Pre- and post- doctoral positions

Under the 6th Framework Programme (FP6), the European Commission's "Marie Curie Research Training Networks" programme is offering positions at each of the nodes of the Arithmetic Algebraic Geometry network, as part of its initiative to foster research in central subjects of this active domain of mathematical research. These positions are available at the predoctoral level ("Early-stage Researchers"), or at the postdoctoral level ("Experienced Researchers").

General enquiries about the Arithmetic Algebraic Geometry network and the opportunities it is offering for young researchers should be made in the first instance to the Network Coordinator, Prof. Massimo Bertolini at Milano (Massimo.Bertolini@mat.unimi.it). More general information on appointments by Marie Curie Research Training Networks can be found on the CORDIS web site.

Specific enquiries related to the individual positions should be made to the named contact at the relevant node, and NOT to the Coordinator. Depending upon the node, these positions may be opened for particular periods between February 1, 2004 and January 31, 2008.

Eligibility conditions

Two type of positions may be offered, depending upon the level of experience of the researcher :

• To be eligible for an early-stage researcher position, the candidate must be in the first 4 years of their research activity (full-time equivalent). The reference period is counted from the diploma giving access to doctoral studies in the country in which the diploma was obtained. Candidates who have already obtained a doctorate are not eligible for an early-stage researcher position, independently of the time taken to acquire the doctorate.
• To be eligible for an experienced researcher position, the candidate must either be already in possession of a doctoral degree, independently of the time taken to acquire it, or have at least 4 years of research activity (full-time equivalent) since gaining the diploma giving access to doctoral studies in the country in which the diploma was obtained. However, researchers with more than 10 years of research experience (full-time equivalent) since gaining this diploma are not eligible for an experienced researcher position.

As a general rule, candidates must be able to contribute to one of the areas of activity of the network, as described in its scientific programme. In addition, certain nationality and mobility conditions must be satisfied:

• Researchers must be nationals of a state other than that of the host organisation. At the start of their fellowship, they must not have resided or carried out their activity in the country of their host organisation for more than 12 months in the 3 years immediately prior to the start date.
• An exception to the above rule can be granted for nationals of Member States of the European Union, or of Associated States, if they have been active in research in a Third Country (i.e. neither a Member nor an Associated State) for at least 4 of the 5 years immediately prior to the start of the fellowship.
• Third Country researchers who have legally resided and have carried out their activity in Member or Associated States for at least 4 of the 5 years immediately prior to the start of the fellowship are treated as nationals of the Member/Associated State in which they have resided the longest.
• Third Country researchers based outside the Member States may be eligible for a position in the network, provided this position is not located in a Third Country. An upper bound of 30% of the total number of researcher-months funded by the network may limit the opportunities offered to Third Country researchers.

A more detailed presentation of these rules, as well as some examples, can be found in the Marie Curie RTN Handbook.

Positions available, by node

  Barcelona

Place of work: Departament de Matemàtiques of the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB) or Departamento de Matemáticas of the Universidad Autónoma de Madrid (UAM), Spain.

Additional information can be found on the web page of the Barcelona node.

Contact: X. Xarles (xarles@mat.uab.es), A. Quiros (adolfo.quiros@uam.es).

  Bonn

Place of work: Max-Planck-Institut für Mathematik, Bonn, Germany.

Available positions:

Early Stage Researcher: 6 months.

Deadline for appplications: May 30, 2007. Additional information can be found on the web site of the MPIM.

To apply, follow the usual procedure for application at MPIM.

Contact: G. Harder, G. Faltings (aagn@mpim-bonn.mpg.de)

  Cambridge

Place of work: University of Cambridge, England.

Available positions:

Experienced Researcher: up to 3 positions of between 3 and 9 months duration.

Candidates must satisfy the relevant eligibility conditions explained above (rules specified in Annexes II-III, Decision C (2003) 3834 dated 23.10.2003, obtainable at the web site http://www.cordis.lu/fp6/find-doc.htm), and must propose to carry out research in a relevant area of the scientific programme of the AAG network. Preference may be given to candidates whose interests match closely those of members of the host node. The posts may be held at any time between 1 January 2007 and 31 January 2008.
Applications (including a CV and the names of 2 referees) should be received by 4 December 2006, and should be sent to the email address below.
Contact: A. J. Scholl (A.J.Scholl@dpmms.cam.ac.uk).

  Durham

Place of work: University of Durham, England.

Available positions:

Early-stage Researcher: 12 months.

Applications are invited for Early Stage Researcher(s) for the academic year 2006-2007 (or otherwise by agreement). Female candidates are particularly encouraged to apply.
Contact: R. de Jeu (rob.de-jeu@durham.ac.uk).

Address:

    Prof. Rob de Jeu
    Department of Mathematical Sciences
    South Road
    Durham DH1 3LE
    United Kingdom

  Jerusalem

Place of work: Israël.

Although the node is in Jerusalem, physically the post-doc's can choose to work with any of the external members too (Bernstein, Soudry or Ginzburg in Tel-Aviv, Besser in Beer-Sheva, Gelbart or Berkovich at Weizmann, Livné, Varshavsky or de Shalit in Jerusalem).

Contact: R. Livné (rlivne@math.huji.ac.il).

  Milano

Place of work: Università di Milano, Italy.

Available positions:

Early-stage Researcher: 1 position of 6 months.

