[Opt-Net] Fraunhofer ITWM offers PhD positions in discrete applied mathematics

[Heiner Ackermann]

The Department of Optimization at the Fraunhofer Institute of Industrial 
Mathematics ITWM in Kaiserslautern, Germany offers

      PhD positions in discrete applied mathematics.

The core competence of the Department of Optimization is to develop 
individual solutions for planning and decision problems in production, 
logistics, engineering sciences and life sciences in close cooperation 
with researchers and customers from industry. The methodology is based 
on the coupling of simulation, optimization and decision support.
Research topics for PhD candidates include questions related to the 
modeling and the analysis of

- CAD problems, especially cutting and packing problems
- production planning problems
- distributed and hierarchical decision making processes

Applicants should have completed their University Studies in 
Mathematics, Computer Science or Operations Research, be interested in 
the above mentioned topics and have basic knowledge in computer programming.

Phd candidates will receive a scholarship according to the rules of the 
German Research Foundation DFG.

Unsolicited applications of researchers already holding a PhD degree are 
welcome as well.

Please submit your application here:
https://recruiting.fraunhofer.de/Vacancies/16177/Description/1

Please direct your questions to:
Fraunhofer Institute of Industrial Mathematics ITWM
Department of Optimization
Prof. Dr. Karl-Heinz Küfer
Fraunhofer-Platz 1
D-67663 Kaiserslautern

Further information can be obtained on our websites.
- Fraunhofer ITWM:
http://www.itwm.fraunhofer.de/
- Department of Optimization at Fraunhofer ITWM:
http://www.itwm.fraunhofer.de/en/departments/optimization.html