[External Email] Subject: NA Digest, V. 20, # 46 NA Digest Wednesday, December 02, 2020 Volume 20 : Issue 46 Today's Editor: Daniel M. Dunlavy Sandia National Labs [log in to unmask] Today's Topics: Sparse Days at Cerfacs, ONLINE, Nov 2020 CISM Webinars, Dec 2020 Mathematics of Big Data: COVID-19, ONLINE, Dec 2020 Applied Math Seminars, ONLINE, 2020-21 Evolutive Problems and Applications, ONLINE, 2020-21 HPC System Administrator Position, Hamburg Faculty Position, Data Science, College of Eng, UW-Madison Faculty Position, Univ of Waterloo Associate Professor Positions, Numerical Analysis, KTH Postdoc Position, Civil & Envr Engineering, LSU Postdoc Position, Data Science for Crime Analytics Postdoc Position, Quantum Algorithms Postdoc Positions, Num. software/Data analysis, Univ of Goettingen PhD/PostDoc Position, Numerical Analysis, Ruhr-Univ Bochum PhD Position, Computational Mathematics, Michigan State Univ PhD Positions, BCAM Subscribe, unsubscribe, change address, or for na-digest archives: http://www.netlib.org/na-digest-html/faq.html Submissions for NA Digest: http://icl.utk.edu/na-digest/ ------------------------------------------------------- From: Iain Duff [log in to unmask] Date: November 27, 2020 Subject: Sparse Days at Cerfacs, ONLINE, Nov 2020 As with nearly all meetings just now, Sparse Days at Cerfacs was held online. Another major change was in the timetable for the meeting, starting at 2pm CET until around 7pm. The reason for this is clear when one sees the geographical distribution of the participants and speakers. The programme very much reflected the title of the meeting, with talks over a wide range from iterative methods and preconditioning, to graphs and direct methods, covering inter alia data assimilation and optimization. The talks were of really high quality, even more impressive since, in common with our previous meetings, we had encouraged the participation of early career researchers. In fact we were very grateful to the many senior people who either withdrew their talks or presented a 5 minute flash talk to enable us to accommodate all early career speakers in a packed programme of 21 regular talks and 8 flash talks over the two days. We are also indebted to skilled and experienced people who chaired the sessions so that the programme stayed on time throughout. One novel feature the meeting was the novel use of gather town, a web- based virtual coffee room, where people (or at least their named avatars) were able to circulate in a large room, with white boards and links to youtube. One could only communicate with people whom one was close to, both in voice and video, so that many separate conversations could take place just as in a normal large coffee room. There were also tables where the range was limited to people seated at the table. All this strongly supported a regular feature of our previous meetings giving a more relaxed atmosphere and plenty of time to interact with fellow attendees. The programme, abstracts, and pdf files of the talks will soon be available on the website https://sparsedays.cerfacs.fr/en . ------------------------------------------------------- From: Wolfgang A. Wall [log in to unmask] Date: November 25, 2020 Subject: CISM Webinars, Dec 2020 We are pleased to announce two webinars organized by CISM, the International Centre for Mechanical Sciences (www.cism.it) in Udine, Italy. The first webinar is on "Computational Biomechanics -- Advanced Models and Methods" and will be held from December 2 to 4, 2020. More info is provided here: https://www.cism.it/en/activities/events/E2014/ Registration deadline is November 30. The second webinar is on "Advanced Topics in Computational Mechanics" and will be held from December 7 to 10, 2020. More info is provided here: https://www.cism.it/en/activities/events/E2015/ Registration deadline is December 3. ------------------------------------------------------- From: Pamela Bye [log in to unmask] Date: November 25, 2020 Subject: Mathematics of Big Data: COVID-19, ONLINE, Dec 2020 Online Event: Mathematics of Big Data: Lessons from COVID-19 12:00 - 15:30 GMT, 15 December 2020 Online Conference via Zoom https://ima.org.uk/15558/online-event-mathematics-of-big-data-lessons-from-covid-19 Generating a causal understanding of interventions for COVID-19 requires a confluence of several topics: statistical modelling and causal inference, estimation of mathematical models, and working with Big Data. This raises several difficult challenges that current mathematical approaches have gained some limited traction on. This event explores the mathematical challenges and