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2 MSc Positions: Mathematical Biology (NOW CLOSED)

Monday, May 25th, 2015

Basic Description

Applications are invited for two, one and half year, funded M.Sc. research positions at the Hamilton Institute, an applied mathematics research centre of the National University of Ireland Maynooth. The present research projects involve the development and application of probabilistic and statistical methodologies to help understand the immune system.

The work will be supervised by Prof. K. Duffy and is supported by collaboration with experimental partners within Prof. P. Hodgkin’s Laboratory at the Walter and Elisa Hall Institute of Medical Research, Australia.

Candidates must be available to spend all, or part, of the academic year, September 2015 to August 2016, visiting the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA, along with Prof. Duffy.

Candidate Profile

The candidate should hold a good, usually first-class honours, degree in Mathematics, Theoretical Physics, Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field and be motivated to tackle challenging research problems.

Stipend

The postgraduate scholarships are open to Irish and EU students, pay university fees and carry a stipend of €18,000 (tax free). Costs of travel to MIT, along with accommodation while there, will also be covered.

The University and the City

Maynooth is a university town located 20km west of Ireland’s capital city Dublin with a vibrant cultural and social life. An express train line provides easy access to Dublin.

Application and Closing date

To apply, candidates should submit a detailed CV, transcripts of undergraduate grades, motivation letter and the names and addresses of two referees for letters of recommendation to Prof. Ken Duffy, email:ken.duffy@nuim.ie. Posts will be closed on being filled.

 

Professor / Scientific Director

Friday, February 13th, 2015

Maynooth University is seeking an outstanding research leader to join the Hamilton Institute as Professor and Scientific Director, with a closing deadline of the 22nd of March. Further details can be found on the Human Resources page:

http://humanresources.nuim.ie/vacancies.shtml

Early Stage Researcher (M.Sc. Student) Mathematical Biology

Friday, July 4th, 2014

Applications are invited for a two-year, generously salaried (39,983 Euro per annum), M.Sc. position in Mathematical Biology on the European Union Marie Curie Initial Training Network on Quantitative T Cell immunology (QUANTI).

The primary restrictions on candidature are: (1) to ensure the international character of the ITN project, applicants must not have resided or carried out their main activity in Ireland for more than 12 months in the last three years immediately prior to the date of selection; (2) candidates must not yet have been awarded the doctorate degree and must be in the first 4 years (full-time equivalent) of their research career; (3) have a first class or higher second class degree (or equivalent) in a numerate discipline such as mathematics / statistics / computer science / engineering.

Formal details can be found in the advertisment.

Informal inquiries should be sent to: Ken Duffy (ken.duffy@nuim.ie). The deadline for application is the 24th of July 2014, with an expected start date of 1st of September 2014.

Postdoctoral Fellow: Mathematics of Networks

Friday, March 28th, 2014

Applications are invited for a postdoctoral position within the networking group at the Hamilton Institute, National University of Ireland, Maynooth. The Hamilton Institute has one of the largest and most active applied mathematics research groups in Ireland and is an international centre of excellence. Current areas of interest include:

  • Queueing/information theory applied to wireless networks
  • Network optimisation, including dynamic routing/coding
  • Privacy and security
  • Optimisation and distributed algorithms for smart transport

The successful candidate will be able to demonstrate an excellent international research track record and the potential to contribute leadership in developing new research directions and partnerships to both strengthen and complement existing activity.

This is a full-time research position for 3 years. Salary will reflect experience and qualifications, on the Science Foundation Ireland Research Fellow scale €33,975-€41,181. The Hamilton Institute is an inclusive, equal opportunity employer offering attractive conditions and a stimulating research environment.

To apply for this post, candidates should submit a detailed CV, including a list of publications, motivation letter, a summary of recent projects, scientific interests and expertise, as well as the names and addresses of two referees for letters of recommendation to: doug.leith@nuim.ie.

Early Stage Researcher (Ph.D. Student) Mathematical Biology

Wednesday, September 18th, 2013

Applications are invited for a three-year, generously salaried (39,983 Euro per annum), Ph.D. position in Mathematical Biology on the European Union Marie Curie Initial Training Network on Quantitative T Cell immunology (QUANTI).

The primary restrictions on candidature are: (1) to ensure the international character of the ITN project, applicants must not have resided or carried out their main activity in Ireland for more than 12 months in the last three years immediately prior to the date of selection; (2) candidates must not yet have been awarded the doctorate degree and must be in the first 4 years (full-time equivalent) of their research career; (3) have a first class or higher second class degree (or equivalent) in a numerate discipline such as mathematics / statistics / computer science / engineering.

Formal details can be found in the official advertisment.

Informal inquiries should be sent to: Ken Duffy (ken.duffy@nuim.ie). The deadline for application is the 31st of October 2013, with an expected start date of 6th of January 2014.

Early Stage Researcher (Ph.D. Student) in Quantitative Immunology (x2)

Wednesday, May 22nd, 2013

Applications are invited for two, three-year, generously salaried (39,983 Euro per annum), Ph.D. positions developing mathematical methodologies to study  the immune system on the European Union Marie Curie Initial Training Network on Quantitative T Cell immunology (QUANTI).

