Multiple Academic positions - School of Mathematics and Statistics

School of Mathematics and Statistics

Faculty of Science

Reference no: 2507/1218F

Up to Six (6) Fixed-term positions in mathematics and statistics at the University of Sydney.

About the opportunity

Do you want to be part of a vibrant and collegial community of world-class mathematicians and statisticians?

As a result of research funding success, the School of Mathematics and Statistics at the University of Sydney is looking to appoint up to 6 fixed-term postdoctoral research associates over the next few months to support the following projects:

1.            Inverse Problems with Partial Data and Probing the Earth and the Universe with Microlocal Analysis, Dr Leo Tzou Ref 2640/1218F

Postdoctoral Research Associate / Research Fellow in Inverse Problems in PDE and/or Geometry Ref 2460/1218F 

2.            Nonlinear partial differential equations with anisotropy and singularities; Associate Professor Florica Cirstea: Ref 2462/1218F

Postdoctoral Research Associate / Research Fellow in Nonlinear Partial Differential Equations Ref 2462/1218F

3.            Billiards within confocal quadrics and beyond;  Dr Milena Radnovic: Ref 2491/1218F

Postdoctoral Research Associate / Research Fellow in Geometry and Dynamics Ref 2491/1218F 

4.            Geometric themes in the theory of Lie supergroups and their quantisations; Professor Ruibin

Zhang; Ref 1963/1018F

Postdoctoral Research Associate / Research Fellow in Lie Theory Ref 1963-1018F 

5.            An additional role with Associate Professor Stephan Tillman will be advertised October 2019. Please register and/or complete a Job Alert profile via Job Alerts Registration or Login  to be made aware once the position is posted.

About you

To succeed you will need to have skills and qualifications as outlined in the position description, including a PhD in mathematics. If appointed, you will be expected to undertake duties consistent with an appointment at Level A/B on the Australian academic scale, which corresponds to Associate professor in the US system, and Lecturer/Senior Lecturer in the British system.

This will include publishing scholarly papers in international peer-reviewed journals and presenting at conferences as well as supervising undergraduate and postgraduate students. Teaching is not a required part of the positions, but teaching experience may be available if desired. If you are interested in joining our school but are already at a higher level of appointment then we encourage you to send your CV directly to the Head of School (maths.hos@sydney.edu.au) as a starting point for a conversation.

About us

The University of Sydney is Australia's first university and has an outstanding global reputation for academic and research excellence. It is the only Australian university to have been rated well above world class (5) in the mathematical sciences in both Australia-wide research evaluation exercises to date.

The School of Mathematics and Statistics is home to a diverse group of 70 academic staff with a support team of 10 professional staff; in particular we have more female Professors in the mathematical sciences than any other institution in Australia. Our research interests include a broad spectrum of the mathematical sciences and their applications. We attract outstanding undergraduate students including many talented students who go on to higher degrees. The large cohort of postgraduate research students and many overseas visitors both benefit from and help to sustain an outstanding research environment. We host the University of Sydney Mathematical Research Institute whose aim is to transform the mathematical sciences in Australia, and which has received $6.5M of philanthropic support to date.

For more information on the position and University, please follow the relevant link for the position to apply on job’s listing on the University of Sydney careers website.

All applications must be submitted via the University of Sydney careers website.  Visit sydney.edu.au/recruitment and search by the reference number to apply.

Closing date: 11:30pm 3 February 2019 (Sydney Time)

The University of Sydney is committed to diversity and social inclusion. Applications from people of culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds; equity target groups including women, people with disabilities, people who identify as LGBTIQ; and people of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander descent, are encouraged.

If we think your skills are needed in other areas of the University, we will be sure to contact you about other opportunities.

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