Si  rende  noto  che,  con  il   Decreto   Direttoriale   n.   DD
02187(153).VII.5.04.06.12 presso la Scuola  IMT  Alti  Studi,  Lucca,
istituto statale  di  istruzione  universitaria  di  alta  formazione
dottorale con ordinamento speciale, e' stata indetta una procedura di
valutazione comparativa per una posizione di Post-Doctoral Fellow con
le seguenti specifiche: 
      Post-Doctoral Fellow in Model Predictive Control - 1 posizione. 
    Fields: Control, Optimization. 
    Formal Requirements: Possession of an undergraduate degree  in  a
related field. 
    Activity: Research, tutorship and mentoring  of  the  Institute's
Ph.D. students, limited teaching and participation in the development
of the Institute's research activities. 
    Research Area: Computer Science and Applications. 
    Research   unit:   DYSCO -   Dynamical   Systems,   Control   and
Optimization. 
    Specific Requirements: A Ph.D. in Control Systems  or  equivalent
is preferable. 
    Strong control-theoretical background, expertise in  optimization
(theory and algorithms), optimization-based control and strong skills
in computer programming (preferably MATLAB). 
    Experience on power systems, energy  markets  or  water  networks
will be considered as a plus although it is not required. 
    The main tasks of the successful candidate  willbe  to  formulate
models and devise efficient stochastic Model Predictive Control (MPC)
algorithms  for  real-time  operational  control  of  drinking  water
networks. Apart from the duties within the  project,  the  successful
candidate will conduct research in collaboration with the researchers
and PhD students of  the  group  in  topics  such  as  real-time  and
distributed optimization and stochastic MPC. 
    Candidates must have an excellent  track  record  of  high-impact
international publications and an excellent level of both written and
spoken English is mandatory. Candidates should demonstrate enthusiasm
for performing applied  research  in  an  interdisciplinary  Research
Unit. 
    Il  bando  di  concorso  con  indicazione  delle   modalita'   di
presentazione delle  domande  e'  pubblicato  all'Albo  Online  della
Scuola sul sito web all'indirizzo www.imtlucca.it. 
    Il termine di scadenza per la presentazione delle domande  e'  il
31 Agosto 2012.