Up to 6 PhD research fellowship positions are vacant at the Department of Mathematical Sciences, NTNU.
The
PhD research fellowship positions are intended to give promising
candidates an opportunity to pursue a research activity on an advanced
level leading to a doctoral degree. The Department of Mathematical
Sciences conduct research on an international high level within the main
disciplines algebra, analysis, differential equations and numerical
analysis, geometry/topology, and statistics. Part of the research is
also done in close cooperation with other fields of science and
technology within NTNU as well as in cooperation with industry and
external research institutions.
The
Department of Mathematical Sciences want to support the best candidates
and therefore makes no restriction on the field of research except that
it has to be within the main subjects of the department as mentioned
above. Each applicant has to contact one of the research groups at the
department in order to get in contact with an adviser, and together with
the advisor produce a short project description. Strategic
considerations may be taken in the final distribution of the fellowships
between the disciplines.
The fellows will be part of the Department of Mathematical Sciences at NTNU and will have their workplace there. See http://www.ntnu.no/imf .
The Department has today approximately 60 PhD-students.
Those
fellows who speak a Scandinavian language will be employed for 4 years
with teaching and other duties of approximately 25 % of the time
available. Those fellows who do not master a Scandinavian language will
be offered a 3 year appointment. The applicants who do not master a
Scandinavian language have to document a thorough knowledge of English
(with TOEFL score of 600 or more).
Applicants
must have a master/cand.scient/siv.ing.-degree within one of the
subjects covered by the department (algebra, analysis, differential
equations and numerical analysis, geometry/topology, and statistics) or a
corresponding education and also satisfy the requirement for entering
the PhD-program at NTNU. See http://www.ime.ntnu.no/forskning/phd for information about the PhD-program at NTNU.
MSc-students
in their last year are also invited to apply. Employment will then be
postponed until the master degree is finished.
For more information, please contact Professor Sverre O. Smalø, phone (+47) 73 59 17 50, or by e-mail: sverresm@math.ntnu.no .
NTNUs
PhD-regulations require a Master degree or equivalent with at least 5
years of studies and an average grade of A or B within a scale from A to
E for passing grades (A best). Candidates from universities outside
Norwayare kindly requested to send a Diploma Supplement or similar
documentation, which describes in detail the study and grade system and
the rights for further studies associated with the obtained degree: http://ec.europa.eu/education/policies/rec_qual/recognition/diploma_en.html .
PhD-fellowships
are placed in salary code 1017, pay scale level 50 - 62, gross income
NOK 416 300 to 512 700 per year. From this 2 % will be deducted for
mandatory membership in the National Pension Fund. Starting salary is
expected to be in salary level 50.
The
appointment will be made in accordance with current regulations with
supplementary rules for research fellowship appointments in universities
and polytechnics. Applicants must agree to participate in organized
doctoral study programs within the period of the appointment. The
successful applicant must agree to the conditions laid down for public
employees.
Candidates
will be required to enroll in a PhD program within the period of
employment, and must sign a contract regulating the starting date and
duration of employment as well as the mandatory work.
According
to Norwegian policies, the government workforce should, as closely as
possible, reflect the diversity of the population at large. It is
therefore a goal of NTNU, as a government institution, to have a
workforce which is balanced with respect to age and gender, and to
recruit persons of immigrant background. NTNU also wishes to increase
the number of women on its workforce, and women are specifically
encouraged to apply.
The
application must include information about education, exams and earlier
experience. Certified copies of certificates and diplomas must be
enclosed. Relevant scientific works should be included. Joint works will
be taken into account, and a short note explaining the applicant’s
contribution should be supplied.
Applications are to be submitted electronically through this page. Preferably, we want the attachments in one file.
Application Deadline : 3 March 2013
