Subject: NA Digest, V. 14, # 40 NA Digest Tuesday, November 18, 2014 Volume 14 : Issue 40 Today's Editor: Daniel M. Dunlavy Sandia National Labs [log in to unmask] Today's Topics: ScalFMM, New Release 1.2.1 Bay Area Scientific Computing Day, USA, Dec 2014 IMA Maths in Signal Processing, UK, Dec 2014 IMA Eight Great Technologies, UK, Jan 2015 Hierarchical matrices, Germany, Mar 2015 DDDAS 2015 Workshop, Iceland, Jun 2015 New Trends in Numerical Analysis, Italy, Jun 2015 SIAM Math and Comput Issues in the Geosciences, USA, Jun 2015 Comput Geom Topology in Arrangement Theory, USA, Jul 2015 Numerical Methods for Large-Scale Nonlinear Problems, USA, Aug-Sep 2015 Faculty Positions, Civil and Environmental Engineering, UIUC Associate Professor Position, Trinity College Dublin Assistant Professor Position, Florida State Univ Postdoc Position, Complex Interfacial Flows Postdoc Position, KTH Postdoc Position, Parallel Dynamic Meshing, Univ of Kansas Postdoc Position, Uncertainty Quantification, Argonne Postdoc Positions, Biomedical Data Science, Stanford PhD/PostDoc Position, Numerical Analysis, Univ of Stuttgart PhD Position, Computational Science, San Diego PhD Position, RICAM PhD Student Position, Modelling time-dependent wave propagation Subscribe, unsubscribe, change address, or for na-digest archives: http://www.netlib.org/na-digest-html/faq.html Submissions for NA Digest: http://icl.cs.utk.edu/na-digest/ ------------------------------------------------------- From: Olivier Coulaud [log in to unmask] Date: November 16, 2014 Subject: ScalFMM, New Release 1.2.1 We are pleased to announce the release 1.2.1, as an open-source software, of ScalFMM. ScalFMM is a scalable kernel independent fast multipole method. The design of the library separates the FMM-core (octree management, data structure, parallelism, ...) and the kernels that allow you to easily introduce new kernel. We provide as well as a kernel independent method based on Chebyhev interpolation and different implementations for Poisson kernel (spherical expansion with rotation and BLAS optimizations). The library offers shared memory (OpenMP) and hybrid distributed/shared memory (MPI/OpenMP) parallelization. The project Home page is http://scalfmm-public.gforge.inria.fr where instructions for obtaining the source code are provided. Installation instructions and a User Guide are also available. Contributions and feedback from users are welcome. The ScalFMM developers ------------------------------------------------------- From: Michael Minion [log in to unmask] Date: November 12, 2014 Subject: Bay Area Scientific Computing Day, USA, Dec 2014 Registration is now open for the 2014 installment of the Bay Area Scientific Computing Day to be held Dec. 13, 2014 at Stanford University. Please find more information and reserve your seat by visiting the BASCD14 website http://icme.stanford.edu/events/bascd-stanford-university. For those who would like to give a presentation at BASCD, the deadline for submitting titles and abstracts is Nov. 20. Interested persons should contact Michael Minion, [log in to unmask], before the deadline. Please feel free to forward this announcement to your colleagues. We hope to see you at Stanford on 12/13/14. ------------------------------------------------------- From: Pamela Bye [log in to unmask] Date: November 12, 2014 Subject: IMA Maths in Signal Processing, UK, Dec 2014 Monday 15 – Wednesday 17 December 2014, Austin Court, Birmingham For further information please visit the conference webpage: http://ima.org.uk/conferences/conferences_calendar/mathematics_in_signal_processing. html This event builds upon a very successful series of previous conferences. From the first event held in Bath in 1985 to the most recent one held in Birmingham in 2012 as successful as its predecessors, the organising committee is delighted to announce the 10th IMA International Conference on Mathematics in Signal Processing to be held 15 – 17 December, 2014. Signal processing constitutes an important area for the application of mathematical concepts and techniques fuelled, for example, by developments in mobile communications, networks, multimedia system, genomics and bioengineering, neural signal processing, and big data processing. The subject is still advancing rapidly in areas such as non-linear signal processing and systems, compressive sampling, digital communication systems, iterative estimation, blind deconvolution/signal separation, broadband systems, compressed sensing and novel sampling schemes. The aim of the conference is to bring together mathematicians, statisticians and engineers with a view to exploring recent developments and identifying fruitful avenues for further research. It is hoped that the meeting will help to attract more mathematicians into this important and challenging