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2008-2009 IBM Herman Goldstine Postdoctoral Fellowship in Mathematical Sciences
The application process for the 2008-2009 Goldstine Fellowship is now closed. We will soon notify all applicants of the status of their application.
The Mathematical Sciences Department of the IBM Thomas J. Watson Research Center invites applications for its 2008-2009 Herman Goldstine Memorial Postdoctoral Fellowship for research in mathematical and computer sciences. The fellowship provides scientists of outstanding ability an opportunity to advance their scholarship as resident department members at the Research Center. The Research Center is located in Westchester County, less than an hour north of New York City.
The Mathematical Sciences Department provides an atmosphere in which basic research is combined with work on technical problems arising in industry. Currently, about 110 permanent members, academic visitors, and post-doctoral fellows are pursuing research in pure and applied mathematics and in theoretical and exploratory computer science. Areas of research include: algorithms (approximation, randomized, and on-line); data mining (machine learning, pattern recognition, and computational statistics); dynamical systems and differential equations; high-performance computing (including scientific computing and parallel computing); numerical analysis; optimization (discrete, continuous, and stochastic); probability theory (stochastic models, risk management, queues and queueing networks); statistics (time-series, multivariate analysis, design, and reliability); and supply-chain and operations management (pricing, optimization and performance modeling).
Close interaction with permanent department members is expected, but fellows are free to pursue their own research interests.
One fellowship will be awarded. Candidates must have received a Ph.D. degree after September 2003 or should expect to receive one before the fellowship commences in the second half of 2008 (usually in September). The fellowship has a period of one year, and may be extended another year by mutual agreement. The stipend is expected to be between $95,000 and $115,000, depending on the area and length of experience. An additional allowance for moving expenses will be provided.
Applications will be accepted between October 15, 2007 and January 5, 2008 via e-mail only. For proper and timely handling of your application, it is essential that you carefully follow the submission instructions below.
The complete application must be sent as a single e-mail to goldpost@watson.ibm.com. The subject field of the application should contain the string "2008 Goldstine Application". The e-mail should have the following files attached. A cover letter is not required.
- Complete and attach the applicant profile (profile.txt).
- Attach your full CV.
- Attach the abstract of your Ph.D. dissertation.
- Prepare and attach a 2-3 page research statement describing your current research and the research plan that you would like to pursue if offered the fellowship .
- Finally, you may attach up to three of your most important papers. To facilitate handling, in the applicant profile (profile.txt), please give the names of the files/documents which contain your CV, Ph.D. dissertation abstract, research statement, and important papers.
Applicants are also responsible for arranging for three or more letters of recommendation, including one from the thesis advisor. The letters must be e-mailed to goldpost@watson.ibm.com, and should have "2008 Goldstine Recommendation Letter for <first name> <last name>" in the subject field, and must arrive before January 5, 2008. In the applicant profile (profile.txt), please give the names and email addresses of the people who will be writing recommendation letters on your behalf; automatically generated reminders will be sent to them.
A few selected applicants will later be asked to arrange for official transcripts listing graduate-level courses and grades received.
IBM is committed to work-place diversity, and is proud to be an equal-opportunity employer.
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Important information
Deadline: For fairness, and due to the fact that we start the evaluation process immediately after the deadline, the deadline is strictly enforced.
Attachments: We strongly prefer all documents in PDF format, but Word or PostScript documents will be accepted if you absolutely cannot generate them in PDF. If your mailer would not allow all attachments in a single message, you may create a compressed Unix tar file or a Windows zip file and attach that. While creating PostScript and/or PDF documents, please try to use fonts that facilitate on-screen reading. For example, including \usepackage{times} in your LaTeX document greatly improves the on-screen readability of the resulting PostScript or PDF document.
A cover letter is not required and it is not recommended to write any important information in the main body of the email containing the application package. You may use the "Additional information" area on the applicant profile to convey anything that has not been covered in the remainder of the application. If you wish to ask a question you need to send a separate message with "2008 Goldstine Query" in the subject line.
Research statement: This is typically a 2-3 page summary of your recent research, and further investigations that you are considering in the near future. The statement is very much an individual matter, and you may wish to consult with your advisor.
Response from IBM: We will contact you by e-mail to acknowledge your application, and later, to inform you of our decision. All applicants will eventually receive at least two responses.
Transcripts: U.S. universities typically issue an official transcript listing courses you took and the grades received. If your university does not issue such a transcript, please mention this in a letter and send it along with the closest equivalent you can provide without undue effort. There is no need to send the transcripts unless you are asked to do so.
Former Fellows
A partial list of former Goldstine Fellows (primary research area, current affiliation):
2006 Alexandre Belloni (Optimization, going to Duke Univ.)
2005 Retsef Levi (Scheduling and Algorithms, Supply Chain, MIT)
2004 Andrea Lodi (Integer Programming, Univ. of Bolgna)
2003 Petar Momcilovic (Stochastic Proc., Univ of Mich, Ann Arbor)
2002 John Langford (Machine Learning, Toyota Technological Institute at University of Chicago)
2002 Sanjeeb Dash (Integer Programming, IBM Research)
2001 Philippe Baptiste (Scheduling and Constraint Programming, Ecole Polytechnique, Paris)
2000 Moshe Lewenstein (Theory of Computation, Bar Ilan University)
1999 Xin Guo (Finance, Stochastic systems, Cornell)
A partial list of awardees of the Fellowship before it was named "Goldstine":
1998 Fabian Chudak (Combinatorial Optimization, ETH Zuerich)
1996 Chai Wah Wu (Dynamics, IBM)
1994 Patrick A. Worfolk (Dynamical Systems)
1989 Jonathan Ashley (Infineon Technologies)
1988 Alice Silverberg (Cryptography, UC Irvine)
1987 Baruch Schieber (Scheduling and Algorithms, IBM Research)
1981 Carl Lee (Discrete Geometry, U Kentucky)
1977 Don Coppersmith (Cryptography, IDA-CCR)
Any queries may be directed to goldpost@watson.ibm.com with the string "2008 Goldstine Query" in the subject field.
Last updated 7 Jan 2008
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