Liebe Kollegen, ich bitte um die Veroeffentlichung folgender Position im VFN. Mit Dank und freundlichen Gruessen, Dirk Becherer ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The following position could be well suited for a young researcher working at the interface between Stochastic Analysis and Applied or Numerical Analysis, Numerical Stochastics or Computational Finance. We would be grateful if you could help to bring it to the attention of suitable candidates ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Position: Head of the junior research group / postdoctoral position (german payscale BAT IB)/ guest professorship * Place: Berlin University of Technology / DFG research Center Matheon * Closing date for applications: 08.11.2007 * For further details, please see: http://www.matheon.de/about_us/jobs.asp The DFG Research center Matheon "Mathematics for key technologies: Modelling, simulation and optimization of real-world processes", and the Institute of Mathematics of the Berlin University of Technology are inviting applications for the position of the Head of the junior research group for Applied Mathematics postdoctoral research fellow (BAT Ib) or guest professorship with equivalent qualification For the position of the head of junior research group, the DFG research center Matheon is looking for Junior scientists who have proven their scientific independence and are building up their own research program. The position will have funds to hire a research assistant, plus money for travel and visitors. The initial contract duration will be until May 31, 2010. After a positive evaluation an extension of the contract for a total of 6 years is possible. Salary will be on the BAT Ib level. Assuming the appropriate qualification to § 113, § 100 Abs. 1-4 BerlHG the position can be upgraded to a guest professorship. The head of the junior research group should be an expert in an area of Applied Mathematics such as Applied Analysis, Stochastic Analysis or Numerical Mathematics and should also have expertise in at least one of the application areas of the DFG Research Center MATHEON, which comprises several fields of Applied Mathematics. Those include finance and the modeling of risk in financial markets. [please see www.matheon.de for more details]