Open positions

Floer Postdoctoral Research Fellowship in Mathematics

The Floer Centre of Geometry invites applications for a 3 years postdoctoral fellowship to pursue research in mathematics at the University of Bochum. We are looking for an outstanding, independent and highly motivated scholar with a strong research record in one of the fields covered by the FCG (see http://www.floer.rub.de).

The successful applicant is expected to collaborate within the Collaborative Research Centre / Transregio 191 on “Symplectic Structures in Geometry, Algebra and Dynamics”.

Payment is based on the German TVL-13 scale. The fellowship includes a research grant of 2000 € per year for conference travel support. The position comes with a teaching load of 4 hours per week at the advanced level and is intended to be held from April 1, 2017 or otherwise by negotiation.

Applicants should hold a PhD in mathematics. The topic of the PhD Thesis should be related to the fields covered by the FCG (see again http://www.floer.rub.de).

Applications should be sent by e-mail to alberto.abbondandolo@rub.de (cc to ursula.dzwigoll@rub.de).

The application material (covering letter, curriculum vitae, relevant degree certificates, list of publications, description of research interests (2-3 pages)) should be sent as a single pdf file. The PhD Thesis as a further pdf file.

At least one and up to three letters of recommendation should be sent directly by the recommenders to alberto.abbondandolo@rub.de (cc to ursula.dzwigoll@rub.de).

Deadline for applications: Sunday, January 15, 2017.