2 Postdoctoral Research positions in Mathematics in Finland | University of Jyväskylä

The University of Jyväskylä is a nationally and internationally significant research university and an expert on education that focuses on human and natural sciences. The University is Finland’s leading expert in teacher education and adult education, as well as the major exporter of education. The Faculty of Sport Sciences is the only one in the country.

The Department of Mathematics and Statistics at the University of Jyväskylä in central Finland is a world class research institution training mathematicians and statisticians for diverse jobs in industry, education, and academic research. The main research areas in the department are mathematical analysis, stochastics, inverse problems, and statistics with their applications. In mathematical analysis the research is focused on geometric analysis, nonlinear partial differential equations, and geometric measure theory. In stochastics the key research area is stochastic analysis. In statistics the main research areas are spatial statistics, time series analysis, nonparametric and robust multivariate methods, cost-efficient design, biometry and environmental statistics. The research group in Inverse problems focuses its research on inverse problems in geometry and partial differential equations. These have applications in medical and industrial imaging.

The department is a member of two networks of the Finnish Centre of Excellences, one in Inverse Problems, another in Analysis and Dynamical Systems.

Postdoctoral Researchers (2 positions) for a fixed term of maximum four years.

Strong preference will be given to candidates whose research interests overlap and/or complement the main research areas of the department. University lecturers and university researchers are expected to have doctor’s degree, excellent records in conducting scientific research as well as in educating and supervising undergraduate, graduate and PhD students. The candidate’s records will be evaluated based on their scientific work, records in directing research programs, teaching experience, pedagogical education, produced teaching material, and/or other records from teaching posts. Teaching skills must be demonstrated by a sample lecture or through equivalent documents. The duties in each post includes reasearch, teaching, and supervision of students.

The postdoctoral researchers are expected to focus on scientific research, but also to participate in teaching within their own areas of expertise. The amount of teaching duties is rather small. The candidates are expected to have doctor’s degree, on suitable areas of research, and relevant teaching skills.

According to Finnish law, a non-native university teaching staff member can be granted an exemption from the requirement of Finnish language proficiency. As the department organizes part of its teaching in English ability to teach in English is credited.

The salary of post-doctoral researchers depends on the qualifications and experience of the nominee and ranges between levels 5-6 ( 2 820,64 EUR/month – 3 293,22 EUR/month). Based on personal performance, these can be supplemented by up to 46.3 %.