From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 X-Msuck: nntp://news.gmane.io/gmane.science.mathematics.categories/7227 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Neil Ghani Newsgroups: gmane.science.mathematics.categories Subject: PhD position available Date: Wed, 7 Mar 2012 09:09:11 +0000 Message-ID: Reply-To: Neil Ghani NNTP-Posting-Host: plane.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v1244.3) Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Trace: dough.gmane.org 1331123934 9908 80.91.229.3 (7 Mar 2012 12:38:54 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@dough.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Wed, 7 Mar 2012 12:38:54 +0000 (UTC) To: categories@mta.ca Original-X-From: majordomo@mlist.mta.ca Wed Mar 07 13:38:53 2012 Return-path: Envelope-to: gsmc-categories@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from smtpx.mta.ca ([138.73.1.80]) by plane.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1S5G8o-00075T-TY for gsmc-categories@m.gmane.org; Wed, 07 Mar 2012 13:38:51 +0100 Original-Received: from mlist.mta.ca ([138.73.1.63]:39176) by smtpx.mta.ca with esmtp (Exim 4.77) (envelope-from ) id 1S5G7Y-0004Nh-I6; Wed, 07 Mar 2012 08:37:32 -0400 Original-Received: from majordomo by mlist.mta.ca with local (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1S5G7X-00077o-Rk for categories-list@mlist.mta.ca; Wed, 07 Mar 2012 08:37:31 -0400 Precedence: bulk Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.science.mathematics.categories:7227 Archived-At: ****************************************************************** *** PhD Position = =20 *** *** Higher Dimensional Categories and Types =20= ***=20 *** Mathematically Structured Programming Group =20 *** University of Strathclyde = =20 *** ****************************************************************** Applications are invited for PhD study under the supervision of Prof Neil Ghani on any topic relating to higher dimensional category theory and/or higher dimensional type theory. The position is fully funded for = EU=20 students (apologies to non EU-citizens for this ridiculous piece of=20 non-meritocracy) and will last for 3 years.The applicant's motivation = must centre on a=20 desire for beautiful mathematics of lasting value. The applicant should = also have an innate=20 sense of the wonder of learning allied to the capacity to work hard and = achieve their=20 goals. The Mathematically Structured Programming Group's vision is to use mathematics to understand the nature of computation, and to then turn that understanding into the next generation of programming languages. This reflects the symbiotic relationship between mathematics, programming, and the design of programming languages --- any attempt to sever this connection will diminish each component. In order to achieve these research goals we mainly use ideas from category theory, type theory and functional programming. Besides Professor Neil Ghani, the group consists of a number of internationally leading researchers including Dr Patricia Johann, Dr Conor McBride, Dr Peter Hancock, Dr Robert Atkey as well as a number of PhD students. Anyone interested should in the first instance contact Professor Neil Ghani whose email address is "ng at cis.strath.ac.uk" and outline their = academic background. Applications will be considered on a first come, first=20 served basis.= [For admin and other information see: http://www.mta.ca/~cat-dist/ ]