Postdoc in Optimal Transport, Optimization, Sampling and Machine Learning

Job description

As a postdoctoral researcher, you will conduct research in optimal transport, optimization with applications to machine learning and statistics. The work includes theoretical and computational studies of Wasserstein gradient flows and its PDE analysis, as well as the development of numerical algorithms for optimization, sampling, and inference. The position is hosted by the Department of Mathematics, School of Engineering Sciences (SCI) at KTH, and the postdoc will work in close collaboration with Dr. Jia-Jie Zhu. The research is carried out in an international environment with collaborations both within KTH and with external research partners. Up to 20% of the position may include teaching or supervision duties.

Qualifications

Requirements

• A doctoral degree or an equivalent foreign degree. This eligibility requirement must be met no later than the time the employment decision is made.
• A doctoral degree in applied mathematics, statistics, optimization or machine learning
• Proven research experience in one or more of the following areas: stochastic or partial differential equations, optimal transport, variational methods, optimization, or statistics.
• Strong academic background in topics including (but not limited to): optimization theory, optimal transport, PDEs, SDEs, sampling, optimal control, and generative models.
• Excellent command of English, both spoken and written. (The research environment is international, therefore proficiency in English is required.)

Preferred qualifications

• A doctoral degree or an equivalent foreign degree, obtained within the last three years prior to the application deadline
• Research background in optimal transport or related geometry.
• Experience in optimization theory (e.g., PL inequality, variational analysis).
• Experience with sampling methods such as MCMC, SMC, or variational inference, as well as familiarity with diffusion models or flow matching.
• Publications in leading journals or conferences in applied mathematics, statistics, or machine learning.
• Research expertise
• Teaching abilities
• Awareness of diversity and equal opportunity issues, with specific focus on gender equality
• As a person, you are independent and have strong collaboration skills.

Great emphasis will be placed on personal skills.

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The application must include:

• CV including relevant professional experience and knowledge.
• Copy of diplomas and grades from your previous university studies. Translations into English or Swedish if the original documents have not been issued in any of these languages.
• Master and PhD thesis (draft if not finalized)
• Contact information of two referenences who agreed to be contacted

Your complete application must be received at KTH no later than the last day of application, midnight CET/CEST (Central European Time/Central European Summer Time).

About the employment

The position offered is for, at the most, two years.

A position as a postdoctoral fellow is a time-limited qualified appointment focusing mainly on research, intended as a first career step after a dissertation.

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