Doctoral position at RICAM in numerical harmonic analysis and PDE for image processing

 

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ACADEMY
OF SCIENCES

JOHANN RADON INSTITUTE FOR COMPUTATIONAL AND APPLIED MATHEMATICS

 
RICAM, the Johann Radon Institute for Computational and Applied Mathematics (Austrian Academy of Sciences), is looking for a doctoral student in applied and computational mathematics interested in pursuing research in computational harmonic analysis and partial differential equations for advanced image processing. We emphasize the interdisciplinary approach which will involve both a variety of mathematical tools and applications in art restoration. The student will be a member of the WWTF project "Five Senses - Call 2006", Mathematical Methods for Image Analysis and Processing in Visual Arts research project at RICAM, Linz, Austria.

 Deadline for applications: May 31, 2007

 Starting date of the PhD: November 1

 The salary is determined according to the rules of the Austrian Research Fund FWF (http://www.fwf.ac.at/de/projects/personalkostensaetze_2007.html) ), i.e., 30.860,00 €/year before tax.

 Work location: RICAM, Linz, Austria.

 Applications should be addressed to Dr. Massimo Fornasier (massimo.fornasier@oeaw.ac.at) by an email with title “Ph.D. position” and they should consist of:

1.      a presentation letter

2.      curriculum vitae et studiorum (including grades for each exam)

3.      diploma thesis, if already finished, title and abstract otherwise

4.      up to two letters of recommendation (to be scanned and included in the email)

 
The ideal candidate has a good background in functional and numerical analysis.

 About the project: http://www.math.princeton.edu/~mfornasi/fresken.htm

About the institute: http://www.ricam.oeaw.ac.at/