The Department of Mathematics of Milano University announces the opening of the selection process for a pre-doctoral position for a period of 6 months, financed by the European RTN network AAG, according to the rules specified in Annexes II-III, Decision C (2003) 3834 dated 23.10.2003 (deliverable at the web site http://www.cordis.lu/fp6/find-doc.htm ).
The candidate must document her/his competence in some of the areas of Mathematics covered by the work programme of the AAG network.
A CV carrying the signature of the candidate must be received not later than November 26, 2006, at the address below. Any other document that the candidate deems relevant to her/his application should also be sent (preferably by e-mail) to the address below, and must be received not later than November 26, 2006.
The Department of Mathematics of Milano is an equal opportunity employer. Female candidates are welcome.

Contact: M. Bertolini (Massimo.Bertolini@mat.unimi.it).

Address:

    Prof. Massimo Bertolini
    Dipartimento di Matematica
    Universita' degli Studi di Milano
    Via Saldini 50
    20133 Milano
    Italy

  Münster

Place of work: Universität Münster, Germany.

Available positions:

Early Stage Researcher: Two 3 months positions.

Contact: C. Deninger (c dott deninger@math.uni-muenster.de).

  Padova

Place of work: Università di Padova, Italy.
Although the node is in Padova, the candidates can choose to work with external member U. Zannier in Pisa.

Available positions:

Early Stage Researcher: 9 months.

The Department of Mathematics of the Università di Padova announces the opening of the selection process for a pre-doctoral position for a period of 9 months, financed by the European RTN network AAG, according to the rules specified in Annexes II-III, Decision C (2003) 3834 dated 23.10.2003 (deliverable at the web site http://www.cordis.lu/fp6/find-doc.htm, and summarized above).
The candidate must document her/his competence in some of the areas of Mathematics covered by the work programme of the AAG network.

The deadline for applications is November 15, 2006. Detailed information can be found from the official announcement of the University, and can be downloaded here (pdf format).

Contact: F. Baldassarri (baldassa@math.unipd.it).

 Paris 11 (Orsay)

Place of work: Université Paris 11, Orsay or IHÉS, Bures-sur-Yvette, (France).

Available positions:

Early-stage Researcher: 0 months.
Experienced Researcher: 0 months.

Contact: E. Fouvry (Etienne.Fouvry@math.u-psud.fr).

Address:

    Prof. E. Fouvry
    Mathématique - Bâtiment 425
    Université de Paris-Sud
    91405 Orsay cedex
    France

  Paris 13 (Villetaneuse)

Place of work: Université Paris 13, Villetaneuse, France.

Available position:

Experienced Researcher: 6 to 8 months.

The Department of Mathematics at the Université Paris 13 has announced the availability of an experienced researcher position, starting in September 2006, for a duration of 6 to 8 months. The candidate must satisfy the eligibility conditions explained above (rules specified in Annexes II-III, Decision C (2003) 3834 dated 23.10.2003, deliverable at the web site http://www.cordis.lu/fp6/find-doc.htm). He/she must also document his/her competence in some of the areas of Mathematics covered by the work programme of the AAG network. The application letter, together with a CV and the relevant scientific documents, should be received no later than March 1, 2006 at the following electronic address.

Contact: J. Tilouine (tilouine@math.univ-paris13.fr).

  Regensburg

Place of work: Universität Regensburg, Germany.

Available position:

Experienced Researcher: 3 months.

Contact: U. Jannsen (uwe.jannsen@mathematik.uni-regensburg.de).

  Rennes

Place of work: IRMAR, Université de Rennes 1, France.
Although the node is in Rennes, the candidates can choose to work with the external members in Bordeaux (B. Erez, Q. Liu, M. Matignon) or in Leiden, Netherlands (S. Edixhoven).

Available positions:

• 1 Early Stage Researcher position is available during the period from May 1, 2007 to January 31, 2008, with a possible duration from 3 to 5 months. The dates and the duration of the position can be adjusted depending of the particular needs.

The candidates must satisfy the eligibility conditions explained above (rules specified in Annexes II-III, Decision C (2003) 3834 dated 23.10.2003, deliverable at the web site http://www.cordis.lu/fp6/find-doc.htm). They must also document their competence in some of the areas of Mathematics covered by the work programme of the AAG network. The application letter, together with a CV and the relevant scientific documents, should be received either through e-mail or at the address below, no later than April 22, 2007.
The application must be written in English or French. The Université de Rennes 1 is an equal opportunity employer. Female candidates are welcome.

Contact: L. Moret-Bailly (laurent.moret-bailly@univ-rennes1.fr).

Address:
    Prof. Laurent Moret-Bailly
    IRMAR
    Université de Rennes 1
    Campus de Beaulieu
    35042 Rennes cedex
    France.

  Strasbourg

Place of work: Université Louis Pasteur, Strasbourg, France.

Contact: J.-F. Boutot (boutot@math.u-strasbg.fr)

  Tokyo

Place of work: Graduate School of Mathematical Sciences, University of Tokyo, Japan.

Available positions:

• An Early Stage Researcher position(max. 4 years research experience) is available during the period from September 1, 2007 to January 31, 2008, with a duration of 3 months.

The candidates must satisfy the eligibility conditions explained above (rules specified in Annexes II-III, Decision C (2003) 3834 dated 23.10.2003, deliverable at the web site http://www.cordis.lu/fp6/find-doc.htm). They must also document their competence in some of the areas of Mathematics covered by the work programme of the AAG network. The application letter, together with a CV and the relevant scientific documents, should be received at the address below
The application must be written in English. The University of Tokyo is an equal opportunity employer. Female candidates are welcome.
Deadline: July 31, 2007.
Start date: September 1, 2007.

Contact: T. Saito (t-saito@ms.u-tokyo.ac.jp)

Address:
    Prof. Takeshi Saito
    Department of Mathematical Sciences,
    University of Tokyo
    Komaba 153-8914 Tokyo
    Japan