colleghi, vorrei pubblicizzare due posizioni di dottorato aperte presso l’Universita’ di Graz e presso l’Università di Louvain nell’ambito del progetto europeo TraDE-OPT <https://trade-opt-itn.eu/> . Di seguito la call piu’ precisa. Cari saluti Silvia Villa ________________________________________ 2 PHD positions to work broadly on large scale optimization for machine learning, supported by an ITN ETN project (https://trade-opt-itn.eu <https://trade-opt-itn.eu/>). The projects will aim at developing theoretical and algorithmic ideas that can explain the success of current systems as well as suggest the development of novel practical and efficient solutions. Candidates must have strong mathematical and computational skills. While the emphasis is on methodological and computational aspects, the candidates will have the opportunity to work in close collaborations on a number of applications, in connections with the industrial partners of the project. The research activities will be carried out at the University of Graz, under the supervision of Prof. Bredies, for one project and at the University Catholique de Louvain under the supervision of Prof. Glineur, for the other project. Applicants need to write an email to: malga@unige.it <mailto:malga@unige.it> specifying to which positions they are interested within the ***end of March***. Eligibility criteria • Candidates must – at the date of recruitment – have obtained the MSc degree entitling you to embark on a doctorate • Candidates must – at the date of recruitment – be within the first four years (full-time equivalent research experience) of your research career and not have a doctoral degree • Mobility rule: candidates must not have resided or carried out your main activity (work, studies, etc.) in the country of the host organisation you are applying (i.e. Italy) for more than 12 months in the 3 years immediately prior to the recruitment date. Compulsory national service and/or short stays such as holidays are not taken into account. Please make sure you comply with the eligibility criteria before applying. You need to be able to provide documentation proving your eligibility for recruitment. You can read the full description of eligibility criteria in the Information Note for ITN Fellows. ____________________________________________ See also: https://euraxess.ec.europa.eu/jobs/61117 <https://euraxess.ec.europa.eu/jobs/516136>