We are hiring! Senior Research Fellow Position at the IBS Discrete Mathematics Group

The IBS Discrete Mathematics Group (DIMAG) in Daejeon, Korea invites applications for one senior research fellow position. 

DIMAG is a research group that was established on December 1, 2018 at the Institute for Basic Science (IBS), led by Chief Investigator, Dr. Sang-il Oum. DIMAG is located at the headquarters of IBS in Daejeon, South Korea, a city of 1.5 million people.

Website: https://dimag.ibs.re.kr/

Currently, DIMAG consists of researchers from various countries and the work is done in English. DIMAG is co-located with the IBS Extremal Combinatorics and Probability Group (ECOPRO).

Successful candidates for this position are expected to have research experience in Discrete Mathematics, in particular in Structural Graph theory, Combinatorial Optimization, Matroid Theory, and Algorithms, for 10 years or more after their Ph.D.’s.

The appointment is initially for two years and can be extended further after reviews of the research performance until the group’s closure or the retirement age.

The starting annual salary is no less than KRW 96,000,000, if the successful candidate has 10 years or more research experience after Ph.D.’s.

The expected appointment date is June 1, 2025, and it can be adjusted to earlier or later, but no later than September 1, 2025. This is purely research position and will have no teaching duties.

A complete application packet should include:
• AMS standard cover sheet (preferred) or cover letter (PDF format)
• Curriculum vitae, including a list of publications and preprints (PDF format)
• Research statement (PDF format)
Consent to Collection and Use of Personal Information & Application for the IBS (PDF file)

For full consideration, applicants should email all the items to dimag@ibs.re.kr by August 19, 2024, 18:00 KST

DIMAG encourages applications from individuals of diverse backgrounds.
Suggested E-mail subject from applicants: [DIMAG – name]
e.g., [DIMAG – PAUL ERDOS]

Two of our former members, Dong Yeap Kang (강동엽) and Abhishek Methuku, and their collaborators received the 2024 Frontiers of Science Awards at the International Congress for Basic Science held in China for their paper on the proof of Erdős-Faber-Lovász conjecture

On July 14, 2024, Two of our former members, Dong Yeap Kang (강동엽) and Abhishek Methuku, and their collaborators (Tom Kelly, Daniela Kühn, and Deryk Osthus) received the 2024 Frontiers of Science Award (FSA) at the International Congress for Basic Science held in Beijing from July 14 to July 26, 2024, for their paper on the proof of Erdős-Faber-Lovász conjecture published in Annals of Mathematics. Dong Yeap Kang and Abhishek Methuku are former members of the IBS Discrete Mathematics Group. Congratulations!

More than 100 students attended the 2024 Summer School on Combinatorics and Algorithms held at KAIST from July 22 to 26, 2024

More than 100 students attended the 2024 Summer School on Combinatorics and Algorithms from July 22 to 26, 2024. Chien-Chung Huang from ENS Paris and Sebastian Wiederrecht from the IBS Discrete Mathematics Group gave lectures. This event was organized by Jungho Ahn (KIAS), Eunjung Kim (KAIST), Eunjin Oh (POSTECH), and Sang-il Oum (IBS Discrete Mathematics Group / KAIST) and sponsored by the IBS Discrete Mathematics Group, KAIST, and POSTECH.

Welcome Bjarne Schülke, a new member of the IBS Extremal Combinatorics and Probability Group

The IBS discrete mathematics group welcomes Dr. Bjarne Schülke, a new research fellow at the IBS Extremal Combinatorics and Probability Group starting July 1, 2024.

Dr. Schülke received his Ph.D. from the University of Hamburg in 2021 under the supervision of Christian Reiher and Mathias Schacht. Before joining the IBS Extremal Combinatorics and Probability Group, he was a Harry Bateman Instructor in Mathematics at Caltech, mentored by David Conlon.

He has won the IBS Young Scientist Fellowship. The title of his YSF project is “Variants of the Hypergraph Turán Problem and Extremal Set Theory.”

Welcome!

We are hiring! IBS Discrete Mathematics Group (DIMAG) Research Fellowship (Due: June 21, 2024)

The IBS Discrete Mathematics Group (DIMAG) in Daejeon, Korea invites applications for two research fellowship positions.

