FIELDS INSTITUTE, UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO
Postdoctoral Positions Available
A small number of postdoctoral fellowships are available for the
year 1997-98 at the Fields Institue, University of Toronto, in
conjunction with the special program in Complexity Theory described
below. Although the program runs only from January to June, 1998,
the fellowships could be extended to start September, 1997, using
research funds from the Computer Science Department, University of
Toronto, with the possibility of extension to a second year. Applications
are sought from recent PhD's especially in areas of complexity theory
related to the workshops described below. Please apply to Allan
Borodin, Stephen Cook, Faith Fich, or Charles Rackoff.
The special program in Complexity Theory will run during the
period January 1, 1998 - June 30, 1998. The steering committee for this
program consists of Paul Beame, Allan Borodin, Steve Cook, Faith Fich,
Nicholas Pippenger and Avi Wigderson. The program will include three
workshops, as well as some courses, and numerous lectures during
the program. We expect to have short and long term visitors (including
graduate students) throughout the duration of the program.
The three workshops now being planned are: Complexity Lower Bounds (for
example for Boolean circuits or propositoinal proofs);
Interactive Proofs, PCP's, and Fundamentals of Cryptography; and
Parallel and Distributed Complexity.
We append a description of the Fields Institute at the end of this message.
The Institute is located on the University of Toronto campus, and has
excellent office and computing facilities. There is a staff person
responsible for local arrangements, including housing.
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Allan Borodin | Stephen A. Cook
Professor | University Professor
Department of Computer Science | Department of Computer Science
University of Toronto | University of Toronto
Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5S 3G4 | Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5S 3G4
bor@cs.toronto.edu | sacook@cs.toronto.edu
Phone: (416) 978-6416 | Phone: (416) 978-5183
Fax: (416) 978-1931 | Fax: (416) 978-1931
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Institute Overview
The Fields Institute is a mathematical sciences research centre funded by
the Ontario Ministry of Education and Training and the Natural Sciences and
Engineering Research Council of Canada. The Institute is sponsored by
McMaster University, the University of Toronto, the University of Waterloo,
and York University, and has nine affiliate university members (University
of Alberta, University of Calgary, University of Guelph, University of
Manitoba, University of New Brunswick, Ottawa-Carleton Institute for
Mathematics and Statistics, Queen's University, University of Saskatchewan,
and University of Western Ontario). The Institute's mandate includes
support for leading edge research in the mathematical sciences, enhancing
graduate and postdoctoral training opportunities, increasing the
interaction of university based research with Canadian industry, and
serving as a resource for mathematics education at all levels.
The research programs of the Institute bring together leading scientists
>From Canada and around the world to collaborate on carefully selected
topics in the mathematical sciences, providing temporary concentrations of
expertise which accelerate research progress and give graduate students and
postdoctoral fellows access to the world leaders in their fields. The
Institute also hosts numerous workshops, both on the yearly research topic
and on other topics in mathematical sciences selected for their timeliness
and relevance.
The Institute, established in 1991, supports research in the areas of
computer science, pure and applied mathematics, and statistics, as well as
interdisciplinary collaborations. Current topics of concentration are
Algebraic Model Theory (August 1996 - July 1997), Singularity Theory and
Geometry (January - June 1997), and Microlocal Analysis in Applications to
Mathematics, Physics, and Geometry (August - December 1997).
Additional programs will be selected by The Fields Institute's Scientific
Advisory Panel consisting of: Don Dawson (Director), David Brillinger
(University of California, Berkeley), John Chadam (University of
Pittsburgh), Kenneth R. Davidson (University of Waterloo), Joel Feldman
(University of British Columbia), John Friendlander (University of
Toronto), Leon Glass (McGill University), Mark Goresky (Institute for
Advanced Study), Vaughan Jones (University of California, Berkeley), Nancy
Kopell (Boston University), Jerrold E. Marsden (California Institute of
Technology) and Robert V. Moody (University of Alberta).
The Institute is named in honour of the Canadian mathematician John Charles
Fields (1863-1932). Fields was a remarkable man who received many honours
for his scientific work, including election to the Royal Society of Canada
in 1909 and to the Royal Society of London in 1913. Among other
accomplishments in the service of the international mathematics community,
Fields was responsible for establishing the world's most prestigious prize
for mathematics research - the Fields Medal.
For more information contact The Fields Institute by mail, telephone, or
fax as noted below, visit our web-site at www.fields.utoronto.ca or e-mail
geninfo@fields.utoronto.ca.
Mark Overton, Executive Assistant
The Fields Institute for Research in Mathematical Sciences
222 College Street, 2nd Floor
Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5T 3J1
Phone: 416-348-9710 / Voice Mail: 416-348-9699 x2014 / Fax: 416-348-9714
E-mail: moverton@fields.utoronto.ca