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DEPARTMENT of COMPUTER SCIENCE, The UNIVERSITY of LIVERPOOL, UK

POSTDOCTORAL RESEARCH FELLOW in ALGORITHMS AND COMPLEXITY (ALGORITHMIC
GAME THEORY)


A researcher is required to participate in the EPSRC-funded Research
Project “Algorithmic
Mechanism Design and Optimization Problems with Economic
Applications”. The research will
be undertaken within the Economics and Computation Research Group in
the Department of
Computer Science at the University of Liverpool (UK), under the
supervision of Dr Piotr Krysta.
The aim of the project is to apply algorithmic and computational
complexity tools to game
theoretic problems motivated by concrete applications in electronic
commerce and networks.
In particular approximation algorithms techniques will be used. The
project may involve
collaboration with other staff members in the Department of Computer
Science at the
University of Liverpool.

The successful candidate will have a PhD in the area of Algorithms and
Complexity Theory.
Knowledge and/or a PhD in the area of Algorithmic Game Theory will be
highly appreciated.

The post is available for 20 months, commencing August 2010, or as
soon as possible
thereafter, by negotiation; a further extension may be possible.
The starting salary is GBP 30,747 - 31,671 pa.

Informal enquiries may be sent to:

Dr Piotr Krysta (mailto: P.Krysta(a)liverpool.ac.uk).

http://www.csc.liv.ac.uk/~piotr

Further particulars and details of the application procedure can be
found at:

http://www.liv.ac.uk/working/job_vacancies/research/

** CLOSING DATE FOR APPLICATIONS: 23 July 2010

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Dr. Piotr Krysta
University of Liverpool
Department of Computer Science
Ashton Building, Ashton Street
Liverpool L69 3BX, U.K.
http://www.csc.liv.ac.uk/~piotr