PhD POSITION(S) 

PROJECT Structural and Algorithmic Aspects of Preference-based Problems in 
Social Choice

STARTING DATE: Negotiable

LOCATION: Vienna, Austria

INSTITUTION: Algorithms and complexity group at the Faculty of Informatics, 
Technische Universität Wien (Vienna University of Technology)

FUNDING: The PhD candidates receive an employment contract for the initial 
period of 3 years, thus study fees do not apply. Salary range starts at 22.000 
net/year EUR for 30h/week. 

APPLICATION DEADLINE: July 31, 2020

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We invite applications for PhD position(s) (3 years with the possibility of 
extension), working with Jiehua Chen in the Algorithms and Complexity Group at 
the Vienna University of Technology (Technische Universität Wien – TU Wien), 
Vienna, Austria. 

 

The PhD position(s) is available for the WWTF research project (Vienna Science 
and Technology Fund) titled Structural and Algorithmic Aspects of 
Preference-based Problems in Social Choice: 
https://www.wwtf.at/programmes/vienna_research_groups/VRG18-012/index.php?lang=EN

 

The research topics include voting, structured preferences, stable matching 
(matchings under preferences) with a focus on parameterized and approximation 
algorithm design.

 

 

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YOUR PROFILE

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Applicants with a solid background in areas such as algorithm design (including 
BUT NOT LIMITED to parameterized algorithms and approximation algorithms), 
computational complexity, and/or discrete mathematics are welcome to apply.

 

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WE OFFER

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-The PhD position(s) entails an employment contract. 

-The position(s) is available immediately and the starting date is quite 
flexible

- A research and study environment that is friendly and gender-balanced 

- TU Wien is a great place for professional growth (e.g., the Austrian Science 
Fund and other funding agencies offer multiple funding opportunities for young 
researchers to advance their independent scientific careers) 

- Vienna, the city, features a vibrant and excellence-driven research 
landscape, with several leading research institutes (e.g., University of 
Vienna, IST, AIT, SBA) and universities continuously establishing 
collaborations in various fields

- Vienna has been consistently ranked by Mercer over the last years the best 
city for quality of life worldwide.

 

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APPLICATION 

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Please send your application, including

- your academic CV,

- a motivation letter, including an explanation of your research interests,

- your Master's thesis and

- a list of subjects studied, giving sufficient details and grades/marks 
obtained

 

directly to Jiehua Chen: jiehua.c...@tuwien.ac.at 
<mailto:jiehua.c...@tuwien.ac.at> 

(If possible all in a single PDF file)

 

DEADLINE: 31. July 2020 

 

For informal inquiries you can also contact via the above email address.

 

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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

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Faculty of Informatics: https://informatics.tuwien.ac.at/ 

Research group website: https://www.ac.tuwien.ac.at/ 

Outreach: www.vcla.at <http://www.vcla.at>  

Twitter: @vclaTUwien  

 

 

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