Calculus of Variations and Geometric Measure Theory

Junior Research Fellows, University of Pisa

created by root on 14 Mar 2019

Deadline: 18 mar 2019

Call for the selection of n. 1 Junior Research Fellow (Under the Italian Law 240/2010 article 24, subparagraph 3, point a)

The fixed-term contract is to carry out research activities, teaching, integrative teaching activities and services for students, for a 350 hours commitment, on a full-time basis.

The Junior Research Fellow is required to perform lectures for 60 hours per academic year, with a 10% variability, allocated as an institutional assignment for Bachelor’s and Master's degree programmes, Specialization Schools and PhD programmes. It is possible to provide a further 10% extra derogation, up to a maximum of 72 hours, in order to avoid an excessive partitioning of teaching modules.

Contract duration: 3 years

Gross annual salary: € 34.898,06

Deadline for application: March 18, 2019, 1.00 p.m.

Admission requirements:

PhD or equivalent academic qualification awarded in Italy or abroad and recognised as eligible for admission.

Department of Mathematics Admission Examination Sector 01/A3 - MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS, PROBABILITY AND STATISTICS Nr. of position available 1

Focus of research

The branches of mathematical analysis, including harmonic, convex, functional, linear and non-linear analysis; differential equations (ODE's and PDE's), calculus of variations and function theory; measure theory; probability theory and stochastic processes, including in particular the stochastic aspects of the theories of reliability, queuing, decision, games, and many-particle systems; stochastic processes and their applications, including the aspects related to many-particle systems; mathematical statistics, analytic number theory.

Scientific productivity

Writing of papers having an interest in the realm of mathematical analysis, probabilty and mathematical statistics, and suitable for publication in generalist or specialized journals at a national or international level

Head office

Department of Mathematics

Specific didactic activity of the contract

Teaching of courses having as a topic the basics of mathematics, in any degree program of the university, and of advanced courses of mathematical analysis, probabiliity or mathematical statistics topic in the first degree and master programs in mathematics.” Candidates will be required to demonstrate an adequate knowledge of English language