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2001-2002 IBM Herman Goldstine Postdoctoral Fellowship in Mathematical Sciences.

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The Mathematical Sciences Department of the IBM Thomas J. Watson Research Center invites applications for its Herman Goldstine Fellowship for postdoctoral research in mathematical and computer sciences. This fellowship provides scientists of outstanding ability an opportunity to advance their scholarship as resident department members at the Research Center. The department provides an atmosphere in which basic research is combined with experience on technical problems arising in industry.

Each candidate must have a doctorate and not more than five years of postdoctoral professional experience when the fellowship commences. The fellowship has a period of one year, and may be extended by another year on mutual agreement. The stipend will range from $85,000 to $95,000, depending on the experience of the fellowship recipient. In addition, there will be an allowance for moving expenses.

The program of the Mathematical Sciences Department is organized for research in pure and applied mathematics and in theoretical and exploratory computer science. On-going research in the department includes work on biometry, coding theory, computational complexity, computational linguistics, computer music, computer vision, continuous complexity, cryptography, data and text mining, differential equations, dynamical systems, financial mathematics, high-performance computation, knowledge discovery systems, machine learning, machine translation, mathematical optimization, numerical analysis, scheduling algorithms, sequential and parallel algorithms, statistics, stochastic optimization, user interface technology, visualization, and yield management.

Close interaction with permanent department members is expected, but Fellows will be free to pursue their own research interests. Department members are: S. Abrams, R. Adler, C. Apte, F. Barahona, S. Bermon, A. Bernth, R. Bolle, L. Brown, Z. Christidis, A. Conn, J. Connell, D. Coppersmith, F. Damerau, G. Dent, B. Dietrich, J. Forrest, R. Fuhrer, D. Gamarnik, C. Gdaniec, T. Goetz, O. Gunluk, S. Guo, A. Gupta, F. Gustavson, N. Haas, A. Hampapur, D. Harville, M. Henderson, A. Hoffman, S.J. Hong, J.R.M. Hosking, D. Jensen, D. E. Johnson, T. Kimbrel, A. King, B. Kitchens, F. Kjeldsen, L. Ladanyi, J. Lee, T. Li, S. Liu, R. Lougee-Heimer, E. MacNair, M. Martens, A. Mayo, M. McCord, S. Medeiros, M.B. Miller, K. Mints-Scheinberg, R. Natarajan, T. Nowicki, F.J. Oles, D. Oppenheim, S. Pankanti, E. Pednault, W.J. Plath, W.R. Pulleyblank, N. Ratha, J. Rutledge, B. Schieber, M. Schor, A. Senior, J. Shearer, M. Shub, J. Snowdon, G. Sorkin, S. Takriti, F. Tipu, J. Tomlin, B. Trager, L. Treinish, S. Weiss, B.F. White, S. Winograd, R. Wittrock, J. Wright, C-W. Wu, E. Yashchin, T. Zhang.

To apply, please submit the following by January 10, 2001: resume, including thesis summary; transcripts of graduate-level coursework; reprints of publications based on thesis and other research; a research proposal; and visa status. Please indicate where you first learned of the Fellowship. Applicants are responsible for requesting that three or more letters of reference, including one from the thesis advisor, be sent to arrive by January 10. Direct all material to:

Herman Goldstine Fellowship Committee, Department of Mathematical Sciences, Room 31-210, T.J. Watson Research Center, P.O. Box 218, Route 134, Yorktown Heights, NY 10598 USA.

One fellowship will be awarded. Each applicant will be notified individually as soon as the committee has reached a decision on the application, no later than March 2.