field. ------------------------------------------------------- From: Pamela Bye [log in to unmask] Date: November 12, 2014 Subject: IMA Eight Great Technologies, UK, Jan 2015 Following the success of the January 2014 synergistic IMA/SIAM UKIE two days of mathematics and its applications research presentations at UCL we are repeating the event. The IMA Conference on Research in Mathematics and its Applications: Eight Great Technologies will be held in Bath on 9 January 2015 to follow the SIAM UKIE annual meeting in Bath on 8 January [http://blogs.cardiff.ac.uk/siamukie/annual-meetings/]. These promise to be an exciting two days, providing in addition an opportunity to forge closer links between our organisations for the benefit of mathematics. There will be talks on the Eight Great Technologies: Energy; Advanced Materials; Big Data; Space; Robotics and autonomous systems; Synthetic Biology; Regenerative Medicine; Agri-science Please visit the conference webpage: http://ima.org.uk/conferences/conferences_calendar/ima_2015_con ference_on_research_in_mathematics_and_its_applications.html For further information or to register your interest in this event, please contact Lizzi Lake, Conference Officer, E-mail: [log in to unmask], Tel: +44 (0) 1702 354 020, Fax: +44 (0) 1702 354 111, Institute of Mathematics and its Applications, Catherine Richards House, 16 Nelson Street, Southend-on-Sea, Essex, SS1 1EF, UK. ------------------------------------------------------- From: Lars Grasedyck [log in to unmask] Date: November 14, 2014 Subject: Hierarchical matrices, Germany, Mar 2015 Winter school on Hierarchical matrices Date: March 2nd to 6th, 2015 Place: RWTH Aachen, Templergraben 55, Aachen Registration: starts immediately Speakers: Wolfgang Hackbusch, Lars Grasedyck, Steffen Börm Website: http://www.igpm.rwth-aachen.de/winterschool Hierarchical matrix techniques can be used to treat dense matrices efficiently. Applications include - the construction of preconditioners for elliptic PDEs, - the discretization of integral operators, - the evaluation of matrix functions and - the approximation of solutions of matrix equations. The key idea is to use a data-sparse representation of the dense matrix and perform operations like the matrix-vector multiplication, matrix multiplication, factorization or inversion preserving this representation. The winter school consists of lectures and exercises. The lectures present the fundamental concepts of hierarchical matrices, e.g., compression techniques and algorithms for algebraic operations. The exercises offer participants the opportunity to experience hierarchical matrices in a number of applications, e.g., by constructing an approximation of an integral equation or a preconditioner for an elliptic PDE. ------------------------------------------------------- From: Craig C. Douglas [log in to unmask] Date: November 15, 2014 Subject: DDDAS 2015 Workshop, Iceland, Jun 2015 A dynamic data-driven application system is the integration of a simulation with dynamically assimilated data, multiscale modeling, computation, and a two way interaction between the model execution and the data acquisition methods (see http://www.dddas.org). The workshop will present opportunities as well as challenges and approaches in technology needed to enable DDDAS capabilities in applications, relevant algorithms, and software systems. All related areas in Data-Driven Sciences are included in this workshop, including CyberPhysical Systems like HealthKit on iPhones and iPads as well as similar systems developed by Intel, Google, and Microsoft for phones and tablets, Internet of Things (IoT), and Data Intensive Scientific Discovery (DISD). ------------------------------------------------------- From: Francesco Dell'Accio [log in to unmask] Date: November 13, 2014 Subject: New Trends in Numerical Analysis, Italy, Jun 2015 New Trends in Numerical Analysis: Theory, Methods, Algorithms and Applications, Dedicated to Professor Francesco Aldo Costabile on the occasion of his 70th birthday June 18-21, 2015 Hotel Club Eurolido, Calabrian Tyrrhenian coast, Falerna (CZ), Italy http://lan.unical.it/NETNA2015/ The aim of the Conference is to bring together mathematicians, working in Numerical Analysis and related fields, who will have the opportunity to share and exchange their ideas and open problems in a friendly environment. The themes of the Conference will cover all the aspects of Numerical Analysis, with an emphasis on theory, methods, algorithms and applications. Topics of interest certainly include, but are not limited to: Elementary and special functions; Numerical linear algebra; Interpolation and approximation; Rootfinding for nonlinear equations; Numerical differentiation and integration; Numerical methods for ordinary and partial differential equations; Optimization; History of