The mathematical research institute of the Faculty of Science at the Universiteit van Amsterdam, the Korteweg-de Vries Institute for Mathematics (also known as KdV Institute), seeks PhD candidates for 2018-2019. This center is one of the most stimulating academic environments in the world, offering candidates the ability to research topics such as stochastics, pure, applied, and numerical analysis, and algebra, geometry, and mathematical physics.

Selected candidates will be given the opportunity to lecture and instruct in mathematics within the Faculty of Science, as well as to participate in the NOW research clusters. Candidates will collaborate with the Centrum Wskunde and Informatica, the VU University, and Eurnadom in Eindhoven. They will work with roughly thirty staff members and forty postdocs and PhD students.

Two applicants will be chosen, and will receive full funding for the entire four years of the research project. The intended project is titled, “Methods from complex dynamics for locating zeroes of graph polynomials.” It is funded through the Top 1 NOW grant, “Methods from complex dynamics for locating zeros of graphs polynomials.”

To be eligible, candidates must have a master’s degree in Mathematics or a related field, and be highly motivated academics. Each candidate must be fluent in both written and spoken English, with those possessing backgrounds in the aforementioned fields of research and in teaching given preference.

Candidates will be granted temporary appointments for an initial period of eighteen months, with an extension available to the full four years. Educational plans will include attendance of courses and meetings, and the program is designed to culminate in a dissertation. In return, each recipient will receive a monthly salary that ranges from €2,266 in the first year to €2,897 in the last year.

To apply, candidates should submit an online application and the following items in a supplementary PDF document. These supplementary materials include a one-page letter of motivation, a curriculum vitae, a copy of a master’s thesis, a list of all courses taken and a transcript of grades, and the contact information for three referees.
All materials must be submitted no later than August 31, 2018. More information may be obtained by contacting Dr. Han Peters or Dr. Guus Regts.

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All Souls College at the University of Oxford invites qualified post-doctoral research fellows to join their team for 2019. Candidates will be researchers in one of the following subjects: Modern Languages, Literature In English, Mathematics, or Social and Political Sciences (only Politics and International Relations, Social Anthropology, and Sociology). Fellowships are offered for five years each and are non-renewable. These awards are also fixed-term and will take place starting on October 1, 2019. Minority and ethnic candidates, as well as women, are especially encouraged to apply.

Applications will only be accepted from candidates who were awarded doctorates between August 1 2016 and October 1 2019. Some conditions may warrant an exception, such as grave illness or a parental leave, but a special application should be submitted before September 7, 2018 to accommodate for these considerations.

These postdoctoral programs will allow candidates to engage in an independent program of study and research for publication directly at Oxford, with occasional leave of absences granted to work away from Oxford. Fellows must report regularly to the Academic Purposes Committee regarding the progress on their research and may also be required to engage in teaching, research supervision, and lecturing at the university as well. Fellows are considered full Fellows of the college and will participate in all college meetings and activities.

In return, selected fellows will be offered a number of benefits to meet their employment and research needs. The annual stipend ranges from £41,231 to £44,052 and also includes a housing allowance. Fellows on the upper end of the pay range will be those who deliver at least sixteen lectures a year. Stipends are also contingent on fellows conducting full-time research that is not done in conjunction with other funding or remuneration sources. Most fellows will receive housing either in the College or within 25 miles of Oxford as well. Fellows will receive a pension, dining rights, and may be subject to receive relocation costs. All fellows may also receive medical insurance and childcare assistance, as well as a £3,750 per year academic support stipend.

To apply, candidates should complete the online application form no later than Friday, September , 2018. This application must be accompanied by a short thesis abstract up to 500 words, a curriculum vitae, and a statement of proposed work (no more than 1,000 words, including references and bibliography). A sample of written work and the names of two referees should also be supplied. Selected candidates will be interviewed by January 11, 2019. Questions can be directed to online.apps@all-souls.ox.ac.uk.

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Jobs at Apple are rewarding and enriching, both personally and professionally. They are available in a wide range of fields, including in stores, corporate workings, and at home. Apple also offers several internship opportunities to qualified students.

On November 9, 2017, Apple announced the Data Science and Machine Learning Internship through Apple Maps. This job is located in Santa Clara Valley, California and requires a full forty hours of work a week.

The intern will join the Apple Maps Routing and Traffic team in 2018. This team works on some of the most challenging and significant big data issues in the modern computer engineering field. The group works to make sense of petabytes of data in order to deliver critical navigational functionality for the millions of users who depend on the success of Apple Maps.

This internship is a great opportunity for a motivated, talented student looking to apply his or her coding and machine learning skills to a large, significant application. The ideal intern will have experience in machine learning theory and practice, in particular neural networks and sequence-based models. He or she will also have used machine learning software such as Python Sci-Kit, TensorFlow, Weka, MATLAB, or R. The successful candidate will have in-depth experience in Java or Python, along with CS fundamentals and object-oriented programming. Experience with Hadoop or Spark is an additional bonus.

This internship will allow the candidate to practice skills necessary to develop novel solutions to improve the quality of traffic information, routes, navigation, and ETA using large-scale streaming data. Interns will work closely with experts in machine learning and traffic and solve interesting data-driven projects. Interns should be currently enrolled in Ph.D. studies in Computer Science, Mathematics, Statistics, Civil Engineering (Traffic with a data science focus), or a related field.

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Wolfson College is excited to announce the creation and availability of several new scholarships for graduate students beginning their studies in 2018-2019. Throughout the last few years, Wolfson has dedicated substantial funds to increasing scholarship support. In the coming years, Wolfson has promised to provide funding for roughly fifty of its students through full or partial scholarships.

