Stillingstittel:
Postdoctoral Research Fellowship in Algebraic Geometry (2016/1553)

Stillingsbeskrivelse:
The University of Oslo is Norway’s largest institution of research and education with 28 000 students and 7000 employees. Its broad range of academic disciplines and internationally esteemed research communities make UiO an important contributor to society.

Position as postdoctoral research fellow available at Department of Mathematics.

The position will be for a period of 3 years, starting around September 1, 2016 and comes with no teaching responsibilities or administrative duties. No one can be appointed for more than one specified period at the same institution.

Job description/ Project description:

This is a full-time postdoctoral position in mathematics at the University of Oslo. We seek candidates whose research interests enhance and complement the research group in algebraic geometry. These include for example moduli spaces, complex geometry, birational geometry, and classical algebraic geometry. Information about the Algebraic Geometry group at UiO can be found here.

The supporting grant for this position is part of the project "Positivity and geometry of higher codimension subvarieties'' funded by the Norwegian Research Council. The candidate is expected to have research interests related to the theme of this project.

Qualifications:

The relevant candidate must demonstrate a sufficient expertise in complex algebraic geometry and/or birational geometry. The successful applicant should be highly motivated, have the capability to work independently as well as in collaboration with members of the research group, and have good communication skills. A good command of English is also required.

The Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences has a strategic ambition of being a leading research faculty. Candidates for these fellowships will be selected in accordance with this, and expected to be in the upper segment of their class with respect to academic credentials.

The candidate must have a PhD or other corresponding education equivalent to a Norwegian doctoral degree in algebraic geometry.

The main purpose of post-doctoral research fellowships is to qualify researchers for work in top academic positions within their disciplines.

Please also refer to the regulations pertaining to the conditions of employment for post-doctoral fellowship positions.

Salary:

Position code 1352, Pay Grade: 57 – 65 (NOK 483 700 – 560 700 per year, depending on qualifications and seniority).

The application must include:

• Application letter
• Project description
• CV (summarizing education, positions and other qualifying activity)
• Copies of educational certificates, transcript of records
• A complete list of publications and up to 5 academic works that the applicant wishes to be considered by the evaluation committee
• Names and contact details of 2-3 references (name, relation to candidate, e-mail and telephone number)

Please remember that all documents should be in English or a Scandinavian language.

In accordance with the University of Oslo's equal opportunities policy, we invite applications from all interested individuals regardless of gender or ethnicity.

UiO has an agreement for all employees, aiming to secure rights to research results a.o.

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Maksimal lønn: 0

Arbeidsgiver Navn: Universitetet i Oslo, Department of Math

Arbeidsgiver adresse: 0313 OSLO

Job kort beskrivelse: Mathematicians, actuaries and statisticians

Land: Norge

Region: Oslo

Kilde til jobbtilbud: NAV, Offentlige arbeidsformidlinger, Norge

Lønn valuta: NOK

Lønn periode: Pr. år

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