{"id":430,"date":"2009-12-09T13:57:49","date_gmt":"2009-12-09T17:57:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/scottaaronson.blog\/?p=430"},"modified":"2009-12-09T13:57:49","modified_gmt":"2009-12-09T17:57:49","slug":"simons-postdoc-call-for-applications","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/scottaaronson.blog\/?p=430","title":{"rendered":"Simons postdoc: call for applications"},"content":{"rendered":"

Anyone who feared that my taking a real job would lead to the slow demise of this blog: your fears were entirely justified.\u00a0 I barely even read<\/em> blogs anymore—or Twitters, or whatever the young people use nowadays.\u00a0 Though come to think of it, maybe I should switch to a Twitter feed, since blogging has become too weighty and substantive for me?<\/p>\n

In the meantime, I’ve been asked to post the following.<\/p>\n

Simons Postdoctoral Fellowship at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Theoretical Computer Science<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Theory of Computation (TOC<\/span>) group at the Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL) at MIT is seeking candidates for a post-doctoral position in the general area of the theory of computation. Applicants in all areas<\/em> of theory are encouraged to apply, including (but not exclusive to) algorithms, complexity theory, combinatorial optimization, cryptography, distributed computing, game theory and computation, geometry, parallel computing, and quantum computing. This fellowship is made possible by a generous gift from the Simons Foundation.<\/p>\n

The fellowship is a two year position, starting the summer or fall of 2010. The fellowship stipend is gauged to attract the highest caliber of applicants. Generous funds for scientific travel will be available for use at the fellow’s discretion. Fellows will be assigned a faculty<\/span> member close to their research interests from the TOC<\/span> group. Fellows will be encouraged (although not required) to teach a graduate seminar in their area of research.<\/p>\n