opportunities that the COVID-19 epidemic has highlighted, that will go on to be important into the future. The special format will include a discussion panel where our speakers and audience can speculate on the importance of different mathematical research directions for the handling of the COVID-19 crisis and problems that have a similar character of blending modelling with large scale statistical inference. This event is free to attend; however, please note that from January 2021 IMA events will be run on a fee basis in line with our usual conference programme. Invited Speakers and Talk Titles - Ritabrata Dutta (University of Warwick) - Optimal lockdown using Google mobility" (joint work with Susana Gomes, Dante Kalise and Lorenzo Pacchiardi) - Ricardo Silva (University College London) - Some Thoughts of Computationally Intensive Causal Inference - Sam Tickle (University of Bristol) - Detecting Local and Universal Changes in Big Data: from Global Terrorism to COVID-19 Abstracts for these talks can be found at our website. ------------------------------------------------------- From: Sean Hon [log in to unmask] Date: November 25, 2020 Subject: Applied Math Seminars, ONLINE, 2020-21 You are cordially invited to join the following joint seminar series organized throughout this academic year - Applied Mathematics Seminars for HKSIAM and Hong Kong Universities. The seminars aim to bring together prominent scholars from all over the world in a virtual environment. The main topics include but not limited to data science, statistics, scientific computation, and optimization. For more information about the seminars, please visit: https://sites.google.com/hkbu.edu.hk/ams-hksiam-hkuniversities/home ------------------------------------------------------- From: Raffaele D'Ambrosio [log in to unmask] Date: November 27, 2020 Subject: Evolutive Problems and Applications, ONLINE, 2020-21 The series of online seminars NEPA "Numerics for Evolutive Problems and Applications" is focused on presenting recent advances in numerical modeling for deterministic and stochastic evolutive problems, corresponding issues in any related area of Mathematics, as well as on related relevant applications. All the seminar lectures will be delivered via Zoom. The first seminar will be given on December 4, at 3 pm (CET), by Desmond Higham (University of Edinburgh), whose talk is entitled "A Hierarchy of Network Models Giving Bistability Under Triadic Closure". Confirmed speakers so far are Dario Bini (University of Pisa), Kevin Burrage (Queensland University of Technology), David Cohen (University of Gothenburg), Lukas Einkemmer (University of Innsbruck), Severiano Gonzalez Pinto (University of La Laguna), Marlis Hochbruck (Karlsruhe Institute of Technology), Christian Lubich (University of Tubingen), Juan Ignacio Montijano (University of Zaragoza), Ander Murua (University of the Basque Country), Christian Offen (University of Padeborn). Detailed informations will be available at webpage https://sites.google.com/unisa.it/nepaseminars where the free registration form to the seminar series is already available. ------------------------------------------------------- From: Philipp Neumann [log in to unmask] Date: November 26, 2020 Subject: HPC System Administrator Position, Hamburg The chair for high-performance computing at Helmut-Schmidt-Universitat seeks a HPC system administrator (salary grade A12/E12 TVoD, permanent position) who will take care of - administrating various HPC systems, - running and developing benchmark suites, - supporting at visualizing simulation results, etc. An excerpt of the job description can be found in English at: https://www.hipeac.net/jobs/11813/hpc-system-administrator-a12e12/ The official job announcement (in German) is available at: https://www.hsu-hh.de/karriere/wp-content/uploads/sites/658/2020/11/Kennziffer-MB- 4420.pdf Interested? Feel free to send inquiries to Philipp Neumann, [log in to unmask], or apply directly to [log in to unmask], mentioning the job reference number MB-4420. ------------------------------------------------------- From: Jeff Linderoth [log in to unmask] Date: November 25, 2020 Subject: Faculty Position, Data Science, College of Eng, UW-Madison The College of Engineering at the University of Wisconsin-Madison seeks to hire a faculty member with research and teaching interests in the computational and/or statistical aspects of data science, broadly defined. This position in Electrical and Computer Engineering or Industrial and Systems Engineering is part of a campus-wide cluster initiative to expand and broaden expertise in the fundamentals