6 PhD Positions in Mathematics, University of Amsterdam, Netherlands (2018)

The Korteweg-de Vries Instituut voor Wiskunde (KdV Institute), the mathematical research institute of the Faculty of Science, has six PhD positions:

Project 1: Frobenius manifolds and integrable systems
Project 2: Lie Algebroids and deformation quantization
Project 3: Frobenius manifolds and their relation to homological mirror symmetry
Project 4: Infinite-dimensional affine and polynomial preserving processes
Project 5: Zeta functions of the Newton strata of Shimura varieties
Project 6: Harmonic analysis on affine symmetric pairs and boundary correlation functions

Please check the research site of the Institute for the project descriptions.

Requirements
- Master degree in Mathematics or related field;
- highly motivated;
- fluent in English, both written and spoken.

Experience in teaching is a plus.
Conditions of employment

The appointment will be on a temporary basis for a period of 4 years (initial appointment will be for a period of 18 months and after satisfactory evaluation it can be extended for a total duration of 4 years) and should lead to a dissertation (PhD thesis). An educational plan will be drafted that includes attendance of courses and (international) meetings. The PhD candidate is also expected to assist in teaching of undergraduates.

Based on a full-time appointment (38 hours per week) the gross monthly salary will range from €2,222 in the first year to €2,840 in the last year. The Collective Labour Agreement for Dutch Universities is applicable.

Further details:
6 PhD Positions in Mathematics, University of Amsterdam, Netherlands (2018)