Author: Graham Leuschke

Tenure stream position at Dalhousie

From Sara Faridi:

Assistant Professor – Tenure Stream
Department of Mathematics and Statistics
Faculty of Science, Dalhousie University
The Department of Mathematics and Statistics invites applications for a tenure stream position at the rank of Assistant Professor from outstanding candidates with expertise in any of the following core areas of mathematics: Analysis, Algebra or Combinatorics. Preference will be given to applicants whose research area has applications to Data Science.
Applicants are required to have a PhD in Mathematics or a related field. The successful applicant must have demonstrated excellence or potential for excellence in research, as evidenced by peer-reviewed publications in highly ranked journals, and be capable of developing an independent research program. The applicant must have strong potential for effective teaching, and be capable of teaching both undergraduate and graduate classes in core areas of Mathematics.
This position is part of the Dalhousie Diversity Faculty Award (DDFA) program. In keeping with the principles of Employment Equity, the DDFA program aims to correct historic underrepresentation. This position is restricted to candidates who self-identify in one (or more) of the following groups: Aboriginal people or racially visible persons.
Dalhousie is one of the top universities in Canada. Department members maintain active research programs, and have been recognized with various awards and prizes. The Department has an active and high quality graduate program. The Department values strong teaching and outreach. Teaching is supported through resources such as the Centre for Learning and Teaching. The Department is home to a number of outreach activities, including an annual math camp for African Nova-Scotian middle school students. Dalhousie benefits include parental leave plans for faculty. Halifax is the largest city in Atlantic Canada, and offers an outstanding quality of life. All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however, Canadians and permanent residents will be given priority.
Applications will be reviewed starting January 14th, 2019 until the position is filled. The expected start date is July 1st, 2019.
Complete applications must have:
• Cover Letter
• Curriculum Vitae (including Publication List)
• Research Plan (recommended to be 3 pages in length)
• Statement of Teaching and Outreach Interests and Experience
• At least three confidential letters of reference forwarded
under separate cover by the referees
• Completed Self-Identification Questionnaire, available at
www.dal.ca/becounted/selfid.
Application packages should be emailed, marked confidential to:
Search Committee
Attention: Ellen Lynch (ellen.lynch@dal.ca)
Department of Mathematics and Statistics, Faculty of Science
PO Box 15000
Chase Building, Room 219
Halifax, Nova Scotia B3H 4R2 Canada

Combinatorial Categories, Osnabrück

There will be a Workshop on “Combinatorial Categories in Algebra and Topology”, November 22-24, 2018, at the University of Osnabrück. The organizers are Tim Römer, Oliver Röndigs and Markus Spitzweck.
Invited speakers include:

  • Rob H. Eggermont (Eindhoven University of Technology, The Netherlands)
  • Moritz Groth (University of Bonn, Germany)
  • Javier J. Gutiérrez (Universidad de Cantabria, Spain)
  • Henning Krause (University of Bielefeld, Germany)
  • Liping Li (Hunan Normal University, China)
  • Ieke Moerdijk (University of Utrecht, The Netherlands)
  • Uwe Nagel (University of Kentucky, USA)
  • Dang Hop Nguyen (Hanoi Institute of Mathematics, Vietnam)
  • Steffen Sagave (University of Bonn, Germany)
  • Stefan Schwede (University of Bonn, Germany)

For more information see the web page for the workshop.

D-modules and Hodge Theory at UIC

There will be a workshop on D-modules and Hodge Theory at UIC November 16-18, 2018.
There will be 3 introductory lecture series given by Donu Arapura, Mircea Mustata and Mihnea Popa.
The deadline for full consideration of financial support is September 16. Women and minorities are particularly encouraged to apply. For questions about the workshop in general, please email Nicholas Switala at nswitala@uic.edu or see the webpage for the workshop.