of data science at UW- Madison. Three faculty positions will be hired in the cluster, which will build a world-class core of interdisciplinary strength in the mathematical, statistical, and algorithmic foundations of data science. The cluster hiring initiative involves the Departments of Computer Sciences, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Industrial and Systems Engineering, Mathematics, and Statistics. It is anticipated that successful candidates will develop strong collaborations with existing data science research programs at UW- Madison -- especially with the other faculty hired under this cluster program. For additional details, please see the full position description, requirements, and application instructions in the official position vacancy listing: https://jobs.hr.wisc.edu/en-us/job/506918/professor-cluster-hire The review process will begin immediately, and candidates are encouraged to apply as soon as possible. The deadline for ensuring full consideration for the position is January 8, 2020. ------------------------------------------------------- From: Hans De Sterck [log in to unmask] Date: December 02, 2020 Subject: Faculty Position, Univ of Waterloo The Department of Applied Mathematics at the University of Waterloo invites applications for a tenure-track position in Applied Mathematics. The areas of interest include numerical analysis and scientific computing. The application deadline is December 23, 2020. The Department of Applied Mathematics is one of four departments, together with the School of Computer Science, that comprise the Faculty of Mathematics at the University of Waterloo. Research in the department is enhanced by interdisciplinary and industrial collaborations and links to interdisciplinary institutes including Waterloo's Centre for Computational Mathematics, which offers undergraduate and Masters degrees in Computational Mathematics. The department has a substantial graduate program with over 135 graduate students pursuing Masters or PhD degrees, and strong undergraduate programs in applied mathematics, scientific computation and mathematical physics. More information about the position and application instructions can be found at https://www.mathjobs.org/jobs/list/16787 ------------------------------------------------------- From: Anna-Karin Tornberg [log in to unmask] Date: December 02, 2020 Subject: Associate Professor Positions, Numerical Analysis, KTH KTH Royal Institute of Technology is announcing two open positions: Associate professor in Mathematics with specialization in Numerical Analysis. This are tenured positions. Application deadline: Feb 1, 2021. For full advertisement and instructions for applying, see: https://www.kth.se/en/om/work-at-kth/lediga-jobb/what:job/jobID:362832/where:4/ ------------------------------------------------------- From: Chris Kees [log in to unmask] Date: November 30, 2020 Subject: Postdoc Position, Civil & Envr Engineering, LSU Louisiana State University is seeking applications for a 2-year post- doctoral position in computational coastal and riverine engineering. The appointee will be a member of the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering and the interdisciplinary Center for Computation and Technology. The position is supported by the university-wide commitment to advancing coastal science and engineering, which spans multiple departments, centers, and institutes (www.lsu.edu/coast). Responsibilities: The successful candidate will conduct basic research and development on two- and three-dimensional computational models of hydrodynamic flow, waves, and processes, as well as their interaction with structures of critical concern to projects along the Gulf Coast and Mississippi River Valley. The ultimate goal of the post-doc is to make fundamental contributions to the next generation of coastal modeling software, including the accurate and efficient representation of sediment morphodynamics, vegetation, nonlinear waves, and infrastructure across a range of scales. Prior experience and strong motivation to continue work in several of the following areas is highly desirable: - Multiphase fluid mechanics - Sediment and soil mechanics - Nonlinear water waves - Finite element methods for computational fluid and wave dynamics - Discrete element methods for granular materials - High performance computing - Software development in C++ and Python - Digital twins and model reduction The successful candidate will be expected to help lead development of the open source Proteus toolkit for computational methods and simulation (https://proteustoolkit.org) by writing code, mentoring graduate and undergraduate students at LSU, and collaborating with developers and users of Proteus from outside organizations, including federal laboratories, universities, and consultancies. Applications: https://lsu.