Post Doctoral Position

The Group of Mathematical Physics of the University of Lisbon, Portugal, invites applications for a research post-doctoral positions in Mathematics within the scope of the following Portuguese Science Foundation project:

“PDE and probability in Mathematical Physics”
(PTDC/MAT/120354/2010)

Position is for one year, subject to budget approval, starting before the end of 2012. The salary is 17,940 euros/yr (tax free), and there are, in principle, no teaching duties associated with the position. Applicants should have a Ph.D. in Mathematics (or equivalent) obtained preferably after January 1, 2009 and must show very strong research promise in one of the relevant areas for the project:

• Probability and Stochastic Analysis;
• Probabilistic methods in PDE;
• Mathematical Physics.

Please send a curriculum vitae, reprints, preprints, dissertation abstract, and a research statement (of no more than 1,000 words) to

Patrícia Paraíba
Instituto para a Investigação Interdisciplinar da Universidade de Lisboa
Av. Prof. Gama Pinto, 2
1649-003 Lisboa
Portugal
e–mail: patricia-paraiba@ul.pt

Two letters of reference should be sent directly to the same address. To ensure full consideration, complete application packages should be received between March 15 and April 15, 2012. The selection process will continue until the position is filled up.

The Group of Mathematical Physics is devoted to scientific excellence and has been ranked as one of the best Portuguese research units in Mathematics in all international evaluations. The selection of candidates will be performed strictly according to this scientific policy. Additional information about the group and the positions may be found at

http://gfm.cii.fc.ul.pt/en

For any questions regarding the project please e–mail Prof. Jean-Claude Zambrini (zambrini@cii.fc.ul.pt)