Research Associate (Group Theory & Combinatorics: Matrix Groups and
Designs)

Department of Mathematics and Statistics
The University of Western Australia
Perth, WA

Applications are invited for a 12 month fixed-term appointment for a
research project "Group Actions: Matrices, Designs and Computation"
funded by the Australian Research Council and directed by Professor
Cheryl E Praeger. The project is two-fold. One aspect concerns development,
analysis and implementation in GAP of algorithms for matrix groups
over finite fields, the other the investigation of certain
block-transitive point-imprimitive linear spaces. The appointee will
work in a research group including Professor Cheryl E Praeger, Dr Alice
C Niemeyer and Dr Tim Penttila. Candidates must have a postgraduate
qualification, preferably a PhD, computing capability and also
research experience in group theory or design theory.

For further details, duty statement and selection criteria see
http://www.acs.uwa.edu.au/hrs/jobvacs/external/20-a19.html

SALARY RANGE: Level A $A34,238 - $A46,463 p.a. (Minimum starting salary
for appointee with PhD will be $A43,285 p.a.) 

CLOSING DATE: 28 July 2000


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Alice C. Niemeyer     =@\___)  =@\     Department of Mathematics & Statistics
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