Harvard University, Mathematics

Fellowship ID: Harvard-SIMONSPDGCS20232024 [#21685]
Fellowship Title: Simons Collaboration Postdoctoral Fellowship on Global Categorical Symmetries
Fellowship Type: Postdoctoral
Fellowship Location: Cambridge, Massachusetts 02138, United States [map] sort by distance
Subject Area: Mathematics
Application Deadline: 2023/01/02 11:59PMhelp popup finished (2022/11/29, finished 2023/07/08)
Fellowship Description:    

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Harvard University, Department of Mathematics 
Simons Collaboration Postdoctoral Fellowship 

The Department of Mathematics at Harvard University welcomes applications for a postdoctoral position supported by the Simons Collaboration on Global Categorical Symmetries, https://math.berkeley.edu/~teleman/simons/collaboration.html 

The Postdoctoral Fellow will conduct research in one or more of the areas supported by the Simons Collaboration, including Topological Quantum Field theories, their symmetries and boundary conditions, and applications of the cobordism hypothesis. The Fellow will be encouraged to interact and collaborate with members of the other nodes of the Simons Collaboration on Global Categorical Symmetries. 

This is a three-year position, with an expected start date of July 1, 2023. 

Priority will be given to applications received before January 2, 2023. 

Required qualifications: doctorate in mathematics at the time that the appointment begins, with a research background in areas related to the Simons Collaboration. 

Application materials required
  • Cover letter. 
  • Curriculum vitae. 
  • Research statement. 
  • Names and contact information of 3-5 references. (Three letters must be received to complete your application.) Statement describing efforts to encourage diversity, inclusion, and belonging, including past, current, and anticipated future contributions in these areas. 
Harvard is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, gender identity, sexual orientation, pregnancy and pregnancy-related conditions or any other characteristic protected by law. The Department is committed to building a diverse intellectual community, and strongly encourages applications from women and minorities. 

Applicants are strongly encouraged to apply through mathjobs.org. 

ontact Information: Pam Brentana, Harvard University, Department of Mathematics, 1 Oxford St., Cambridge, MA 02138; (617) 495-2171; mainoffice@math.harvard.edu

Application Materials Required:
Submit the following items online at this website to complete your application:
And anything else requested in the fellowship description.

Further Info:
http://www.math.harvard.edu
 
Department of Mathematics
Harvard University
One Oxford Street
02138 Cambridge, MA, USA