8-9 Postdoctoral Researcher in Mathematics University of Jyväskylä, Department of Mathematics and Statistics, in the Faculty of Mathematics and Science

The University of Jyväskylä is a nationally and internationally significant research university and an expert on education that focuses on human and natural sciences. The University is Finland’s leading expert in teacher education and adult education, as well as the major exporter of education. The Faculty of Sport and Health Sciences is the only one in the country. The University of Jyväskylä is known for its dynamic operating culture and strong commitment to social responsibility.   

The Department of Mathematics and Statistics, in the Faculty of Mathematics and Science is currently seeking to recruit staff for the position of

8-9 Postdoctoral Researchers  in Mathematics beginning September 1, 2017 or as agreed, employment contract length maximum of four years.      

The Department of Mathematics and Statistics at the University of Jyväskylä in Central Finland is a world class research institution training mathematicians and statisticians for diverse jobs in industry, education, and academic research. The main research areas in the department are mathematical analysis, stochastics, inverse problems, and statistics with their applications. In mathematical analysis the research is focused on geometric analysis, nonlinear partial differential equations, and geometric measure theory. In stochastics the key research area is stochastic analysis. The research group in Inverse problems focuses its research on  inverse problems in geometry and partial differential equations. These have applications in medical and industrial imaging. The department is a member of two networks of the Finnish Centre of Excellences, one in Inverse Problems, another in Analysis and Dynamical Systems.

Strong preference will be given to candidates whose research interests overlap and/or complement the main research areas of the department. The postdoctoral researchers are expected to focus on scientific research, but also to participate in teaching within their own areas of expertise. The amount of teaching duties is rather small.

The duties, qualification requirements and language skills of postdoctoral researcher are stipulated by the University of Jyväskylä Regulations and language skills guidelines. The selected person is required to have a command of Finnish language. According to Finnish law, a non-native university teaching and research staff member can be granted an exemption from the requirement of Finnish language proficiency. A good command of English is required and a proficiency to teach in English will be considered beneficial.

The job-specific salary component of a postdoctoral researcher is based on the job demands level 5-6 (2865,30 EUR/month - 3340,77 EUR/month)  according to the salary system concerning teaching and research staff at universities. In addition, a personal performance-based salary component amounting to the maximum of 46.3% of the job-specific salary component is also paid.

A trial period of four months will be used when the positions are first filled.

For informal enquiries about the positions, please refer to the research projects listed online, or contact the Head of Department, Professor Tero Kilpeläinen, tero.kilpelainen@jyu.fi , (telephone: +358408053432).

Further details of the posts and research at the department are available at the departmental web pages.

The application documents should include in pdf format:

1. Curriculum vitae or a short written report on applicant’s scholarly and pedagogic experience and merits as well as performance in conducting research, attracting research funding and international cooperation and present research topics;

2. Cover letter;

3. A numbered list of all the scholarly and other publications with which the applicant wishes to demonstrate her/his qualifications for the post;

4. Statement of research interests and research proposal. Emphasize relevance to the research done at the department.

Applicants are kindly asked to submit their applications using the online application form by April 9, 2017.