Postdoc positions at Game Theory Lab in St.Petersburg, Russia (deadline: February 15)

Dear Colleagues,

The International Laboratory of Game Theory and Decision Making in St.Petersburg, Russia, opens a fully-funded postdoc position in Game theory and Mechanism Design (http://scem.spb.hse.ru/en/ilgt/postdoc2018). The detailed description of the vacancy is below.
If you know somebody who could be interested in, please, encourage them to apply. Note that the deadline is rather soon (February 15).
In case of any questions do not hesitate to contact the following members of the Lab:
–Herve Moulin (Herve.Moulin@glasgow.ac.uk) and Anna Bogomolnaia (Anna.Bogomolnaia@glasgow.ac.uk), the academic supervisors
–Fedor Sandomirskiy (sandomirski@yandex.ru), the administrative head
–or Xenia Adaeva (xadaeva@hse.ru), the manager.

Sincerely yours,
Fedor Sandomirskiy,
the head of
International Lab of Game Theory and Decision Making,
Higher School of Economics, St.Petersburg, Russia

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The Higher School of Economics International Laboratory of Game Theory and Decision Making http://scem.spb.hse.ru/en/ilgt/ in St.Petersburg, Russia invites applications for postdoctoral research positions in the fields of Game Theory, Computational Economics, and Discrete Mathematics.

The job involves:

— working under the direct supervision of Prof. Herve Moulin, lab’s academic supervisor,
— participants are encouraged to pursue their own research in parallel with working on research projects of Game Theory and Decision Making lab in two broad areas:
o market design & mechanism design
o game theory: strategic, algorithmic, and experimental
— writing research papers for international peer-reviewed journals in co-authorship with the members of the Lab,
— participation in organization of the events and other contribution to the Lab’s development,
— public presentations of candidate’s own research to the researchers in the field and the broader academic community,
— some teaching is encouraged, though not required.

Requirements:
— a PhD from an international research university in such fields as: Economics, Theoretical Computer Science or Mathematics,
— a strong background in Game Theory, Microeconomics, Discrete Mathematics and Theoretical computer science,
— heavy emphasis on high-quality research,
— ability to work in a team,
— fluent English,
— relevant experience is an asset although not required.

General conditions for Post-Doctoral Research positions can be found here https://iri.hse.ru/faq_pd
Appointments will be normally made for one year. They assume internationally competitive compensation and other benefits including medical insurance.

A CV, research statement and two letters of recommendation should be submitted directly via online application form https://www.hse.ru/expresspolls/poll/211481597.html by February 15, 2018. Please note that direct applications to the hiring laboratory may not be reviewed.

About HSE

HSE is a young, dynamic, fast-growing Russian research university providing unique research opportunities.

For more information about HSE, please visit our university portal http://hse.ru/en, and the webpage of the Lab: International Laboratory of Game Theory and Decision Making http://scem.spb.hse.ru/en/ilgt/ , or contact the following members of the Lab:
–Herve Moulin (Herve.Moulin@glasgow.ac.uk) and Anna Bogomolnaia (Anna.Bogomolnaia@glasgow.ac.uk), the academic supervisors
–Fedor Sandomirskiy (sandomirski@yandex.ru), the administrative head
–Xenia Adaeva (xadaeva@hse.ru), the manager.

To apply please follow the International Faculty Recruitment website link https://iri.hse.ru/post_game2018