Postdoctoral Fellowship in Packing Problems

We are seeking candidates for a 1-year post-doctoral fellowship position to work at the Institute of Computing, University of Campinas, Unicamp, Campinas, SP, Brazil. This fellowship is part of a Project, entitled ``Investigation of hard problems from the algorithmic and structural standpoints'', funded by the São Paulo Research Foundation (Fapesp).

Goals.
Development of approximation algorithms and exact solution methods for packing problems, mainly for two- and three-dimensional versions. Obtain new or better approximation factors for variants or improved models and algorithms for packing problems.

Specifications.
The candidate must have a Ph.D. in Computer Science, Operations Research, Applied Mathematics or in a related field. The candidate must have finished the Ph.D. less than seven years before the beginning of the PD fellowship. The candidate should demonstrate a solid background in the design and analysis of algorithms, approximation algorithms, integer programming, heuristics, and meta-heuristics. The candidate is expected to interact with other members of the project, including masters and Ph.D. students and professors.

Fellowship:
The post-doctoral fellowship includes a monthly stipend of R$ 7.373,10 (about USD 1,370), access to the health-care system of Unicamp, and research contingency funds (15% of the annual value of the fellowship, each year). For more details, check out Fapesp's webpage http://www.fapesp.br/.

How to Apply:
The candidate must send by email until February 28, 2021, the following documents:

* Curriculum vitae with a list of publications, and previous experience.
* A motivation letter for the application.
* Contact of an earlier supervisor that can give a recommendation.

All documents must be sent by email to Flavio K. Miyazawa at fkm@ic.unicamp.br.

More information
* Institute of Computing, Unicamp
  www.ic.unicamp.br/en
* University of Campinas (Unicamp)
  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_of_Campinas
  https://www.unicamp.br/unicamp/english
* The city of Campinas
  Campinas, the most surprising city in Brazil
  https://youtu.be/nool_9y02vE