A separate scholarship application procedure is not required for any of these new scholarships. Applications must be made by January for the chosen course. Applications will apply to the university under the standard procedures for graduate degrees. All applicants, regardless of degree programs, will be considered for Clarendon Awards. Graduate students applying for Research Council UK graduate funding will also be eligible for a Wolfson-partnership RCUK award. This award is generally granted to students who have listed Wolfson as their first-choice college.

The Oxford Wolfson Marriott Graduate Scholarship was made possible through a donation by the late Dr. Francis Marriott and a matched award from the university’s graduate scholarship fund. It covers the cost of a full award, including the university composition fee, the college fee, and maintenance costs. Preference is given to applicants who have listed Wolfson as the first-choice college. The Marriott Scholarship is available for students majoring in Biochemistry, Hebrew and Jewish Studies, Interdisciplinary Bioscience Doctoral Training Partnership, International Development, Islamic Art and Architecture, Linguistics, Mathematics, and Psychiatry.

The Wolfson Harrison UK Research Council Physics Scholarship provides a full-funding award for a DPhil in Physics. It is only open to applicants who are full-time residents of the UK or European Union. The Oxford Wolfson David Thomas Graduate Scholarship in Ancient Documents is also fully funded, but available for applicants from all countries who are interested in studying Greek and Latin papyrology and palaeography.

In addition to these awards, other scholarships include the Oxford Wolfson Ullendorff Graduate Scholarship in Semitic Philology, the Lorne Thyssen Scholarship, the Wolfson Guy Newton Clarendon Scholarship, the Wolfson Isaiah Berlin Clarendon Scholarship in Humanities or Social Sciences, and the Norman Hargreaves Mawdsley AHRC Scholarship.

Additional questions about these scholarships can be directed to the Wolfson Academic Office at +44 (0) 1865 274 100.

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In 2014, BIMoS was founded to support research in data science and integrated mathematical modeling, simulation, and optimization. This institute focuses on applications ranging from life sciences, information technology, and even engineering. This combination provides a recognized, internationally renowned research environment. Students are provided with interdisciplinary teamwork and a rich lecture program.

Each year, BIMoS offers six PhD fellowships for students who excel in their field of study and already hold a master’s degree. Ideally, the recipient of the award will have experience in the general research area of BIMOs and will enjoy working in a collaborative, interdisciplinary environment.

Each fellow will receive a stipend of 1,468 euros per month. Fellowships begin October 1, 2018, and fellows may continue to receive support for a period of three years. All applications must be received by December 31, 2017.

To apply, applicants must submit, as one single PDF document, a CV (including publications), personal statement, expose of proposed PhD project, letter of support of proposed supervisor, university transcripts, and proof of proficiency in English. These materials should be sent to office@bimos.tu-berlin.de. Letters of recommendation must also be sent by two scientists who know the applicant’s work as well. These should be sent to the same aforementioned email address by January 7th, 2018.

Applications will only be considered complete if they are in one document, and submitted by or before the deadline. Only one application may be submitted per person. The applicant’s curriculum vitae should state all details of education and academic history, including credentials, publications, contributions, or other related achievements.

The personal statement should list academic career plans, motivation, and scientific interest. This should be no more than two pages long. It should address the following questions: When writing your personal statement, please make sure you answer the following questions: What are your scientific interests? How, where, and when did they develop? Which scientific fields are you particularly interested in and why? Why do you think BIMoS is the right choice for you? Which TUB-Professor would you like to have as your supervisor?

One official transcript should be submitted for every college or university that was attended. In addition, all applicants whose native language is not English should submit scores from the TOEFL, IELTS, or CAE.

In addition, it is the applicant’s responsibility to ask two scientists to send a letter of recommendation each to office@bimos.tu-berlin.de by January 7th, 2018. Letters of recommendation should be from individuals well-acquainted with the applicants line of work. Applications are considered incomplete of letters of recommendation are not received.

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California Institute of Technology (Caltech) invites qualified first-year applicants to its stellar undergraduate programs. The admissions team reads every application to get to know each student personally before making an admissions decision. Each student is more than a set of test scores and grades.

As a result, the Caltech team looks at academic ability by evaluating recommendations, grades, and test scores. Generally, most Caltech students are gifted in test-taking as a result of high mathematical and scientific abilities, but if this is not the case, the team will look more closely at applicant recommendations and other documents. Applications are not compared against each other, even if coming from the same high school. The admissions team will take into consideration the personal background of each applicant, as well as the secondary school profile.

It is recommended that students who have taken courses or completed research outside of school include those documents in the application. Students should indicate what, exactly, about math and science interests and excites them. The team also likes to read about how future students will impact the labs, classrooms, and community. The essay will ask students to explore and discuss an ethical dilemma that they have encountered.

To apply, students should submit the Common Application or the Coalition Application with specific Caltech questions. Students may also apply through the QuestBridge National College Match. Students should also submit a $75 application fee or fee waiver, standardized tests, teacher evaluations, a secondary school report, and academic transcripts. International students should also submit TOEFL scores and an International Financial Aid Statement of Intent.

International students are those who are not U.S. citizens or permanent residents. Financial aid is limited for international students, so it is important that all students who intend to apply for aid indicate likewise on their applications. International students must also have completed an approved curriculum required by Caltech, including, but not limited to, the IGCSE, O, AS, and A Level curriculums. IB, AP, and other options may also satisfy high school course requirements.

Students may apply as either Early Action or Regular Decision to Caltech. Early Action is non-binding and non-restrictive. However, international students may not receive financial aid if they apply early action. The deadline is November 1, with notifications sent in mid-December. Regular Decision applications must be received by January 3, with responses received in mid-March. For questions on admissions procedures, students should email admissions@caltech.edu.
 

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