Floer Centre of Geometry
The FCG was founded in 2011 to foster reasearch in different branches of geometry at the Ruhr-Universität Bochum.
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Floer Postdoctoral Research Fellowship in Mathematics
The Floer Centre of Geometry (FCG) invites applications for a 3 year 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.
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. Knowledge of German is
not required.
The starting date is September 1, 2025.
Applicants should hold a PhD in mathematics. The topic of the PhD Thesis should be
related to the fields covered by the FCG.
Applications should be sent by e-mail to alberto.abbondandolo@rub.de (cc to
corina.minzlaff@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 should be sent 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 corina.minzlaff@rub.de).
Deadline for applications: Monday, December 16, 2024.