The research project NETWORKS is looking for 8 international postdoctoral fellows in mathematics, computer science and quantum computing. Are you interested in the stochastics and algorithmics behind network problems? And would you like to be part of this project with its many activities? Then we invite you to apply for one of these positions.

What are you going to do?

The core of your appointment will be to perform research, in collaboration with and coached by your supervisor(s). NETWORKS offers an excellent environment for this. Supervisors work very closely with their postdoctoral fellows and PhD students, to maximize the quality of the research.

Within the framework of the NETWORKS Research programme several projects are available.

Research in NETWORKS focuses on stochastics (including queueing theory, random graphs, stochastics processes, stochastic optimization) and algorithmics (including computational geometry, graph theory and algorithms, combinatorial optimization, quantum algorithms, algorithmic game theory) for network problems. Part of the application procedure is to write a research proposal. Based on your preference for one or more supervisor(s) and your proposal, you will be matched with one of the research groups. Three of these positions are located at the Korteweg – de Vries Institute of the University of Amsterdam.

You can find all information about the research programme and the profiles of the supervisors in the information package: https://www.thenetworkcenter.nl/uploaded_files/inlineitem/2022_call_PD_COFUND.pdf

We are looking for enthusiastic and motivated applicants with a background in mathematics (in particular stochastics) and an affinity for computer science, or with a background in computer science (in particular algorithms) with affinity for mathematics. You have strong analytical skills, are creative, are open for collaborations with a wide range or partners, and are motivated to do top-level research in an interdisciplinary setting.

In order to be eligible, make sure you send your complete application before the deadline of the call. At the starting date of your employment as a postdoctoral fellow in the NETWORKS COFUND programme, you should be in possession of a PhD degree or obtaining one within three months. We focus on training researchers in the early stages after their PhD, so you have at most three years full-time post-PhD-degree research experience at the date of recruitment.

Moreover, you meet the mobility requirement of the MSCA which encourages transnational, intersectoral and interdisciplinary mobility. The mobility requirement is: You may not have resided or carried out your main activity (work, studies, etc.) in the Netherlands for more than twelve months in the three years immediately before the starting date of your employment.

Fixed-term contract: 24 months.

We offer a temporary employment contract for 38 hours per week for a period of 24 months. The preferred starting date is to be discussed. The gross monthly salary, based on 38 hours per week and dependent on relevant experience, ranges between € 2,960 to € 4,670 (scale 10). This does not include 8% holiday allowance and 8,3% year-end allowance. The UFO profile Researcher 4 is applicable. A favourable tax agreement, the ‘30% ruling’, may apply to non-Dutch applicants. The Collective Labour Agreement of Universities of the Netherlands is applicable.

Besides the salary and a vibrant and challenging environment at Science Park we offer you multiple fringe benefits:

• 232 holiday hours per year (based on fulltime) and extra holidays between Christmas and 1 January;
• multiple courses to follow from our Teaching and Learning Centre;
• multiple courses on topics such as leadership for academic staff;
• multiple courses on topics such as time management, handling stress and an online learning platform with 100+ different courses;
• 7 weeks birth leave (partner leave) with 100% salary;
• partly paid parental leave;
• the possibility to set up a workplace at home;
• a pension at ABP for which UvA pays two third part of the contribution;
• the possibility to follow courses to learn Dutch;
• help with housing for a studio or small apartment when you’re moving from abroad.

Are you curious to read more about our extensive package of secondary employment benefits, take a look here.

University of Amsterdam - The Korteweg – de Vries Institute

The University of Amsterdam is the Netherlands' largest university, offering the widest range of academic programmes. At the UvA, 30,000 students, 6,000 staff members and 3,000 PhD candidates study and work in a diverse range of fields, connected by a culture of curiosity.

The Faculty of Science has a student body of around 8,000, as well as 1,800 members of staff working in education, research or support services. Researchers and students at the Faculty of Science are fascinated by every aspect of how the world works, be it elementary particles, the birth of the universe or the functioning of the brain.

Institute/Department: The Korteweg – de Vries Institute is the Mathematics Institute of the Faculty of Science. It is the coordinator of the research programme NETWORKS.

The NETWORKS programme is a collaboration of world-leading researchers from four institutions in The Netherlands – TU Eindhoven, University of Amsterdam, Leiden University and the Centrum Wiskunde & Informatica (CWI) – focusing on the stochastics and algorithmics behind network problems. It offers a highly stimulating research environment and an extensive training programme for PhD students and postdoctoral fellows from all over the world.

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