Euler Institute
Postdoc position at the Euler Institute,
Faculty of Informatics at USI Università della
Svizzera italiana
Università della Svizzera italiana (USI) is a young and lively university, a hub of opportunity
open to the world where students are offered a quality interdisciplinary education in which
they can be fully engaged and take center stage, and where our researchers can count on
having the space to freely pursue their initiative.
Established in 1996, USI is in constant evolution, always taking on new challenges while
remaining true to its three guiding principles: quality, openness and responsibility.
The Euler Institute is USI’s central node for interdisciplinary research and the connection
between exact sciences and life sciences. By fostering interdisciplinary cooperation in Life
Sciences, Medicine, Physics, Mathematics and Quantitative Methods, Euler provides the
basis for truly interdisciplinary research in Ticino.
The Institute invites applications for a Postdoc position in Computational
Mathematics (100%, 2 years).
The project
The positions are funded by the SNSF Starting grant "Multiresolution methods for
unstructured data":
Rapidly increasing unstructured data is omnipresent in our everyday lives. Typical examples
are data from social networks, text and audio data, photos, and videos, but also scientific
measurements and simulation data. Efficient processing and analysis of these data have
become vital for our society.
In "Multiresolution methods for unstructured data", we develop novel and fully discrete data-
centric multiresolution approaches tailored to unstructured data, focusing on efficient
algorithms for computational uncertainty quantification and adaptive strategies for active
learning and non-smooth data.
The Position
The candidate will work with Prof. Multerer (http://usi.to/3ps). The successful candidate will
be offered the opportunity to work in a dynamic research team and in a multidisciplinary and
international scientific environment.
The candidate should aim at an academic career and is expected to present papers at
scientific conferences and produce publications in high-ranking journals.
Candidates’ profile
Ideal candidates should satisfy the following requirements:
PhD in (applied) Mathematics, with a research focus on approximation theory,
harmonic analysis, or similar.
Programming knowledge in C/C++ or similar.
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Fluent in English, Italian is a plus.
Contract terms
Workplace is USI Università della Svizzera italiana, located in Lugano, Switzerland.
Availability to travel to other parts of Switzerland and abroad (for purposes of collaboration
and research) is required.
Starting date is as soon as possible, applications received before 7. April 2024 will be given
priority. However, the position will be kept open until a suitable candidate has been found.
The salary levels correspond to those set by the Swiss National Science
Foundation for postdoctoral researchers.
The Application
Applications should contain: (1) a letter in which the applicants describe their research
interests and the motivation to apply, (2) a complete CV, (3) copies of relevant diplomas,
certificates as well as the full transcript of records, (4) a complete list of publications with
details on the candidate’s contributions,(5) contact information of 2 scientific references.
Please send your application in electronic form or requests for further information to Michael
Multerer (michael.multerer@usi.ch).
USI strives to be an equal opportunity and family friendly employer and is further responsive
to the needs of dual career couples. We guarantee that the selection process will give equal
opportunities to female and male researchers.
As an institution that values diversity, USI particularly encourages applications from women
and from all individuals from underrepresented groups.
Lugano, March 14, 2024