Call for a Ph.D. student

Requirements:

• Candidate must be enrolled in a Doctoral School located in Poland, e.g., the Doctoral School of Exact and Natural Sciences.
• Some background in geometric analysis, measure theory, and convex analysis.
• Fluent written and spoken English.
• Ability to write in LaTeX.
• Ability to search scientific literature and read scientific papers.
• Motivation to work on abstract problems with no connection to reality or applications.
• Diligence, accuracy, and perseverance.
• Good manners and personal culture.

Tasks:

• Participation in the project “Elliptic geometric variational problems”.
• Research on the topics indicated by the principal investigator.
• Doing literature searches.
• Writing proofs of designated lemmas.
• Presentation of results at conferences and seminars (also abroad).

Conditions:

• Stipend: 5000 PLN gross for 12 months on top of the scholarship offered by the Doctoral School.
• 2-3 one week trips abroad (for conferences or collaboration) – fully covered.

Additional information:

Documents should be sent by email to: s.kolasinski@mimuw.edu.pl

The deadline for submissions is 21st March 2025, 23:59

The application should be provided in English and should include:

• a cover letter;
• a CV including the list of passed courses with grades (relevant to the project);
• names, emails and affiliations of two mathematicians who can provide informal recommendation letters upon request.

The documents should also include the following clause:

I consent to the processing of my personal data contained in my offer for the purposes necessary for the recruitment process in accordance with the Personal Data Protection Act of 29 August 1997 (consolidated text: Journal of Laws 2016, item 922, as amended).

Selected candidates will be invited to an interview (online is possible) by end of March 2025.