MATHRIX Assistant Professor Programme

The Faculty of Mathematics and Computer Science has set up the MATHRIX Assistant Professorship Programme to support gender equality in the mathematical sciences. For that purpose, six assistant professorships (Juniorprofessuren) have been established, with regular calls for applications. Each position runs for 3+3 years and comes with an attractive start-up package.

  • Closed Call 2021 - MATHRIX Professorship

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    The Cluster of Excellence Mathematics Münster: Dynamics-Geometry-Structure at the University of Münster invites applications for two

    MATHRIX Assistant Professorships in Mathematics
    salary level W1

    One of the positions will be filled in an area of theoretical, and one in an area of applied mathematics. The professorships are for three years with the possibility of an extension for another three years upon positive evaluation. In exceptional cases, a position may be tenured.

    Applications are particularly welcome if they strengthen, complement and/or connect existing research areas of the Cluster. Successful candidates should contribute to existing and/or future third-party funded grants.

    The professorships should contribute to gender equality within the mathematical sciences, which might for example be documented by an appropriate gender equality concept.

    Applicants must hold a doctoral degree in mathematics or in a nearby discipline. They should demonstrate a strong research record and appropriate teaching experience.

    The University of Münster is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to increasing the proportion of women in academics. Consequently, we actively encourage applications by women. Female candidates with equivalent qualifications and academic achievements will be preferentially considered within the framework of the legal possibilities.

    The University of Münster is committed to employing more staff with disabilities. Candidates with recognised severe disabilities who have equivalent qualifications are given preference in hiring decisions.

    Applications including a cover letter, CV, list of publications, research plan relating to the research of Mathematics Münster, and teaching portfolio, should be submitted electronically as a single PDF file by 15 April 2021 to mathdek@uni-muenster.de.

  • Closed Call  2020 - MATHRIX Professorship

    The Cluster of Excellence Mathematics Münster: Dynamics – Geometry – Structure at the University of Münster, Germany invites applications for a

    MATHRIX Assistant Professorship in Applied Mathematics
    Salary level W1

    The professorship is for three years with the possibility of an extension for another three years upon positive evaluation. In exceptional cases, the position may be tenured.

    Applications are particularly welcome if they strengthen, complement and/or connect existing research areas of the Cluster of Excellence. Successful candidates should contribute to existing and/or future third-party funded grants.

    The professorship should contribute to gender equality within the mathematical sciences, which might for example be documented by an appropriate gender equality concept.

    Applicants must hold a doctoral degree in mathematics or in a nearby discipline. They should demonstrate a strong research record and appropriate teaching experience.

    The University of Münster is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to increasing the proportion of women academics. Consequently, we actively encourage applications by women. Female candidates with equivalent qualifications and academic achievements will be preferentially considered within the framework of the legal possibilities.
    The University of Münster is committed to employing more staff with disabilities. Candidates with recognised severe disabilities who have equivalent qualifications are given preference in hiring decisions.

    Applications, including a cover letter, CV, list of publications, research plan relating to the research of Mathematics Münster, and teaching portfolio, should be submitted electronically as a single PDF file by 30 September 2020 to mathdek@uni-muenster.de.

Current MATHRIX professors

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Marlies Pirner

Institute for Applied Mathematics (since 2022)

"I work in Applied Analysis on kinetic equations. In this description, the time evolution of a gas is described by using a probability density. This description is used for instance for plasmas and many astrophysical phenomena. Here, I consider questions in mathematical modeling and theoretical questions such as existence, qualitative behavior of solutions and convergence to equilibrium."

The research of Marlies Pirner is situated within the topic "Multi-scale processes and effective behaviour" of the Mathematics Münster research programme.

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Anna Gusakova

Institute for Mathematical Stochastics (since 2021)

"My major research area is Stochastic Geometry. This is a branch of modern probability theory, which is investigating various random geometric objects, starting from lines and polytopes and finishing by general random closed sets."

Anna Gusakova's research is embedded within the Mathematics Münster research programme, specifically in the topic of "Random discrete structures and their limits."

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Theresa Simon

Institute for Applied Mathematics (since 2021)

"My research area is the calculus of variations, dealing primarily with problems originating in physics and materials science. In the area of pattern formation falls the study of micromagnetism, nonlocal isoperimetric problems, and the microstructures formed by shape memory materials. I also study the Mean Curvature Flow in multiple phases as a model for grain growth in crystals, primarily from the gradient flow perspective."

Theresa Simon contributes to the research topics "Singularities and PDEs" and "Multi-scale processes and effective behaviour" within the Mathematics Münster research programme.

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Aleksandra Kwiatkowska

Institute for Mathematical Logic and Foundations of Mathematics (since 2020)

"I work on the structure and dynamics of separable completely metrizable topological groups. My research borders on topological dynamics, Ramsey theory, descriptive set theory and model theory."

Aleksandra Kwiatkowska works within the "Models and universes" topic of the Mathematics Münster research programme.

Former MATHRIX professors

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Franziska Jahnke

Institute for Mathematical Logic and Foundations of Mathematics, area model theory of fields (2017-2024)

Her work combines mathematical logic with applications in algebra. A large part of her work deals with Shelah's conjecture about NIP fields. Studying definable sets in valued fields forms a basis for this.

Since 2024, Franziska Jahnke has held a permanent professorship at the University of Münster.

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Shirly Geffen

Mathematical Institute (2022-2024)

She investigates the fine structure of operator algebras, in particular the regularity properties of entangled products of C*-algebras with amenable group actions.

Since 2024, Shirly Geffen has held a permanent professorship at the University of Münster.

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Mira Schedensack

Applied Mathematics: Institute for Analysis and Numerics, area numerical analysis of partial differential equations (2017-2019)

Her focus is on the development of new numerical schemes and the a priori and a posteriori error analysis with emphasis on non-conforming and adaptive finite element methods.

Since 2019, Mira Schedensack has held an assistant professorship at the University of Leipzig.