Professor position in Mathematics

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ATTENTION

Please apply exclusively via the official Faculty of Science and Medicine - University of Fribourg recruiting tool, by clicking on the following link: www.unifr.ch/scimed/positions

The following documents should be uploaded via the following weblink above:

• A covering letter mentioning the position for which the candidate is applying (Professor of Mathematics) addressed to the Dean, Prof. Ulrich Ultes-Nitsche, President of the selection committee
• A complete curriculum vitae, including a copy of the diploma of the highest degree
• A complete list of publications (highlighting specifically the 5 most important contributions)
• An electronic version of the 5 most relevant publications ("name-papers.pdf")
• A detailed record of teaching experience
• A record of past and present funding
• A 5-6-page description of the research that the candidate intends to conduct in Fribourg
• The names and addresses (postal and e-mail) of three persons who could be contacted as referees

Ihre Aufgaben

• The candidate is expected to develop an internationally recognized research program, supported by a significant amount of external funding. Collaboration with other groups of the department and the faculty is encouraged. The integration of the candidate within the department is an important selection criterion
• The future appointee will participate actively in teaching to undergraduate and graduate students from the Department of Mathematics as well as from other departments of the Faculty of Science and Medicine. The nominal teaching load is of 6 weekly hours (each hour corresponds to 45min of actual teaching and 15min break), four of which are dedicated to mandatory undergraduate courses. The future appointee is expected to participate in the teaching of the first two years of either the Analysis or Algebra-Geometry-Topology modules
• The candidate should be able to teach in English as well as, at the Bachelor level, in one or both of the official languages of the University, French or German (after an appropriate adaptation period if necessary)

Gewünschtes Profil

• The selected candidate must have an outstanding record of successful independent research in a field of mathematics with strong potential for applications, such as (but not limited to): PDE, dynamics, optimization, discrete mathematics and algorithms, mathematical aspects of machine learning, mathematical data analysis, mathematical statistics, inverse problems, applied algebra
• The candidate is expected to develop an internationally recognized research program, supported by a significant amount of external funding. Collaboration with other groups of the department and the faculty is encouraged. The integration of the candidate within the department is an important selection criterion
• The future appointee will participate actively in teaching to undergraduate and graduate students from the Department of Mathematics as well as from other departments of the Faculty of Science and Medicine. The nominal teaching load is of 6 weekly hours (each hour corresponds to 45min of actual teaching and 15min break), four of which are dedicated to mandatory undergraduate courses. The future appointee is expected to participate in the teaching of the first two years of either the Analysis or Algebra-Geometry-Topology modules
• The candidate should be able to teach in English as well as, at the Bachelor level, in one or both of the official languages of the University, French or German (after an appropriate adaptation period if necessary)

Angaben der Kontaktpersonen

Prof. Stefan Wenger (stefan.wenger@unifr.ch) Department of Mathematics / University of Fribourg T +41 26 300 9180