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PhD student position, postdoc position in "Methods for Discrete Structures", Berlin (Germany), Deadline: 30 June 2008

The Research Training Group (Graduiertenkolleg)

 =09METHODS FOR DISCRETE STRUCTURES
 =09http://www.math.tu-berlin.de/MDS/

funded by the German Science Foundation (DFG)
at the three Berlin Universities
will in 2008 offer

 =09one Ph.D. Scholarship and
 =09one Post-Doc position

Ph.D. Scholarships are at least 1.100 EUR (tax-free) per month ---
according to DFG rules; the post-doc position is BAT IIa.

The program is a joint initiative of scientists at the three
major Berlin universities,
     Freie Universitt Berlin (FU),
     Humboldt-Universitt zu Berlin (HU), and
     Technische Universitt Berlin (TU).

The faculty of the Research Training group consists of
   Martin Aigner (FU),
   Helmut Alt (FU),
   Stefan Felsner (TU),
   Martin Grtschel (TU/ZIB -- associated),
   Martin Grohe (HU),
   Rolf Mhring (TU),
   Gnter Rote (FU)
   Mathias Schacht (HU),
   Martin Skutella, and
   Gnter M. Ziegler (TU -- coordinator)
as well as adjoint and junior faculty.

The scientific program treats combinatorics and discrete mathematics
broadly -- with an emphasis on methods, particularly,
   Geometric Methods
   Algorithmic Methods
   Graph Methods
   Topological Methods
   Enumeration Methods
   Probabilistic Methods.

The course program consists of the Monday Afternoon
Colloquium lectures, block courses, summer schools, regular
predoc programs, etc. --
in a very lively Berlin discrete mathematics context, which
also includes the DFG Research Center MATHEON (http://www.matheon.de).

The RTG "Methods for Discrete Structures" is also
a registered unit for the "Phase II" part of
BERLIN MATHEMATICAL SCHOOL (http://www.math-berlin.de),

ties
  -- which has a lot to offer!
Students of the MDS program may apply to be members of the
BERLIN MATHEMATICAL SCHOOL (http://www.math-berlin.de).

Applicants for Ph.D. scholarships are expected to
have a Diploma/Master's degree or equivalent, usually
in Mathematics or Computer Science.

Applications for scholarships starting in the fall of 2008
consisting of
     - letter of application
     - curriculum vitae
     - Diplom/masters' thesis
     - proposal for possible thesis topic
     - recommendation letter by thesis advisor
       (to be sent directly to us)

   --- Deadline: June 30, 2008 ---

should be directed to

   Prof. Gnter M. Ziegler, Coordinator
   RTG "Methods for Discrete Structures"
   Inst. Mathematics, MA 6-2
   TU Berlin
   D-10623 Berlin, Germany

   email: ziegler@math.tu-berlin.de
   http://www.math.tu-berlin.de/~ziegler
   Tel.: +49 - 30 - 314-25730   office
   Fax:=09+49 - 30 - 314-21269