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PhD Position in Geometry and Dynamics

AcademicTransfer
10 Apr 2024

Job Information

Organisation/Company
Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (VU)
Research Field
Physics
Technology
Medical sciences
Researcher Profile
First Stage Researcher (R1)
Country
Netherlands
Application Deadline
Type of Contract
Temporary
Job Status
Not Applicable
Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme?
Not funded by an EU programme
Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure?
No

Offer Description

The Department of Mathematics of Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam welcomes applications for a fully-funded, 4-year PhD position in Geometry and Dynamics. The PhD research will focus on the relationship between symplectic invariants and periodic orbits of Hamiltonian systems on manifolds. The PhD position is embedded in the ‘Center for Topology and Applications Amsterdam’ (CTA²), based at our department. We are an inclusive, interdisciplinary group, and diversity and internationalism is at the heart of our research principles, as well as our teaching practice.

The preferred starting date is around 01.09.2024

Applications from all groups currently under-represented in academic posts are especially encouraged. We particularly welcome applications from women and people with an ethnic minority background.

Your duties

  • doing research towards writing a PhD thesis
  • teaching tasks (roughly 15% of your time), for instance supervising exercise classes

Requirements

Specific Requirements
  • a (prospective) MSc. degree in Mathematics (or an equivalent thereof)
  • good communication skills in English

Additional Information

Benefits

A challenging position in a socially involved organization. On full-time basis the remuneration amounts to a minimum gross monthly salary of €2770 (at the start) and a maximum €3539 (in the fourth year). The job profile is based on the university job ranking system and is vacant for 0.8-1.0 FTE.

The appointment will initially be for 1 year. After a satisfactory evaluation of the initial appointment, the contract will be extended for a further 3 years. Additionally, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam offers excellent fringe benefits and various schemes and regulations to promote a good work/life balance, such as:

  • 8% holiday allowance and 8.3% end-of-year bonus
  • contribution to commuting expenses
  • optional model for designing a personalized benefits package
  • a maximum of 41 days of annual leave based on full-time employment
  • good paid parental leave scheme
Additional comments

Are you interested in this position? Please apply via the application button by 15.05.2024 and upload: a cover letter, a CV, a list of courses and grades at the MSc level, a (draft) MSc thesis if available, and the names and e-mail addresses of two references.

Applications received by e-mail will not be considered.

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Work Location(s)

Number of offers available
1
Company/Institute
Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Country
Netherlands
City
Amsterdam
Postal Code
1081HV
Street
De Boelelaan 1111
Geofield

Contact

City
Amsterdam
Website
Street
De Boelelaan 1105
Postal Code
1081 HV