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/LSU/job/3255-Patrick-F-Taylor- Hall/XMLNAME-2-Year-Postdoctoral-Researcher_R00051219 ------------------------------------------------------- From: Luis Gustavo Nonato [log in to unmask] Date: November 27, 2020 Subject: Postdoc Position, Data Science for Crime Analytics The Center for Research in Mathematical Sciences Applied to Industry (CEPID-CeMEAI) at the University of Sao Paulo, in Sao Carlos/SP, Brazil opens a post-doctoral research position in Data Science / Visual Analytics to work in the project: "Crime Analysis and Forecasting in Urban Environments - Tools for Improving Public Policies in the Area of Security". The project, funded by Fapesp (Sao Paulo State research funding agency), aims at advancing the state-of-the-art research in spatiotemporal crime data analysis, crime pattern identification, and crime prediction. The project is in collaboration with the Nucleo de Estudos da Violencia - University of Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo/SP, Brazil and Fundacao Getulio Vargas - Rio de Janeiro/RJ, Brazil. The post-doc will interact with members of those institutions but s/he will be hosted in Sao Carlos/SP. We are seeking a highly motivated postdoctoral fellow! Curiosity, open- mind, creativity, persistence, and collaborative-work capability are the key personal skills we target. A Ph.D. in computer science, applied mathematics, or related fields is required, with demonstrated experience and high quality publications. Candidates should have advanced programming skills and a solid background in data science and/or visual analytic techniques. Candidates must have got their PhD in the last 7 years. Portuguese speaking is not required but fluency in English is mandatory. Sao Paulo Research Foundation provides the financial support with a monthly salary of R$ 7.373,10 (about U$ 1,600.00). Financial support can also be provided to cover transportation expenses to move to Sao Carlos - Brazil. An extra grant is also provided to cover participation in highly relevant conferences, research trips (limited to 15% of the annual amount of the fellowship), computers and research related equipaments. The position is for one year, but it can be extended to an extra year. Applicants are invited to submit a cover letter, curriculum vitae (including their full publication record), as well as reference letters (at least two) by email to Dr. Luis Gustavo Nonato - [log in to unmask] ( PDF files only) until January 31th, 2021. Contract Condition: Grant from FAPESP under the Research, Innovation and Dissemination Centers (RIDC-CeMEAI) (http://www.fapesp.br/en/17, http://www.cemeai.icmc.usp.br/). ------------------------------------------------------- From: Shahadat Hossain [log in to unmask] Date: November 30, 2020 Subject: Postdoc Position, Quantum Algorithms Applications are invited for a postdoctoral fellowship in Quantum Algorithms and Optimization at the University of Lethbridge. The position is for one year extendible up to two years, subject to the availability of funds. The position is available immediately. Alberta Innovates funds the position as part of the QMIF project. Salary is 50,000 CAD per year. Applicants should have a track record of research in Quantum Computing and a recent PhD degree in Computer Science, Physics, or a related field. Programming experience with IBM-QX or NISQ devices is a plus. To apply, please submit a cover letter, a CV, a research statement, the contact information for three references, and two of your publications, to the e-mail address below. Members of Equity seeking groups are encouraged to apply. E-mail address for the submission of the application and for any question is: [log in to unmask] Lethbridge is in Southern Alberta, Canada, close to the border with the province of British Columbia and the state of Montana. It is only 1.5 hour's drive from the Rockies and the Waterton Lakes National Park, a UNESCO World Heritage site, and less than 2 hour's drive from Calgary. ------------------------------------------------------- From: Christoph Lehrenfeld [log in to unmask] Date: December 01, 2020 Subject: Postdoc Positions, Num. software/Data analysis, Univ of Goettingen Within the Collaborative Research Center SFB 1456 "Mathematics of Experiment (The challenge of indirect measurements in the natural sciences)" the