ERC Doctoral Position (m,f,x) in Low-Dimensional Topology an Knot Theory for 3 years with 29,8725 hours per week, TVL E13

Your tasks:

• Doctoral research relevant to the ERC Starting Grant "Cut-and-paste conjectures and multicurves".
• Conduct individual and collaborative research projects under the supervision of the PI of the ERC Starting Grant, "Cut-and-paste Conjectures and Multicurves", through which the position is funded.
  
• Publish high-quality papers in peer-reviewed journals.
  
• Disseminate research through talks at international workshops and conferences.
  
• Organize and actively participate in research group seminars.
  
• Contribute to fostering a collegial, inclusive, and respectful working environment where everyone is treated fairly, with dignity and respect.
  

Your profile:

• (Essential) Excellent Bachelor's Degree
  
• (Essential) Excellent Master's Degree (or be close to submission)
  
• (Essential) Good communication skills in either English or German
  
• (Desirable, but not essential) Master thesis in topology, geometry, or algebra
  
• (Desirable, but not essential) Working knowledge of a programming language (e.g., Python, C, C++)
  

Our offerings:

• Challenging and varied tasks with a high degree of personal responsibility
  
• A modern, well-equipped workplace
  
• a workplace in a green environment with direct access to the botanical garden of the Ruhr University Bochum
  

Additional information:

At the request of the applicant (m,f,x), the staff council may be involved in selection interviews. https://www.wpr.ruhr-uni-bochum.de/

If the position is funded by third-party funds the employee has no teaching obligation.

German language courses are offered by the University Language Center (ZfA) in the field of German as a Foreign Language (DaF).
https://www.daf.ruhr-uni-bochum.de/sbgk/index.html.en

You can find information about TVL at: https://oeffentlicher-dienst.info/

Please submit the following documents as separate PDF attachments:

1. **Cover letter (1–2 pages):**
- Provide a brief summary of your mathematical interests.
- Indicate your preferred start date.
- *(Optional)* Highlight any specific points about your application, such as reasons for joining my research group at Ruhr University Bochum.

2. **Full CV (no page limit):**
- Include full details of your university studies.
- Mention any programming experience, providing evidence where applicable (e.g. links to coding projects in online repositories such as GitHub).

3. **A reference letter from the supervisor of your Bachelor's thesis (or equivalent):**
- Please ask your supervisor to send the letter directly from their institutional email address before the deadline.
- If, for some reason, you cannot provide such a letter (e.g. if you have not written a Bachelor's thesis or equivalent), please explain the situation briefly in your cover letter and ask a university teacher who knows you well to provide a reference letter instead.

4. **A reference letter from the supervisor of your Master’s thesis (or equivalent):**
- Please ask your supervisor to send the letter directly from their institutional email address before the deadline.
- If the supervisors of your Bachelor's and Master’s theses are one and the same person, or if you cannot provide a reference letter from the supervisor of your Master’s thesis, please explain the situation briefly in your cover letter and ask another university teacher who knows you well to provide the second reference letter.

5. **(Optional) Reference letter from other mathematicians:**
- Please ask them to send the letter directly from their institutional email address before the deadline.

6. **Official transcript of your Bachelor's degree**

7. **A copy of your Bachelor's thesis (or equivalent, if available)**

8. **Official transcript of your Master's degree**

9. **A copy of your Master's thesis (or equivalent, if already available)**

Short-listed candidates for the PhD position will be interviewed remotely, with interviews expected to take place in December 2024 or early January 2025.