Computational Mathematics. Submission of abstracts: February 7, 2015 Notification of acceptance: March 7, 2015 ------------------------------------------------------- From: Sorin Pop [log in to unmask] Date: November 10, 2014 Subject: SIAM Math and Comput Issues in the Geosciences, USA, Jun 2015 The next SIAM Conference on Mathematical and Computational Issues in the Geosciences will be organized at Stanford University, June 29 – July 2, 2015. The themes are (at large) mathematical models and methods in the Geosciences. More details can be found at http://www.siam.org/meetings/gs15/ ------------------------------------------------------- From: Institute for Computational and Experimental Research in Mathematics [log in to unmask] Date: November 17, 2014 Subject: Comput Geom Topology in Arrangement Theory, USA, Jul 2015 Topical Workshop: Computational Geometric Topology in Arrangement Theory (July 6-10, 2015) http://icerm.brown.edu/topical_workshops/tw15-4-cgtat/ This workshop will bring together mathematicians working on combinatorial, geometric and topological properties of arrangements. In addition to fundamental open problems in the area, we will emphasize connections to tropical geometry, configuration spaces, and applications (coding theory, statistical eco-nomics, topological robotics), building bridges between those working on different aspects of the area. The main aim of the workshop is to discuss computational issues that arise in studying topological and combinatorial invariants of arrangements. The workshop will be comprised of two main activities: A series of short courses by leading experts and research or expository talks. The short courses will be aimed at a broad audience; in particular they will be appropriate for advanced graduate students and early career mathematicians. In addition to theory, talks will highlight computational aspects of the problems, and the state of the art on the main open conjectures in the field. We will also have a pair of research talks each afternoon. Application review begins on March 9th, 2015. ------------------------------------------------------- From: Institute for Computational and Experimental Research in Mathematics [log in to unmask] Date: November 17, 2014 Subject: Numerical Methods for Large-Scale Nonlinear Problems, USA, Aug-Sep 2015 Numerical Methods for Large-Scale Nonlinear Problems and Their Applications (August 31 - September 4, 2015) http://icerm.brown.edu/topical_workshops/tw15-5-nmlnp/ Over the last 20 years or so, Newton-Krylov methods have developed to maturity, allowing effective fully-coupled treatment of a broad range of large-scale nonlinear problems. This development has set the stage for addressing more difficult problems with more challenging features. Additionally, applications for which state-of-the-art Newton-Krylov approaches are inapplicable have recently exposed several basic research questions. At the same time, there remain many problem-specific methods and legacy codes that are still useful and can be regarded as a resource for further development. This workshop will include mathematicians and computer scientists who work on algorithm design, implementation, and analysis, together with disciplinary scientists and engineers who use the algorithms in applications and have a working knowledge of their capabilities, weaknesses, and limitations. The major foci of the workshop will be acceleration methods, in particular Anderson acceleration; methods for nonlinear problems that have significant stochastic aspects; methods for nonsmooth problems; and various techniques for improving robustness, such as nonlinear preconditioning. ------------------------------------------------------- From: Hadi Meidani [log in to unmask] Date: November 12, 2014 Subject: Faculty Positions, Civil and Environmental Engineering, UIUC The Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering (CEE) at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign invites applications for four full-time tenured or tenure- track faculty positions; all ranks will be considered. The Department seeks to expand its expertise in emerging interdisciplinary areas that are critical in addressing global challenges through innovative education and research. Desired areas of expertise are: (1) Geotechnical Engineering, including Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering. (2) Environmental Fluid Mechanics. (3) Microbiomes of the Natural and Built Environment. (4) Multifunctional Materials for Energy and Environmental Sustainability. (5) Urban Infrastructure Resilience to Extreme Events. More details about these areas can be found at: http://cee.illinois.edu/sites/default/files/Faculty Search F1400148_ ODEA approved full ad.pdf Opportunities exist for tenured full professors suited to the Grainger Engineering Breakthroughs