Founded in 1743, FAU has a rich history. It is a strong research university with an international perspective and one of the largest universities in Germany, with 38,771 students, 261 degree programmes, 4,000 academic staff (including over 579 professors), 200.7 million euros third-party funding, and 500 partnerships with universities all over the world.

The Chair for Applied Mathematics (Continuous Optimization) - a team with background in
mathematics and computational engineering - is active in the field of modeling, simulation and
optimization. We have several open positions from the beginning of 2020 for PhD students from
applied mathematics and computational engineering. Potential candidates should be interested
and experienced in one or several of the following topics:

• innovative algorithms for material, shape and topology optimization,
• modeling, simulation and optimization of additive manufacturing processes,
• large scale numerical optimization,
• mathematical modeling, numerical analysis and optimization of processes described by balance equations.

The research projects are carried out in collaboration with partners from chemical engineering,
material science and applied mechanics as well as partners from aerospace industry.

If you have further questions, you may contact us via positions-co@math.fau.de.
Applications should be submitted via e-mail as a single pdf file to Prof. Michael Stingl
(positions-co@math.fau.de) and must include:

• informative and concise letter of motivation
• short CV
• master degree including academic transcripts
• statement of research interests

The FAU is a member of "The Family in Higher Education Institutions" best practice club and
aims to increase the number of women in scientific positions. Female candidates are therefore
particularly encouraged to apply. In case of equal qualifications, candidates with disabilities will
take precedence.

Prof. Michael Stingl (positions-co@math.fau.de)