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The "<span class="highlight">System</span> <span class="highlight">Modelling</span>
<span class="highlight">and</span> <span class="highlight">Optimization</span>"
research group at the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology,
Australia, is inviting applications for a
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<p style="margin: 4pt 0cm;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">POSITION AS
A RESEARCH FELLOW</span></p>
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within the research project "<span style="font-size: 10pt;">New Theory
and Algorithms for Nonsmooth Optimization with Application to Integer
Programming</span>"
funded by the Australian Research Council. To apply, you should
currently hold, or be nearing completion of your PhD. The position
start date is flexible and can be negotiated to suit the successful
applicant. The length of the appointment is 12-18 months, depending on
the level of appointment. Applications are due to be submitted by 15th
June 2009. <br>
<p style="margin: 4pt 0cm;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Applicants
should have research experience in some area of mathematical
programming, but preferably in one of integer programming, discrete
optimization, nonsmooth optimization,</span> <span
style="font-size: 10pt;">or global optimization.</span></p>
<p style="margin: 4pt 0cm;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">The research
will be carried out in collaboration with and under the supervision of
the Prof. Andrew Eberhard (RMIT), Prof. Natashia Boland (Newcastle
Uni.) and<span> </span>Laureate Prof. Jon Borwein (Newcastle Uni.).
Despite being based at RMIT the successful candidate will be encouraged
to engage in research with both the RMIT and Newcastle research groups
involved in this project. </span></p>
<p style="margin: 4pt 0cm;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">The primary
aim of this project is to study mathematical optimization methods that
underpin many scheduling and planning activities in business and
industry, and play numerous "behind-the-scenes" roles in engineering,
medicine, biology, and physics. This project aims to exploit the links
between nonsmooth optimization and integer programming in order to
enable the development of new theory and methodologies for the solution
of discrete optimization problems.<span> </span>The project will also
seek to improve the mathematical basis and tools for the application of
nonsmooth analysis to the study of optimality and the study of
convergence of algorithms.</span></p>
<p style="margin: 4pt 0cm;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">The
appointee will contribute to the development of the theory, algorithms
and software needed in this project. Experience in implementation and
the numerical testing of optimization algorithms is essential.
Familiarity with the callable libraries of one of Cplex, Xpress-MP or
similar optimization platform is desirable but not essential.</span></p>
<p style="margin: 4pt 0cm;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">RMIT is a
global university of technology based in Melbourne, with a commitment
to and reputation for high quality professional and vocational
education and research engaged with industry and community. Melbourne
is the capital city of Victoria and is large vibrant city which is one
of the cultural centres of Australia. It sustains world class music,
theatre and visual arts industries as well as staging many
internationally recognise sporting events each year. Melbourne
consistently ranked high in the top ten of the<i> Economist's World's
Most Livable Cities</i>, ranking 2<sup>nd</sup> in the 2008 poll. </span></p>
<p style="margin: 4pt 0cm;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">For further
information, including instructions of how to lodge your application,
please </span>refer to<br>
<a
href="http://yourcareer.rmit.edu.au/jobDetails.asp?sJobIDs=543790&lCategoryID=&lWorkTypeID=&lLocationID=6580&stp=AW&sLanguage=en"
target="_blank">http://yourcareer.rmit.edu.au/jobDetails.asp?sJobIDs=543790&lCategoryID=&lWorkTypeID=&lLocationID=6580&stp=AW&sLanguage=en</a></p>
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<p style="margin: 4pt 0cm;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">or simply go
to </span><a
href="http://yourcareer.rmit.edu.au/jobDetails.asp?sJobIDs=543790&lCategoryID=&lWorkTypeID=&lLocationID=6580&stp=AW&sLanguage=en"
target="_blank">http://yourcareer.rmit.edu.au</a> and search on
keyword 543790. <span style="font-size: 10pt;"></span></p>
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<p style="margin: 4pt 0cm;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">You may also
contact Professor Andrew Eberhard on + 61 3 9925 2616 (<a
href="mailto:andy.eb@rmit.edu.au" target="_blank">andy.eb@rmit.edu.au</a>),
or Professor Natashia Boland on +61 2 4921 6717 (<a
href="mailto:Natashia.Boland@newcastle.edu.au" target="_blank">Natashia.Boland@newcastle.edu.au</a>).
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