We are hiring! IBS Discrete Mathematics Group (DIMAG) Research Fellowship (Due: December 1, 2024)

The IBS Discrete Mathematics Group (DIMAG, https://dimag.ibs.re.kr/) in Daejeon, Korea invites applications for three research fellowship positions.

DIMAG is a research group that was established on December 1, 2018 at the Institute for Basic Science (IBS), led by its Chief Investigator (CI) 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 France, 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 theory, Combinatorial Optimization, Matroid 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 September 1, 2025, and it can be adjusted to earlier or later, but no later than December 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 December 1, 2024, Anywhere 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]

Amadeus Reinald gave a talk on finding an oriented tree inside a digraph of large chromatic number at the Discrete Math Seminar

On September 3, 2024, Amadeus Reinald from LIRMM, Université de Montpellier gave a talk at the Discrete Math Seminar on the existence of every oriented tree of fixed size inside a digraph of large chromatic number. The title of his talk was “Oriented trees in O(kk)-chromatic digraphs, a subquadratic bound for Burr’s conjecture“.

Welcome Colin Geniet, a new member of the IBS Discrete Mathematics Group

The IBS discrete mathematics group welcomes Dr. Colin Geniet, a new research fellow at the IBS Discrete Mathematics Group from September 1, 2024. He received his Ph.D. from ENS de Lyon under the supervision of Prof. Stéphan Thomassé. He is interested in graphs in relation with logic and algorithmic, and more specifically structural graph theory, graph parameters, finite model theory, and parameterized complexity.

Welcome Eng Keat Hng, a new member of the IBS Extremal Combinatorics and Probability Group

The IBS discrete mathematics group welcomes Dr. Eng Keat Hng, a new research fellow at the IBS Extremal Combinatorics and Probability Group from September 1, 2024. He received his Ph.D. from the London School of Economics and Political Science under the supervision of Prof. Julia Böttcher and Prof. Peter Allen. He is interested in extremal and probabilistic combinatorics.

“2024 Combinatorics Workshop” was held at Chungbuk National University on August 28-30

The 2024 Combinatorics Workshop (2024 조합론 학술대회) was held from August 28, 2024 to August 30, 2024 at Chungbuk National University, Cheongju. Combinatorics Workshop (조합론 학술대회) is an annual conference for researchers in combinatorics and related areas in Korea, started in 2004. There were five invited talks and ten contributed talks.

Invited talks

Jeong Han Kim (김정한), KIAS (고등과학원)
Minki Kim (김민기), GIST (광주과학기술원)
Suyoung Choi (최수영), Ajou University (아주대)
Donghyun Kim (김동현), SNU (서울대학교)
Jang Soo Kim (김장수), SKKU (성균관대학교)

Contributed talks

Heesung Shin (신희성), Inha University (인하대)
Hyunwoo Lee (이현우), KAIST & IBS ECOPRO
Jae-Ho Lee (이재호), University of North Florida
Jaehyeon Seo (서재현), Yonsei University (연세대)
Younghan Yoon (윤영한), Ajou University (아주대)
Junho Gong (정준호), Chungbuk National University (충북대)
Sunhyuk Lim (임선혁), Sungkyunkwan University (성균관대)
Jisun Baek (백지선), Yonsei University (연세대)
Minho Song (송민호), Sungkyunkwan University (성균관대)
Donggyu Kim (김동규), KAIST & IBS DIMAG

Organizing Committee

Hosts

IBS 이산수학그룹 Discrete Mathematics Group
기초과학연구원 수리및계산과학연구단 이산수학그룹
대전 유성구 엑스포로 55 (우) 34126
IBS Discrete Mathematics Group (DIMAG)
Institute for Basic Science (IBS)
55 Expo-ro Yuseong-gu Daejeon 34126 South Korea
E-mail: dimag@ibs.re.kr, Fax: +82-42-878-9209
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