Georg-August-University Gottingenhas an opening for two fully funded PostDoc positions for the infrastructure projects which lies in the intersection of the natural sciences, applied mathematics and computer science. These positions should be filled in the beginning of 2021. The salary is in accordance with the German public service salary scale (E13 TV-L) for three years. The positions are offered with 100 % of the regular working hours. Applicants are expected to have a PhD degree in applied math, natural sciences, computer science or a related field and solid knowledge in at least two of the fields: optimization, inverse problems, numerical data analysis and numerical software development. For further details on the Collaborative Research Center, see here: https://www.uni-goettingen.de/crc1456 The application deadline for both PostDoc positions is December 31, 2020. Further details can be found here: https://www.uni-goettingen.de/de/305402.html?cid=100780 If you have any questions, please contact Eva Hetzel via e-mail ([log in to unmask]). ------------------------------------------------------- From: Patrick Henning [log in to unmask] Date: November 27, 2020 Subject: PhD/PostDoc Position, Numerical Analysis, Ruhr-Univ Bochum At the Faculty of Mathematics of the Ruhr-University Bochum (Germany) we are currently offering a 3-year PhD position (salary group 75% E13) or a 2-year PostDoc position (salary group 100% E13). The research focus of this position is on finite element schemes and computational multiscale methods with applications to physics and/or engineering. The salary is based on the German public service salary scale (TV-L), where the PhD salary group would be "75% E13" and the PostDoc salary group "100% E13". For additional information we refer to the following link https://www.stellenwerk-bochum.de/jobboerse/best-nr-403735-wiss-mitarb-mwd-2987- stdwoche-bzw-3983-stdwoche-201127-426604 and for further questions, please contact Patrick Henning ([log in to unmask]). If you are interested in this position, please send your application and CV until the 15th of December electronically to the email address above. ------------------------------------------------------- From: Daniel Appelö [log in to unmask] Date: November 25, 2020 Subject: PhD Position, Computational Mathematics, Michigan State Univ Michigan State University's Department of Computational Mathematics, Science and Engineering (CMSE; https://cmse.msu.edu/) is currently accepting applications for its interdisciplinary PhD program in computational and data science. This program provides its graduates broad and deep knowledge of the fundamental techniques used in computational modeling and data science, significant exposure to at least one application domain, and the opportunity to conduct significant original research in algorithms and/or applications relating to computational and data science. A brief introduction to the program can be found at here, and a list of CMSE faculty and their research interests can be found at http://cmse.msu.edu/faculty. Additional information about the PhD program, as well as application information, can be found at http://cmse.msu.edu/apply. Please note that the deadline for application for the Fall 2021 cohort is January 2, 2021. ------------------------------------------------------- From: Recruitment BCAM [log in to unmask] Date: November 26, 2020 Subject: PhD Positions, BCAM IC2020_11_4 PhD Fellowships in different areas. The call offers up to 4 PhD Student positions in the following areas: - Core in Applied Mathematics: Fourier Analysis, Algebraic Geometry and Singularity Theory, Discrete Mathematics, Inverse Problems, PDEs, Mathematical Physics, etc. - Computational Mathematics, Modelling and Simulation: Computer qSimulation, CFD, Mathematical Modelling, HPC, Numerical Analysis, Algorithm Development, etc. - Applications of Mathematics: Applied Statistics, Energy, Biosciences, Advanced manufacturing, Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence, etc. This program is devoted to attracting talented Early-Stage Researchers - of any nationality - who wish to pursue doctoral degree. It is aimed at supporting the best scientific talent and fostering innovative and high- quality research by recruiting outstanding international students and offering them an attractive and competitive environment for conducting researching. APPLY AT: http://www.bcamath.org/en/research/job/ic2020-11-four-phd-fellowships-in-different-areas DEADLINE: 18th December 2020 ------------------------------------------------------- End of Digest **************************