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         Graduate and Postdoctoral positions

                    in the

               Graduate Program

                      in

            Mathematical Optimization

              University of Trier
                    Germany

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Scholarships and postdoc positions in
Mathematical Optimization will become available on

        September 15, 1999 or earlier

The main research areas in the graduate program are

- Global Optimization, Multiple Objective Optimization
  (Prof. Dr. Reiner Horst)

- Computational Complexity

- VLSI-Design and Formal Verification
  (both Prof. Dr. Christoph Meinel)

- Numerical Methods in Optimization and Optimal Control
  (Prof. Dr. Ekkehard Sachs)

- Ill-posed Variational Problems
  (Variational Inequalities, Semi-infinite Optimization)
  (Prof. Dr. Rainer Tichatschke).


The scholarships are DM 1.800 per month (or higher for
qualified applicants) according to the
regulations of the German Research Foundation (DFG).

The salary for postdocs is DM 2.790 per month.

The letter of application should include

- curriculum vitae, copy of degree certificates,
- short description of prospective research program,
- copies of scientific papers (thesis, etc.),
- letter of recommendation.


The applications should be sent until July 31, 1999 to


      Prof. Dr. E. Sachs
      Sprecher des Graduiertenkollegs
      Mathematische Optimierung
      Universitaet Trier
      D-54286 Trier


For further information see

      http://mathopt.uni-trier.de

or contact the office:

Telephone  +49 651 201-3477
Telefax    +49 651 201-3973
E-Mail     mathopt@uni-trier.de

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