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PHD POSITION AT UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA at University of Victoria (UVic) (apply by September 30, 2026)
A fully-funded PhD position is available with Sajin Koroth at UVic starting Jan 2027. Research focuses on theoretical CS (circuit & communication complexity, quantum info). A solid TCS background is required. As the official deadline has passed, please email your CV, transcripts, and background summary to skoroth@uvic.ca by Sept 30, 2026.
Website: https://web.uvic.ca/~skoroth/
Email: skoroth@uvic.ca
Assistant Professor in Computer Science & Engineering at University of California – San Diego (apply by December 1, 2026)
The UC San Diego Department of Computer Science and Engineering (CSE) invites applications for tenure-track faculty positions at the Assistant Professor rank. The department is looking for exceptional candidates in all areas of Computer Science and Engineering.
Website: https://apol-recruit.ucsd.edu/JPF04649
Email: nbarr@ucsd.edu
Postdoc at Sandia Labs (apply by January 31, 2027)
Sandia National Labs invites applications for the Gil Herrera Fellowship in Quantum Information Science. We encourage candidates working in quantum algorithms, complexity, information, or related areas of computer science or mathematics to apply.
Website: https://www.sandia.gov/careers/careers/students-and-postdocs/fellowships/gil-herrera-fellowship-in-quantum-information-science/
Email: odparek@sandia.gov
Postdoc at University of Iowa (apply by October 30, 2026)
The theory group in the Department of Computer Science at the University of Iowa invites applications for a Postdoctoral Research Scholar; this is a one-year position with the possibility of extension for up to an additional year depending on performance and continued availability of funding. The position starts as soon as possible and the search will continue until the position is filled.
Website: https://jobs.uiowa.edu/postdoc/view/4675
Email: sourya-roy@uiowa.edu
Postdoc fellowship at Simons Institute for the Theory of Computing (apply by December 1, 2026)
The Simons Institute for the Theory of Computing invites applications for research fellowships and Long-Term Visitors for Spring 2027. Fellowships are for exceptional young scientists, and long-term visitors are active researchers beyond their postdoctoral years. The Institute will host a program on “Symmetry in Efficient Computation with Local Constraints” in Spring 2027.
Website: https://simons.berkeley.edu/research-fellowship-call-applications
Email: simonsassociatedirector@berkeley.edu
Postdoc on quantum complexity theory at Concordia University (apply by September 30, 2026)
We invite applications for a postdoctoral position in quantum complexity theory at Concordia University in Montréal, working with Honghao Fu and Benjamin Lovitz. Funding is available until March 2028.
We welcome candidates with a strong research background in quantum complexity theory or closely related areas of theoretical computer science, quantum information, and mathematics.
Website: https://www.concordia.ca/gradstudies/postdocs.html
Email: benjamin.lovitz@concordia.ca
postdoc at Tel Aviv University (apply by December 1, 2026)
I invite applications for a postdoc at Tel Aviv University in pseudorandomness, coding theory, spectral graph theory, and related areas. The start date is flexible, and the position is for one year, with the possibility of extension for a second year. Please submit a CV, a research statement, and the names of three referees by December 1, 2026. Informal inquiries are welcome.
Best,
Gil Cohen
Website: https://www.gilcohen.org
Email: gil@tauex.tau.ac.il
Research Fellow at MATS (apply by September 6, 2026)
MATS Winter 2027 is a fully funded, 12-week AI safety research and field-building fellowship in Berkeley and London, with seven tracks, mentorship from researchers at Anthropic, Google DeepMind, OpenAI and more, a $6,400/month stipend, up to $16,000/month for technical participants, and housing, meals, travel and office space covered.
Website: https://www.matsprogram.org/apply?utm_source=cstheory-jobs&utm_medium=job-board&utm_campaign=w27
Email: applications@matsprogram.org
PhD/MS at Tennessee Tech University (apply by October 1, 2026)
A fully-funded PhD position and MS positions with RA/TA support are available under the supervision of Prof. Prantar Ghosh at Tennessee Tech University starting Jan 2027 (Spring 2027 semester). Research will focus broadly on graph algorithms. A good mathematical background and prior experience in Theoretical CS is required. Please email CV and a brief description of background to the email below.
Website: https://sites.google.com/view/prantarg/home
Email: pghosh@tntech.edu
PhD and Postdoctoral Positions at TUM – Fundamentals of Programming at TU München (apply by September 1, 2026 )
TUM’s newly established Fundamentals of Programming Group invites applications for PhD and postdoctoral positions. Our research spans programming languages and type systems, program analysis and verification, logic and automata, and formal methods and AI, from foundational theory to algorithms and research tools. Review begins September 1, 2026, and continues until the positions are filled.
Website: https://www.cs.cit.tum.de/en/prog/open-positions/
Email: f.zuleger@tum.de
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