Initiative, a $100-million endowment from the Grainger Foundation (http://graingerinitiative.engineering.illinois.edu). To ensure full consideration, create your candidate profile through https://jobs.illinois.edu and upload your application cover letter (addressed to Professor Benito J. Mariñas, Interim Head, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, 1114 Newmark Civil Engineering Laboratory, 205 North Mathews Avenue, Urbana, IL 61801. Telephone: 217-333-6961), curriculum vitae, a concise summary of past research accomplishments and any teaching experience, a statement of future research and teaching plans, and complete contact information of at least three references by December 1, 2014. Information about the department may be found at our website at http://cee.illinois.edu/. ------------------------------------------------------- From: Michael Peardon [log in to unmask] Date: November 12, 2014 Subject: Associate Professor Position, Trinity College Dublin Accenture Associate Professor in Mathematics, School of Mathematics, Trinity College Dublin The School of Mathematics at Trinity is seeking candidates for the above post. The successful candidate will be an experienced academic with an ongoing programme of scholarly activities, including a strong record in research, research supervision and teaching. Applicants must have a Ph.D. and a demonstrated excellence in research and teaching. Candidates in all areas of pure mathematics will be considered. The Accenture Associate Professor in Mathematics will be expected to undertake high-quality research and develop a high profile in the national and international research communities. S/he will assist in the delivery and development of the School’s undergraduate and postgraduate programmes and supervise research students. The appointee will have excellent organisational and interpersonal skills, and will have the ability to work both independently as well as part of a team. The successful candidate will be expected to raise external research funding and to contribute to the administration of the School as directed by the Head of School. Prospective applicants may discuss the positions further by contacting the Head of School, Professor Sinéad M. Ryan by email to [log in to unmask] Further information regarding the School of Mathematics may be obtained at http://www.maths.tcd.ie Applications will only be accepted via http://jobs.tcd.ie/ The closing date for applications is Friday, 5th December 2014. ------------------------------------------------------- From: Max Gunzburger [log in to unmask] Date: November 09, 2014 Subject: Assistant Professor Position, Florida State Univ Assistant Professor Position Department of Scientific Computing Florida State University The Department of Scientific Computing seeks to fill a tenure-track Assistant Professor position with a Fall 2015 starting date. Review of applications will begin on January 22, 2015 so that to guarantee consideration of an application, it must be submitted by that date. The Department of Scientific Computing (http://sc.fsu.edu) was established in 2008 and offers B.S., M.S., and Ph.D. degrees in Computational Science. The Department is a highly innovative unit whose goals are to improve the way computational scientists and engineers are trained and to do cutting-edge research on the development and application of algorithms for solving science and engineering problems using computers. The faculty of the Department work in several science and applications areas. Training and research within the Department is naturally of a highly interdisciplinary nature, with many faculty and students collaborating with researchers in other units of the University along with a diverse group of researchers at other institutions in the US and abroad. A doctoral degree in computational science, computer science, mathematics, statistics or a related field is required. Postdoctoral experience is highly desired as is experience and commitment to interdisciplinary research. Interested applicants should send a single PDF file containing their CV, research statement, and teaching statement to [log in to unmask] and also have 4 letters of reference, one of which addresses teaching experience and ability, submitted to the same email address. Florida State University if a Public Records Agency and an Equal Opportunity/Access/Affirmative Action Employer. ------------------------------------------------------- From: Serafim Kalliadasis [log in to unmask] Date: November 13, 2014 Subject: Postdoc Position, Complex Interfacial Flows Imperial College London Department of Chemical Engineering Research Associate in Complex Interfacial Flows Salary: £33,410 to £42,380 per annum* Fixed term appointment for up to 18 months Applications are invited by highly talented researchers for an 