The primary restrictions on candidature are: (1) to ensure the international character of the ITN project, applicants must not have resided or carried out their main activity in Ireland for more than 12 months in the last three years immediately prior to the date of selection; (2) candidates must not yet have been awarded the doctorate degree and must be in the first 4 years (full-time equivalent) of their research career; (3) ave a first class or higher second class degree (or equivalent) in a numerate discipline such as mathematics / statistics / computer science / engineering.

Formal details can be found in the official advertisment.

To apply for this post, a detailed CV, including a list of educational experience, motivation letter, research interests and expertise; the names, email addresses, correspondence addresses and contact numbers of two referees whom the University may contact should be sent to: Dr Ken Duffy (ken.duffy@nuim.ie).The deadline for application is the 31st of July 2013.

MSc scholarship: Coding in Bacteria Communication Nanonetworks

Monday, March 4th, 2013

Applications are invited for a Masters degree studentship at Hamilton Institute, National University of Ireland in the area of Molecular Communications. The successful candidate should have strong background in information theory, mathematical foundations, as well as communication network protocols (background in molecular biology is not required).

This is a full-time research position for 1.5 years to develop theoretical models for source coding in multi-hop bacteria communication nanonetworks. In particular the focus of the project will investigate how current source coding models can be applied to bacteria nanonetworks.

The Hamilton Institute has one of the largest applied mathematics research groups in Ireland and is an international centre of excellence. The successful candidate will also be collaborating closely with the Nano Communication Centre (NCC), Tampere University of Technology, Finland (http://et4nbic.cs.tut.fi/nanocom/index.html), and will be spending a period of time at NCC.

This postgraduate scholarship is open to Irish, EU and international students and carries a stipend of €18,000 (tax free).

To apply for this post, candidates should submit a detailed CV, motivation letter, a summary of scientific interests and expertise, as well as the names and addresses of two referees to: Prof. Doug Leith (Doug.Leith@nuim.ie).

Postdoctoral Fellowship: Mathematics of Networks

Friday, February 15th, 2013

Applications are invited for a senior postdoctoral position within the networking group at the Hamilton Institute, National University of Ireland, Maynooth. The Hamilton Institute has one of the largest and most active applied mathematics research groups in Ireland and is an international centre of excellence. Current areas of interest include:

  • Queueing/information theory applied to wireless networks
  • Network optimisation, including dynamic routing/coding
  • Privacy and security
  • Optimisation and distributed algorithms for smart transport

The successful candidate will be able to demonstrate an excellent international research track record and the potential to contribute leadership in developing new research directions and partnerships to both strengthen and complement existing activity.

This is a full-time research position for 3 years. Salary will reflect experience and qualifications, on the Science Foundation Ireland Research Fellow scale €42,394-€63,125. The Hamilton Institute is an inclusive, equal opportunity employer offering attractive conditions and a stimulating research environment.

To apply for this post, candidates should submit a detailed CV, including a list of publications, motivation letter, a summary of recent projects, scientific interests and expertise, as well as the names and addresses of two referees for letters of recommendation to: hamilton@nuim.ie.

FULL PROFESSOR, HAMILTON INSTITUTE, NATIONAL UNIVERSITY of IRELAND MAYNOOTH

Sunday, January 6th, 2013

The Hamilton Institute at the National University of Ireland Maynooth invites applications for a Chair position starting in Summer 2013. Appointment will be at full professor level. Exceptional candidates in all areas will be considered, although we especially encourage candidates working in areas that complement existing activity in the mathematics of networks (distributed optimisation, feedback control, stochastic processes on graphs) as applied to smart transport, smart city data analytics and wireless networks.

The Hamilton Institute is a dynamic and vibrant centre of excellence for applied mathematics research. The successful candidate will be a leading international researcher with a demonstrated ability to lead and develop new research directions. A strong commitment to research excellence and a successful track record in building strategic partnerships and securing independent funding from public competitive sources and/or through private investment are essential.

Informal enquires can be directed to Prof. Doug Leith (doug.leith@nuim.ie), Director of the Hamilton Institute. Details on the Hamilton Institute can be found at www.hamilton.ie. Further information on the post and the application procedure can be found at www.nuim.ie/vacancies.

The deadline for applications is 11th Feb 2013.

Functional Programming and Automatic Differentiation: PhD Studentships, Postdoctoral Positions

Monday, June 11th, 2012

Seeking PhD students and postdocs interested in an elegant combination of functional programming and big-iron style numeric computing.


Functional Programming and Automatic Differentiation

PhD Studentships
Postdoctoral Positions


We are adding exact first-class derivative calculation operators (Automatic Differentiation or AD) to the lambda calculus, and embodying the combination in a production-quality optimising compiler. Our research prototype compiler generates object code competitive with the fastest current systems, which are based on FORTRAN. We are seeking PhD students and postdocs with interest and experience in relevant areas, such as programming language theory, numeric computing, machine learning, numeric linear algebra, differential geometry; and a burning drive to help lift big iron numeric computing out of the 1960s and into a newer higher order. Specific sub-projects include: compiler and numeric programming environment construction; writing, simplifying, and generalising numeric and machine learning algorithms through the use of type theory and AD operators; and associated type/lambda calculus/PLT/real computation issues.

Project headquarters: Hamilton Institute, NUI Maynooth, Ireland, http://www.hamilton.ie/.

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