PhD and Postdoc positions in Mathematical Lo gic at Würzburg

Anton Freund <[email protected]> Wed, 19 Mar 2025 13:53:15 +0000
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Dear Logicians,

From October 2025 on, there are 2-3 PhD / Postdoc positions available in th=
e Mathematical Logic Group at W=FCrzburg, Germany. (It is possible to start=
 a bit earlier or up to a year later -- please apply now even if you want t=
o start later.) I would be very grateful if you would share this message wi=
th students / young researchers who may be interested!

Topics: The focus of my group is on ordinal analysis and reverse mathematic=
s, but our work also connects with computability, set and model theory. For=
 a PhD project, we will together identify a topic that is reasonably close =
to my core expertise; postdocs are welcome to work on other topics of their=
 choice, as long as there is some potential for joint work. To get an impre=
ssion of our research, you can look at (the introductions of) https://proof=
theory.blog/2020/06/03/from-cut-elimination-to-reverse-mathematics/ and htt=
ps://doi.org/10.1016/j.aim.2022.108265 and https://doi.org/10.1090/tran/896=
6.

Group: We value diversity and are looking forward to the contributions of n=
ew group members! Currently, we run a colloquium with external speakers and=
 a reading group, in addition to many informal interactions over lunch, etc=
.. We also hold regular workshops with logic groups from other universities,=
 which makes us part of a larger network.

Positions:  All positions are funded for three years, as 75-%-positions for=
 PhD students or 100-%-positions for postdocs. (Please ask if you have ques=
tions about the percentages or other aspects of the German employment syste=
m.) They come with a very moderate teaching load of about 2 hours (=3D one =
exercise course) per week. We conduct our research in English and no German=
 language skills are required, though they make it easier for me to distrib=
ute the teaching.

Application: You are very welcome to contact me informally first. For a for=
mal application, please send me the following by email (anton.freund@uni-wu=
erzburg.de) until 25 April 2025:

(1) a letter of motivation (in particular to explain why you are interested=
 in / see connections with the work of my group);
(2) a curriculum vitae (including a list of publications, talks and past te=
aching);
(3) the latest diploma available (Bachelor, Master and / or PhD), with a li=
st of courses / grades;
(4) one mathematical text that you have written (paper / preprint / thesis =
chapter; if you choose a co-authored text, please briefly specify your cont=
ribution with respect to both research and writing);
(5) a letter of reference (e.g. by the supervisor of your Master / PhD thes=
is).

Selected applicants will be invited for (zoom) interviews in early May. (Le=
t me note that there is no standardized employment process by the universit=
y, though I'm very committed to making the process transparent and fair.)

If you have any questions, you are very welcome to get in touch (anton.freu=
[email protected]). I'm looking forward to hearing from you!

Best wishes,
Anton Freund
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From October 2025 on, there are 2-3 PhD / Postdoc positions available in th=
e Mathematical Logic Group at W=FCrzburg, Germany. (It is possible to start=
 a bit earlier or up to a year later -- please apply now even if you want t=
o start later.) I would be very grateful
 if you would share this message with students / young researchers who may =
be interested!</div>
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Topics: The focus of my group is on ordinal analysis and reverse mathematic=
s, but our work also connects with computability, set and model theory. For=
 a PhD project, we will together identify a topic that is reasonably close =
to my core expertise; postdocs are
 welcome to&nbsp;work on other topics of their choice, as long as there is =
some potential for joint work. To get an impression of our research, you ca=
n look at (the introductions of)&nbsp;<a href=3D"https://prooftheory.blog/2=
020/06/03/from-cut-elimination-to-reverse-mathematics/" class=3D"OWAAutoLin=
k" id=3D"LPlnk902097" previewremoved=3D"true">https://prooftheory.blog/2020=
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Group: We value diversity and are looking forward to the contributions of n=
ew group&nbsp;members! Currently, we run a colloquium with external speaker=
s and a reading group, in addition to many informal interactions over lunch=
, etc. We also hold regular workshops
 with logic groups from other universities, which makes us part of a larger=
 network.</div>
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Positions:&nbsp; All positions are funded&nbsp;for three years, as 75-%-pos=
itions for PhD students or 100-%-positions for postdocs. (Please ask if you=
 have questions about the percentages or other aspects of the German employ=
ment&nbsp;system.) They come with a very moderate
 teaching load of about 2 hours (=3D one exercise course) per week. We cond=
uct our research in English and no German language skills are required, tho=
ugh they make it easier for me to distribute the teaching.</div>
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Application: You are very welcome to contact me informally first. For a for=
mal application, please send me the following by email (anton.freund@uni-wu=
erzburg.de)&nbsp;until&nbsp;25 April 2025:</div>
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(2) a curriculum vitae (including a list of&nbsp;publications, talks and pa=
st teaching);</div>
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;Apple Color Emoji&quot;, &quot;Segoe UI Emoji&quot;, NotoColorEmoji, &quot=
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(3) the latest diploma available (Bachelor, Master and /&nbsp;or&nbsp;PhD),=
 with a list of courses / grades;</div>
<div style=3D"font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif, EmojiFont, &quot=
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(4) one mathematical text that you have written (paper / preprint / thesis =
chapter; if you choose a co-authored text, please briefly specify your cont=
ribution with respect to both research and writing);</div>
<div style=3D"font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif, EmojiFont, &quot=
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(5) a letter of reference (e.g. by the supervisor of your Master / PhD thes=
is).</div>
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Selected applicants will be invited for (zoom) interviews in early May. (Le=
t me note that there is no&nbsp;standardized employment process by the univ=
ersity, though&nbsp;I'm very committed to making the process transparent an=
d fair.)</div>
<div style=3D"font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif, EmojiFont, &quot=
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If you&nbsp;have any questions, you are very welcome to get in touch (anton=
[email protected]). I'm looking forward to hearing from you!</div>
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