18 month Research Associate position funded by the EPSRC Grant "Complex Interfacial Flows with Heat Transfer: Analysis, Direct Numerical Simulations and Experiments," under the supervision of Professor Serafim Kalliadasis. The project concerns the theoretical investigation of free- surface thin-film flows in the presence of complexities such as heat transfer and microstructured substrates. It is in collaboration with the experimental group of Dr Christos Markides (Chemical Engineering, Imperial) and the computational group of Dr Berend Van Wachem (Mechanical Engineering, Imperial). The successful candidate should have a PhD (or equivalent) in Mathematics, Engineering, Science, or other related area and a strong foundation on general mathematical modelling and mathematical techniques (analytical and numerical). A good knowledge of interfacial fluid mechanics is highly desirable. You will join a highly interdisciplinary team working on a wide variety of exciting projects at the interface between applied mathematics and engineering science fundamentals. If you would like to discuss the project, please contact Professor Serafim Kalliadasis at [log in to unmask], Telephone: +44-(0)-20-7594-1373. Additional information and application details are given in http://www.jobs.ac.uk/job/AJX911/research-associate-in-complex- interfacial-flows/ ------------------------------------------------------- From: Anna-Karin Tornberg [log in to unmask] Date: November 18, 2014 Subject: Postdoc Position, KTH The Mathematics department at the Royal Institute of Technology (KTH) in Stockholm is announcing the "The Dahlquist Postdoctoral Research Fellowship" in Numerical Analysis. This is a two-year postdoc position, including full social benefits. The recipient is encouraged to pursue her or his own research interests, and is not associated with a specific faculty member. Deadline for application: February 1, 2015. Starting date September 2015, negotiable. For more information, see: http://www.kth.se/en/sci/om/prizes/dqf ------------------------------------------------------- From: Suzanne Shontz [log in to unmask] Date: November 15, 2014 Subject: Postdoc Position, Parallel Dynamic Meshing, Univ of Kansas Applications are invited for a full-time postdoctoral position with the Information and Telecommunication Technology Center (ITTC) at the University of Kansas. The initial appointment will begin in February 2015. The postdoc will join a project developing parallel dynamic meshing algorithms and software for computational simulations involving simulation-assisted medical interventions. This position requires a PhD degree in computer science, applied or computational mathematics, mechanical engineering, or a related field, in a scientific computing area and research experience in unstructured meshing algorithms and high performance computing. Minimum 2 years’ experience with C/C++ and a parallel programing language and strong written and oral communication skills are also required. The postdoc researcher will work closely with a team of academics, Ph.D. students, and undergraduate researchers from computer science, biomedical engineering, mechanical engineering, and medicine. Knowledge of MPI programming and bioengineering applications and interdisciplinary research experience are a plus. A full position description, required and preferred qualifications, and application instructions can be found at http://employment.ku.edu/staff/2221BR. For more information on ITTC see http://www.ittc.ku.edu. Review of applications begins 12/15/14, and will continue until the position is filled. Complete applications will include the following: (1) A cover letter (2) A full curriculum vitae (3) A two- to three-page statement summarizing your research experience and achievements (including publications and software) and research plans (4) Up to two research publications and/or preprints (5) The names and contact information for three references For further information about this position, please contact Prof. Suzanne Shontz at [log in to unmask] KU is an EO/AAE. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), age, national origin, disability, genetic information or protected Veteran status. ------------------------------------------------------- From: Emil Constantinescu [log in to unmask] Date: November 13, 2014 Subject: Postdoc Position, Uncertainty Quantification, Argonne The Mathematics and Computer Science (MCS) Division at Argonne National Laboratory invites outstanding candidates to apply for a postdoctoral position in the area of uncertainty quantification and data analysis for complex dynamical systems. Uncertainty quantification for multiphysics applications and assimilation of massive data sets obtained through direct observations of real physical processes will be performed and analyzed by