Open Postdoc Position

One 2-year postdoc position is available in projects related to parallel algorithms and combinatorial optimization (approximation algorithms and online algorithms) in the research group of Rathish Das (https://www.rathishdas.com/) at the University of Houston. Applications are invited from candidates with a Ph.D. (or will complete within a year) who have a solid algorithm design and mathematics background. Publications at top venues in parallel and distributed algorithms, such as SPAA and PODC, or top TCS venues like STOC, FOCS, SODA, ESA, and ICALP are appreciated. The start date is flexible (the expected start date is Spring '24, but we are flexible until Fall' 24). 


If you are interested, please send the following to rathish@uh.edu.


Please don't hesitate to reach out to rathish@uh.edu with any informal questions. There are no teaching obligations. The position will remain open until filled.


UH is a Carnegie Tier One public research university located on a park-like campus a few minutes from the Houston city center. Houston, the fourth largest city in the United States, is an international and multicultural city with world-class restaurants, theaters, museums, and thrilling sports teams. It offers affordable housing and enjoys a low cost of living. The university is close to the Texas Medical Center, the largest in the world, a large industrial base, and NASA Johnson Space Center.