AMS Sectional, San Francisco

The Fall Western Sectional Meeting of the AMS will be held at San Francisco State University, on October 27-28, 2018 (Saturday – Sunday). The following sessions will run:

Route 81 2018, Syracuse

The 28th Annual Route 81 Conference on Commutative Algebra and Algebraic Geometry will be held at Syracuse University, Saturday September 29, 2018.
The organizers are now seeking volunteers to give a talk. Anyone who wishes to apply to speak should send a title and abstract to Steven P. Diaz (spdiaz@syr.edu) by Friday, September 7, 2018.
For more information see the conference web page.
Here is a complete schedule with abstracts.

AMS Sectional, U of Delaware Newark

The Fall Eastern Sectional Meeting of the AMS will be held at the University of Delaware, Newark, on September 29-30, 2018 (Saturday-Sunday). There will be a Special Session on Commutative Algebra, organized by Ela Celikbas (West Virginia University), Sema Gunturkun (University of Michigan), and Oana Veliche (Northeastern University). For more information, see the AMS web page for the meeting.

Postdoc position at Graz

Sophie Frisch writes,

Dear colleagues!
In my FWF grant project at TU Graz (Austria) there is an opening for
a postdoc for 3 years (initially; with a possibility of another 3
years, if a new grant application is successful). The area of research
is algebra, with emphasis on commutative ring theory. Possible topics
of study: polynomial functions on commutative and non-commutative rings,
integer-valued polynomials on algebras, polynomial functions on finite
rings, linear algebra over commutative rings, topological methods in
commutative ring theory, …. Application deadline Oct 22, 2018.
Details here:
http://blah.math.tugraz.at/postdoc.html
If you know suitable candidates, please alert them to this opportunity.

TENSORS Torino

The workshop TENSORS will be held at the Politecnico di Torino from September the 10th to September the 14th 2018.
Tensors have an ubiquitous and crucial role in science. Recently, tensors have become an extremely fervent area of interaction between different scientific fields where mathematics meets with applications in new and unexpected ways. This workshop will explore how tensors can build bridges among algebraic, geometrical, computational, and numerical aspects of mathematics.
For more details and info see the workshop web page.
Participation to this event is encouraged especially among young researchers.
There is limited financial support available to early career researchers. If you are interested in financial support please send an email to enrico.carlini@polito.it before June the 15th.
To be considered for a contributed talk please send an email to enrico.carlini@polito.it before June the 30th.
There is no subscription fee, but we kindly ask anyone interested in attending to register by sending an email to enrico.carlini@polito.it before July the 15th.

Michigan Representation Stability Week 2018

The University of Michigan will host “Michigan Representation Stability Week 2018”, August 13-17 2018.
The first three days are a workshop targeted to graduate students and post-docs who are not in the area, but would like an introduction to it. There will be three mini-series (by Jan Draisma, Andrew Putman, and Jennifer Wilson) that exposit some aspect of the field in detail, and three standalone talks covering additional topics. In the evenings, there will be problem sessions (with food!). The final two days are a conference with research talks. All participants are encouraged to come for the entire week.
Workshop speakers

  • Miniseries:
    • Jan Draisma (Bern)
    • Andrew Putman (Notre Dame)
    • Jennifer Wilson (Stanford)
  • Standalone talks:
    • Sema Güntürkün (Michigan)
    • John Wiltshire–Gordon (Wisconsin)
    • TBD

Conference speakers

  • Inna Aizenbud (Ben Gurion University)
  • Thomas Church (Stanford)
  • Rob Eggermont (Eindhoven)
  • Nate Harman (Chicago)
  • Rohit Nagpal (Chicago)
  • Philip Tosteson (Michigan)
  • Peter Patzt (Purdue)
  • Jesse Wolfson (UC Irvine)

For more information, including registration, see the web page for Michigan Representation Stability Week.

Graz postdocs

Postdoc position in mathematics (algebra) at TU Graz, Austria, for 3 years (extension to 6 years possible) in the FWF grant project “integer-valued polynomials on algebras” (led by S. Frisch).
Focus on commutative ring theory and polynomial functions on commutative and non-commutative rings. Also relevant: algebraic combinatorics, group theory, linear algebra over commutative rings, topological methods in ring theory.
Deadline Oct 22, 2018. Begin of employment anytime between Jan 15 2019 and May 1 2019.
For details, and how to apply, see the website: http://blah.math.tugraz.at/postdoc.html.