Post Doctoral Position

The Group of Mathematical Physics of the University of Lisbon, a research unit of the Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade de Lisboa 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)

The position is for 6 months, starting the 1 August 2014. No possibility of extension. There are no teaching duties associated with the position. Applicants should have a Ph.D. in Mathematics (or equivalent) obtained preferably after January 1, 2011, 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.

The fellowship amounts to € 1.495/month, according to table of values for the scholarships awarded directly by the FCT, IP. (http://www.fct.pt/apoios/bolsas/valores). The grant holder will have a personal accident insurance.

Candidates will be assessed by the quality of their CV (50%), proximity between the work plan and the objectives of the project (30%) and letter of motivation and Skype interview (20%).

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@reitoria.ulisboa.pt

Two letters of reference should be sent directly to the same address. Complete application packages should be received from April 15 to May 31, 2014.

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)

Further reading: http://www.eracareers.pt/opportunities/index.aspx?task=global&jobId=43018&lang=pt

PDF version of this announce: post-doc-2014-1.pdf