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Three PhD fellowships at the Department of Mathematical Sciences

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Jobbnorge ID: 162094

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About the position

The Department of Mathematical Sciences at NTNU is Norway's largest university environment in mathematical sciences with 75 permanent staff members and about 90 doctoral students and postdoctoral fellows.

The department conducts research at an international high level within the disciplines of algebra, analysis, didactics of mathematics, differential equations, geometry/topology, numerical analysis, optimization, and statistics. Part of the research is also conducted in close cooperation with other fields of science and technology at NTNU, as well as in cooperation with industry and external research institutions.

Three PhD fellowships are currently available within any of the Department's research disciplines.

The position reports to Head of Department.

 

Job abstractJV_description

The Department of Mathematical Sciences wants to support excellent and highly motivated candidates within any of the Department's main research disciplines. The vacant PhD fellowships are intended to give promising candidates an opportunity to pursue research at an advanced level leading to a doctoral degree.

The PhD fellows will be part of the Department of Mathematical Sciences at NTNU, and will have their workplace in Trondheim. See http://www.ntnu.no/imf . The Department currently has around 60 PhD fellows.

Preference will be given to candidates who speak Norwegian or another Scandinavian language due to the need for teaching assistance in several of the introductory mathematics courses. The PhD fellows who speak a Scandinavian language will be employed for 4 years with teaching and other duties of approximately 25% of the total available time. The PhD fellows who do not master a Scandinavian language will be offered a 3-year appointment.

 

Qualification requirements

Applicants must have a master's degree within one of the research areas covered by the Department, or a corresponding education, and must also satisfy the requirement for entering the PhD programme at NTNU; please see http://www.ntnu.edu/ie/research/phd for more information.

The admission to PhD education at NTNU requires an average grade of A or B within a scale of A-E for passing grades (A best) for the last two years of the MSc, and C or higher for the BSc.

MSc students in their final year are also invited to apply. Employment will then be postponed until the master's degree is finished.

The applicants who do not master a Scandinavian language must document a thorough knowledge of English (equivalent to a TOEFL score of 600 or more).

The appointment is to be made in accordance with the regulations in force concerning State Employees and Civil Servants and national guidelines for appointment as PhD, post doctor and research assistant.

 

 

Personal characteristics

In the evaluation of which candidate is best qualified, emphasis will be placed on education, experience and personal suitability. The following personal characteristics will be emphasized:

• motivation for pursuing a PhD degree
• good communication skills
• motivation for teaching

 

We offer

• exciting and stimulating tasks in a strong international academic environment
• an open and inclusive work environment with dedicated colleagues
• favourable terms in the Norwegian Public Service Pension Fund
• employee benefits

Salary and conditions

PhD candidates are remunerated in code 1017, and are normally remunerated at gross from NOK 449 400 before tax per year. From the salary, 2 % is deducted as a contribution to the Norwegian Public Service Pension Fund.

The PhD fellows who speak a Scandinavian language will be employed for 4 years with teaching and other duties of approximately 25% of the total available time. The PhD fellows who do not master a Scandinavian language will be offered a 3-year appointment.

Appointment to a PhD position requires admission to the PhD programme in Mathematics; please see http://www.ntnu.edu/ie/research/phd for information about the PhD programme at NTNU.

As a PhD candidate, you undertake to participate in an organized PhD programme during the employment period. A condition of appointment is that you are in fact qualified for admission to the PhD programme within three months.

Appointment takes place on the terms that apply to State employees at any time, and after the appointment you must assume that there may be changes in the area of work.

 

 

 

General information

Working at NTNU

A good work environment is characterized by diversity. We encourage qualified candidates to apply, regardless of their gender, functional capacity or cultural background. Under the Freedom of Information Act (offentleglova), information about the applicant may be made public even if the applicant has requested not to have their name entered on the list of applicants.

Questions about the position can be directed to Head of Office Marte P. H. Andresen, phone number (+47) 73 59 17 40, e-mail marte.andresen (at) ntnu.no .

About the application:

The application must include the following:

• A project plan written together with a potential advisor in the department.
• Information about education background and work experience.
• Any relevant publications. Joint work will only be considered provided that a short summary outlining the applicant's contributions is attached.
• Certified copies of relevant transcripts and diplomas. Candidates from universities outside Norway are kindly requested to send a Diploma Supplement or similar documentation, which describes in detail the programme of study, the grading system, and the rights to further studies associated with the degree obtained.
• Contact information for at least two references.
• Documentation of fluency in the English language.

Please submit your application electronically via jobbnorge.no with your CV, diplomas and certificates. Applicants invited for interview must include certified copies of transcripts and reference letters. Please refer to the application number 2018/45610 when applying.

Applicants who have been short-listed will be invited for interviews.

Strategic considerations may be taken in the final selection of candidates.

Application deadline: 2019-01-27.

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