Simons Foundation Postdoctoral Fellowship in Theoretical Computer Science, Ithaca NY (U.S.A.)

The Theory of Computation group at Cornell is seeking candidates for a post-doctoral position in the general area of the theory of computation. This fellowship is made possible by a generous gift from the Simons Foundation. 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. Fellows will be assigned a faculty member close to their research interests from the group.

Candidates must receive their PhD during the academic year immediately preceding that in which the fellowship would begin. Applicants should submit a CV and research statement, and provide the names and contact information for three references who will be contacted electronically. Please send complete applications by January 30th, 2010 to Eva Tardos at eva at cs.cornell.edu. Please include the words "Simons Postdoctoral Fellowship" in the header.