The Weierstrass Institute for Applied Analysis and Stochastics (WIAS) is an institute of the Forschungsverbund Berlin e.V. (FVB). The FVB comprises eight non-university research institutes in Berlin which are funded by the federal and state governments. The research institutes are members of the Leibniz Association.

 

WIAS invites applications for two

PhD Student Positions

in the Research Group

“Partial Differential Equations”

(Head: Prof. Dr. A. Mielke) starting at the earliest possible date (Ref. 14/39).

The positions are associated with the ERC research project  Analysis of Multiscale Systems Driven by Functionals" (http://www.wias-berlin.de/projects/erc-adg/). Necessary prerequisites for employment are a university degree in mathematics with concentration in applied analysis and sound knowledge in nonlinear partial differential equations, functional analysis, or nonconvex calculus of variations. Moreover, deeper knowledge in at least one of the following areas is desired: infinite-dimensional evolutionary and gradient systems, analysis of reaction-diffusion systems, optoelectronics, continuum mechanics, multiscale modeling (homogenization, Gamma convergence).

Please direct your queries to Prof. Dr. A. Mielke.

The initial appointments are limited to March, 31, 2016 and can be extended. The reduced work schedule is 29,25 hours per week, and the salary is according to the German TvoeD scale.

The Weierstrass Institute is an equal opportunity employer. We explicitly encourage female researchers to apply for the offered position.

Among equally qualified applicants, disabled candidates will be given preference.

All applicants’ materials (curriculum vitae, photocopies of certificates and a list of publications, including a cover letter) shall be sent with the reference number 14/39 exclusively in electronic form in a single pdf file by November 20, 2014, to:

jobs@wias-berlin.de.