using scalable algorithms. The appointee will conduct data assimilation and statistical model building with the purpose of fusing numerical model output and data, model calibration and validation. Applications include power grid, and climate and weather forecasting for energy systems. This position requires comprehensive knowledge in one or more of the following: data assimilation, stochastic processes, and computational/Bayesian statistics. Also required is considerable knowledge in one or more of the following areas: numerical algorithms and software for differential equations, statistics, statistical mechanics, numerical optimization, and numerical linear algebra. Good proficiency levels in scientific programming languages (e.g., C, C++, Fortran) or Python are also required. Experience with parallel computing and large-scale computational science is a plus. Each candidate should submit an application via the Argonne website (http://www.anl.gov/jobsearch) under division postdoctoral job openings for job requisition 322839. The application must include a curriculum vita; list of publications, abstracts, and significant presentations; and the names and addresses of three references, other than Argonne staff, who can attest to the candidate's ability and potential. For further information about division postdoctoral appointments at Argonne, see our website. Questions can be addressed to Dr. Emil Constantinescu ([log in to unmask]). ------------------------------------------------------- From: Jennifer Hicks [log in to unmask] Date: November 10, 2014 Subject: Postdoc Positions, Biomedical Data Science, Stanford The Mobilize Center at Stanford University (http://mobilize.stanford.edu), a newly established National Institutes of Health (NIH) Big Data to Knowledge (BD2K) Center for Excellence, has openings for several Distinguished Postdoctoral Fellows. The proliferation of devices monitoring human activity, including mobile phones and an ever-growing array of wearable sensors, is generating unprecedented quantities of data describing human movement, behaviors, and health. Mobility data is also being collected daily by hundreds of clinical centers and research laboratories around the world. Gaining insight from these massive and complex datasets will require novel algorithms for large- scale data processing and machine learning. The Mobilize Center is bringing together leading data science and biomedical researchers to integrate and understand these data using innovative data science techniques, combined with state-of-the-art biomechanical modeling. The Center is led by Scott Delp, along with co-investigators Trevor Hastie, Jure Leskovec, Christopher Re, Stephen Boyd, Jennifer Widom, Abby King, Russ Altman, and Margot Gerritsen. Current driving biomedical problems include weight management through the promotion of physical activity, running injuries, osteoarthritis, and cerebral palsy. We are searching for outstanding creative individuals to develop and apply novel data science tools to study human mobility and health. The ideal candidate will have strong research skills in data science and biomechanics and experience developing computational methods. Prior experience with wearable sensors, statistical learning, optimization, game theory, software development, medical informatics and other data science methods is desirable. Learn more about the Mobilize Center and find out how to apply at: http://mobilize.stanford.edu/call-for-applications-distinguished-postdoctoral-fellows/ ------------------------------------------------------- From: Bernard Haasdonk [log in to unmask] Date: November 13, 2014 Subject: PhD/PostDoc Position, Numerical Analysis, Univ of Stuttgart We welcome applications for a research associate (PhD or PostDoc) position in the research group "Numerical Mathematics" at the Institute of Applied Analysis and Numerical Simulation, University of Stuttgart, Germany. The university offers an interesting and interdisciplinary research environment in particular by opportunities of colaboration within the Cluster on Simulation Technology SimTech. The research will be in the scope of kernel methods and model order reduction (MOR), particular interest exists in the fields: -kernel-based data approximation techniques (vectorial, multiscale) -RBF techniques for approximation of PDEs (greedy techniques) -data assimilation in PDEs/ODEs (parameter, state estimation) via MOR The highly motivated candidate should have a background in numerical analysis for PDEs or scattered data approximation by kernel methods. Good programming skills (MATLAB or C++) are essential. According to the funding source, the position is supposed to provide teaching assistance for mathematics lectures. Therefore, basic German language knowledge -- or the willingness to adopt this -- is required. The