Higher School of Economics, International Faculty Recruitment

Position ID: 2848-MATHEMATICS [#19207]
Position Title: Assistant Professor in Mathematics
Position Type: Tenured/Tenure-track faculty
Position Location: Moscow, Moscow City 101000, Russian Federation [map] sort by distance
Subject Area: Mathematics
Application Deadline: 2022/01/09 11:59PMhelp popup finished (2021/12/08, finished 2022/07/16, listed until 2022/01/09)
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Assistant Professor at Faculty of Mathematics Higher School of Economics (Moscow, Russia)

About HSE University

The Higher School of Economics (HSE University) is a young, dynamic and fast-growing Russian research university. Over the past 25 years, HSE University has become a leader in Russian education, while also being recognized globally.

For instance, we were the first state-run university in Russia to begin recruiting on the international academic market. We aim at being a university with a highly attuned approach to training new professionals. Therefore, we are eager to hire people with real experience, as well as basic and applied knowledge. Committed to high-quality research, HSE University now has more than 100 research institutes and centres and over 30 international research laboratories collaborating with international specialists from all over the world.

The Faculty of Mathematics of the Higher School of Economics in Moscow, Russia invites applications for full-time, tenure-track positions of Assistant Professor in Mathematics. Knowledge of Russian is an asset but not required as teaching may be conducted in English. All areas of Pure Mathematics will be considered.

About the Faculty of Mathematics

HSE University is the only Russian university to rank among the top 100 universities worldwide in the Shanghai Global Ranking of Academic Subjects in Mathematics. HSE is also among the world top-100 universities in mathematics according to QS and US News & World Report rankings.

The Faculty of Mathematics was opened in 2008. Since then, it has become a leading place in Russia for attracting researchers in Mathematics and mathematical students. The Faculty has Bachelors, Masters and Ph.D. programs in Mathematics and Mathematical Physics.

Among our faculty members are distinguished researchers, including 14 invited ICM speakers (and 3 speakers of the forthcoming ICM 2022); we have the best concentration in Russia of highly motivated students majoring in mathematics.

There are four international research units of the HSE affiliated with the Faculty of Mathematics: the Laboratory of Algebraic Geometry and its Applications (scientific director: F. Bogomolov), the international Laboratory of Representation Theory and Mathematical Physics (scientific director: A. Okounkov), the Laboratory of Mirror Symmetry and Automorphic Forms (scientific director: L. Katzarkov), the Laboratory of Cluster Geometry (scientific advisor M. Shapiro).

Requirements

The general requirements for the tenure track positions are the following:

Candidates must hold a recent Ph.D. in mathematics or related fields, or to be in receipt of the PhD before the starting date of the contract. The successful candidate is expected to conduct high-quality research publishable in reputable peer-reviewed journals with research support provided by the University. Teaching experience at leading foreign universities is desirable; Knowledge of Russian is not required as research and teaching are both conducted in English. Therefore, fluent English is obligatory.

The successful candidate is expected to conduct high-quality research publishable in reputable peer-reviewed journals with research support provided by the University.

Conditions

Tenure track positions are only available on a full-time, residential basis.

Overall, appointments are usually made for an initial three-year period (starting September 2022) and, upon successful completion of an interim review, contracts are normally extended for a further three years until the tenure review.

HSE University provides excellent opportunities for international faculty. For instance, we can offer a competitive salary (indexed to inflation annually and subject to a 13% flat income tax), health insurance, travel support, research support and other benefits. Since there is a key focus on generating high quality research, the teaching load of newly hired faculty is low. All individual terms of employment will be reflected in the offer letter.

Application Process

Applications must be submitted online.

Required Documents:

- a CV

- a statement of research interest

- a recent research paper

- 2 letters of recommendation

Learn more: https://iri.hse.ru/announcements/532821673.html

The deadline for the applications is January 9, 2022.


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