DIMAG is a research group that was established on December 1, 2018 at the Institute for Basic Science (IBS), led by Prof. Sang-il Oum. DIMAG is located at the headquarters of the Institute for Basic Science (IBS) in Daejeon, South Korea, a city of 1.5 million people.

Website: https://dimag.ibs.re.kr/

Currently, DIMAG consists of researchers from various countries such as Korea, the USA, Germany, Canada, and Australia, and the work is done in English. DIMAG is co-located with the IBS Extremal Combinatorics and Probability Group (ECOPRO)

Successful candidates for research fellowship positions will be new or recent Ph.D.’s with outstanding research potential in all fields of Discrete Mathematics with emphasis on Structural Graph theoryCombinatorial OptimizationMatroid Theory, and Algorithms.

These appointments are for about two years, and the starting salary is no less than KRW 59,000,000. The appointment is one-time renewable up to 5 years in total contingent upon the outstanding performance of the researcher. The expected appointment date is March 1, 2025, and it can be adjusted to earlier or later, but no later than June 1, 2025. This is purely a research position and will have no teaching duties.

A complete application packet should include:

  1. AMS standard cover sheet (preferred) or cover letter (PDF format)
  2. Curriculum vitae including a list of publications and preprints (PDF format)
  3. Research statement (PDF format)
  4. Consent to Collection and Use of Personal Information & Application for the IBS (PDF file)
  5. At least 3 recommendation letters

For full consideration, applicants should email items 1, 2, 3, and 4 and arrange their recommendation letters emailed to dimag@ibs.re.kr by June 21, 2024Anywhere on Earth (AoE).

Recommendation letters forwarded by an applicant will not be considered.

DIMAG encourages applications from individuals of diverse backgrounds.

For Korean citizens who have not yet completed their military duty: 전문연구요원 종사를 희망하는 경우에는 지원 의사와 병역 관계를 cover letter 및 이메일 등에 표시하여 제출 필요. 다만 현역입영대상자의 전문연구요원 신규 편입은 불가하며, 보충역 대상자 및 타 기관에서 전직해서 오는 경우에 한하여 지원 가능(전직 요건이 충족 되어야만 함)

Suggested E-mail subject from applicants: [DIMAG – name] 
e.g., [DIMAG – PAUL ERDOS]

Welcome Prof. Andreas Holmsen from KAIST, a new Visiting Research Fellow in the IBS Discrete Mathematics Group

The IBS Discrete Mathematics Group welcomes Prof. Andreas Holmsen from the Department of Mathematical Sciences, KAIST, Daejeon, Korea. He will visit the IBS Discrete Mathematics Group for 1 year from February 1, 2024 during his sabbatical leave from KAIST. He received his Ph.D. from the University of Bergen in 2004 under the supervision of Prof. Helge Tverberg and was at the University of Bergen, New York University, City College of New York before coming to KAIST.

Welcome Zichao Dong, Ander Lamaison, and Qiang Zhou, two new members and one new visiting student of the IBS Extremal Combinatorics and Probability Group

The IBS Discrete Mathematics Group welcomes Zichao Dong and Ander Lamaison, two new research fellows at the IBS Extremal Combinatorics and Probability Group and welcomes Qiang Zhou, a new visiting student of the IBS Extremal Combinatorics and Probability Group.

Dr. Zichao Dong received his Ph.D. from the Carnegie Mellon University in 2023 under the supervision of Prof. Boris Bukh.

Dr. Ander Lamaison received his Ph.D. from the Freie Universität Berlin in 2021 under the supervision of Prof. Tibor Szabó.

Qiang Zhou is a graduate student from the Chinese Academy of Sciences. He will stay until the end of June 2024.

Welcome Mujin Choi (최무진) and Dohyeon Lee (이도현), new graduate students of the IBS Discrete Mathematics Group

The IBS Discrete Mathematics Group welcomes Mujin Choi (최무진) and Dohyeon Lee (이도현), new graduate students of the Discrete Mathematics Group from January 2024.

Mujin Choi entered the Seoul National University in 2016, received his B.S. degree from the Department of Mathematical Sciences of Seoul National University in 2023, and entered the Department of Mathematical Sciences of KAIST as a graduate student in September 2023. His advisor is Sang-il Oum.

Dohyeon Lee entered KAIST as an undergraduate student in 2018 and became a graduate student of the Department of Mathematical Sciences of KAIST in September 2023. His advisor is Andreas Holmsen.

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