position with the designated salary bracket TV-L E13 (100%) has a limited tenure of two years, with possible extension by further two years. We aim at filling the position by 1 April, 2015. Applications with the usual documents (letter of motivation, curriculum vitae, certificates, contact information of 2 referees) should be sent electronically as single PDF to [log in to unmask] and arrive not later than 18 December, 2014. ------------------------------------------------------- From: Jose E. Castillo [log in to unmask] Date: November 09, 2014 Subject: PhD Position, Computational Science, San Diego The Computational Science Research Center at San Diego State University is looking for qualified applicants for its interdisciplinary Ph.D. program ( joint with Claremont Graduate University) in Computational Science. We have financial support in the form of Teaching, Graduate and Research Assistantships and Fellowships. Areas of interest include Nonlinear Dynamics, Biomathematics, Soft Condensed Matter Physics, Relativistic Astrophysics, General Relativity, Fluid Dynamics, Material Sciences, Geophysics, Nuclear Physics and Physical Oceanography. Please take a look here for details about the program including application process. http://www.youtube.com/user/CSRCProgram?feature=mhum#g/a ------------------------------------------------------- From: Marie-Therese Wolfram [log in to unmask] Date: November 11, 2014 Subject: PhD Position, RICAM PhD position (f/m) in the New Frontiers Group on 'Mathematical modeling and simulation of crowded transport in the life and social sciences' A new PhD position is available at the Johann Radon Institute for Computational and Applied Mathematics (RICAM http://www.ricam.oeaw.ac.at/ ) within the New Frontiers Group on “Multi-scale modeling and simulation of crowded transport in the life and social sciences". The applicant will work with Dr. Marie-Therese Wolfram in the newly founded research group, which started in the beginning of 2014. The PhD project focuses on the development of mathematical models for ion transport in biological and synthetic pores and their efficient numerical simulation. The developed models and methods will serve as a basis to study parameter identification problems in ion channels and nanopores. We are a young research team, which focuses on various aspects of crowded transport such as mathematical modeling, analysis of partial differential equations and scientific computing. The PhD position offers excellent opportunities to work in a lively research environment and collaborate with international experts in the field of applied mathematics as well as bio-physics. We are looking for a talented and self-motivated individual with a solid background in mathematical modeling and partial differential equations. Knowledge in numerical analysis and scientific computing is desirable. An MSc degree in mathematics is mandatory. The position is available from February 1, 2015 or as soon as possible thereafter. It will be offered up to 3 years with a monthly gross salary of EUR 1996,9 (14 times per year). The weekly working time is 30 hours and includes five weeks of vacation. Applicants should provide the following information: letter of motivation, curriculum vitae, record of their university course work and a PDF file of their master thesis. Interested candidates are invited to send their application in a single PDF file directly to [log in to unmask] until December 19, 2014. ------------------------------------------------------- From: David Chappell [log in to unmask] Date: November 12, 2014 Subject: PhD Student Position, Modelling time-dependent wave propagation A PhD studentship on "Modelling time-dependent wave propagation for applications in vehicle crash testing" is now available working with Dr David Chappell at Nottingham Trent University. The project will complement the work of the EU Marie Curie Industry and Academic Partnerships and Pathways (IAPP) project Mid-to-High Frequency Modelling of Vehicle Noise and Vibration (MHiVec, www.inutech.de/mhivec). The successful applicant will benefit from working with an international and interdisciplinary research network including partners from industry (Jaguar Land Rover Ltd., inuTech GmbH and CDH AG) and academia (University of Southampton, University of Nottingham). The position would ideally suit an applied mathematician with strong computing skills and an interest in Engineering applications or an engineer with a strong interest in computational mathematics. For further details and instructions on how to apply see the full advertisement at http://www.jobs.ac.uk/job/AJZ179/phd-studentship-modelling-time- dependent-wave-propagation-for-applications-in-vehicle-crash- testing/ ------------------------------------------------------- End of Digest **************************