Assistant Professor in Mathematical Modelling

Assistant Professor in Mathematical Modelling

Utrecht University - Faculty of Science

Utrecht, Netherlands

Join the Mathematical Institute of Utrecht University as an Assistant Professor in Mathematical Modelling. Together with the other staff members, you will educate the future generation of mathematicians and advance research. We welcome applications from the broad area of mathematical modelling, with a focus on real-world applications. This includes statistics, uncertainty quantification, data analysis, signal processing, (mathematical foundations of) machine learning, and dynamical systems.

Your job

In this position, you will divide your time roughly equally between research and teaching (approximately 50% each).

You will further develop your research line individually and in collaboration with other scientists, including colleagues from other departments. You will apply for external funds, supervise PhD candidates and postdocs, and organise relevant scientific meetings at national or international level. You will also actively initiate efforts, or continue to apply, your research to real-world problems in medicine, biology, climate, physics, imaging, or other domains.

You will teach courses at a variety of levels, from first-year Bachelor's to advanced Master's courses. Master’s courses can be taught either at the local level or as part of the national master programme, Mastermath. You will be involved in the supervision of Bachelor's and Master's theses as well as smaller-scale projects. We value and encourage teaching innovation, offering University funding opportunities for developing new ideas and methods.

By engaging in the daily life of the Mathematical Institute and taking on positions of responsibility, you will help shape the future of the department.

Your qualities

You play an active and committed role in all aspects of academic life. Ideally, your eligibility is exemplified by:

• a PhD in mathematics or related discipline, preferably related to the research areas described;
• a collection of significant research achievements and a proven track record of international leading publications;
• high potential for the acquisition of external research funds;
• a research focus connected to at least one field of application,and demonstrated experience or motivation to engage with real-world applications;
• proven ability or potential to supervise and mentor postdocs, PhD candidates, Bachelor's and Master's students;
• commitment to inspiring and engaging teaching and the ability to teach courses in the Bachelor's and Master's programmes in Mathematics and related disciplines, based on an in-depth understanding of current developments in the field;
• a committed role in or ideas for (inter-)national activities in scientific and/or societal communities;
• commitment to obtaining the University Teaching Qualification;
• (UTQ) if you do not yet have it.

Utrecht University expects all to be proficient in English (level C1). If you do not have a command of Dutch, we ask for a willingness to learn the language within 5 years. Utrecht University will support you in this.