Author: Jordan Matuszewski

The deadline for applications including references is October 4, 2024.

“We are looking for internationally recognized scholars from the mathematical sciences with a research profile in applied and/or computational topology with experience working in biology, statistics, machine learning, modelling, dynamical systems and/or optimization. We encourage pioneering projects that transcend disciplinary boundaries.

The Max Planck Institute of Molecular Cell Biology and Genetics (MPI-CBG) and the adjacent Center for Systems Biology Dresden (CSBD) pursue a mission to advance multiscale biological discovery through innovative and cutting-edge mathematics, physics, and computation. With the recent appointment of Prof Heather Harrington as director at MPI-CBG and CSBD the institute is heavily investing in expanding mathematics for living systems.

Our offer:

• The initial group leader appointment is for 6 years, with the possibility of a 3-year extension upon successful evaluation, for a total possible duration of 9 years.
• The competitive salary and benefits are based on the W2 remuneration group of the Federal Civil Service Remuneration Act (Bundesbesoldungsgesetz).

Candidates should hold a PhD in mathematics or related fields, ideally awarded within the past seven years, and have postdoctoral research experience. An anticipated start date would be Autumn 2025.”

Originally posted here: https://www.mpi-cbg.de/join-us/open-positions/job-offer/max-planck-research-group-leaders-w2-in-topological-data-analysis

Mathematics education and research at Tampere University are hosted by the Computing Sciences unit and the Faculty of Information Technology and Communications. We conduct strong research in the areas of mathematics including

• Applications of algebraic topology
• Inverse problems
• Mathematical logic
• Mathematical systems theory and functional analysis

Our personnel consists of 5 professors, 15 lecturers/instructors, and roughly 30 research staff members including post-doctoral researchers and doctoral students. To complement and strengthen our research profile, we invite applications for 2 positions of Assistant/Associate/Full Professors in Mathematics (Tenure Track). We are seeking candidates with an excellent track record in the following areas of mathematics:

• Profile 1: Algebra and topology
• Profile 2: Mathematical analysis

Theoretical mathematics research is an essential requirement in both profiles. For Profile 1, expertise on applications such as topological data analysis is considered an additional strength. For Profile 2, we especially value research in analysis of partial differential equations.

The successful candidate is expected to lead world-class scientific research and to demonstrate their potential in securing substantial research funding. They will also participate in teaching and supervision of students in the areas of algebra, topology and/or mathematical analysis. We are seeking an active member to our academic community and value potential for local research collaboration. The more detailed tenure-track objectives will be set based on the level and previous experience of the candidate.

Prof. Guowei Wei of Michigan State University will be guest editor for this special issue. Wei can be reached at: weig@msu.edu.

The original posting at AIMS press provides a non-exhaustive list of manuscript topics with the main criterion being that the research results “provide insight into algebraic topology and applications:”

• Homotopy theory and applications  
• Cohomology theories and applications  
• Topological properties of manifolds and applications  
• Sheaf theory and applications  
• Knot theory and applications  
• Algebraic, topological, and computational K-theory  
• Topological data analysis (TDA)  
• Topological deep learning  
• Topology-enabled AI and AI-enabled topology  
• Topological methods in biology, medicine, and neuroscience  
• Application-inspired algebraic topology  
• Interdisciplinary applications of algebraic topology

Deadlines:

“All manuscripts will be peer-reviewed before their acceptance for publication. The deadline for manuscript submission is 30 July 2025.”

Barbara Giunti writes:

“Dear All,

Claudia, Lisbeth, and I are organizing a Summer School on “Stability in Topological Data Analysis” at the Mittag-Leffler Institute in Stockholm, from the 30th of June to the 4th of July 2025. 

(https://www.mittag-leffler.se/activities/ewm-ems-summer-school-stability-in-topological-data-analysis/)

The school focuses on general techniques to achieve stability of invariants in TDA that can be applied to different objects, from persistence modules to Reeb graphs. The target participants are young researchers in the field (from advanced Master’s students to early postdocs). We are very excited to have three extraordinary planned speakers: Elizabeth Munch (Michigan University), Martina Scolamiero (KTH), and Katharine Turner (Australian National University). 

This summer school is sponsored by the Mittag-Leffler Institute, EMS, and EWM, and one of the requirements is to have a high women participation rate. We have room for around 25 participants, for which accommodation and some meals (breakfasts, lunches, and a conference dinner) are covered, and a few extra local participants (with lunches and a conference dinner also covered). We currently have no guarantees for travel funds, but we are applying for some.

We are now accepting applications via this form. 

The form can be edited after the submission until the deadline, we will receive a notification for each edit. The deadline for applying is August 15th AoE. We would be grateful if you could share this opportunity with interested researchers. We hope this will be a great chance for learning a lot about stability tools in TDA, and also for networking. Therefore, we especially welcome (young) researchers who usually have fewer opportunities to engage with the community.  

We are also coordinating with the organizers of the next Young Topologists Meeting (scheduled for Summer 2025 in Stockholm) to avoid overlapping and try to have the two events back-to-back.

Do not hesitate to contact us if you have any questions. 

Have a nice day,

Barbara”

Martina Scolamiero writes:

“Together with Saikat Chatterjee (KTH) and Sara Garcia Ptacek (Karolinska Institutet) I will be supervising a two year postdoc position at KTH on an interdisciplinary project aimed at developing topological and ML methods to study medical and biological data, with a focus on repurposing medications for dementia patients. 

This is the second of the two positions in the following announcement (https://www.kth.se/lediga-jobb/732270?l=en). The deadline for application is 27-th June. Please spread the word to possibly interested candidates and feel free to contact me (scola@kth.se) for further details. ” 

“We invite applications for the position of Postdoctoral Research Assistant (PDRA) in the School of Mathematical Sciences for the project “An ‘Erlangen Programme’ for AI ”, funded by the EPSRC. This is a large project across multiple universities including including Oxford, Imperial, Southampton, Durham, and Aberdeen. The successful applicant will work with Prof. Omer Bobrowski and Dr. Primoz Skraba, to bridge the gap between topology and deep learning by investigating how stochastic topological tools can be developed and used to systematically analyse, interpret, and improve the performance of deep neural networks. The position will involve collaborations with researchers at the other universities in the hub as well as opportunities for attending workshops and conferences.

The successful applicant will have, or soon obtain, a PhD degree in mathematics or related area, or equivalent level of professional qualifications and experience, with expertise in at least one of the areas: machine learning, applied topology, and/or probability theory.

The position is up to 3 years.

The job is listed at https://www.qmul.ac.uk/jobs/vacancies/items/9746.html with a deadline of June 30th

For any further questions please contact p.skraba@qmul.ac.uk or o.bobrowski@qmul.ac.uk“

“We invite applications for the position of Postdoctoral Research Assistant (PDRA) in the School of Mathematical Sciences. The successful applicant will work in close collaboration with Prof. Omer Bobrowski on the project “Topological Phase Transitions in Stochastic Geometry”, funded by the EPSRC. The main goal of this project is to study the probabilistic behaviour of random high-dimensional structures, focusing on phase transitions (sharp changes) related to their topology. The phenomena studied serve both as high-dimensional generalisations for well-known phenomena in random graphs and stochastic geometry, and as means to develop insight into statistical and computational challenges in topological analysis of data analysis (TDA).

The successful applicant will have, or be about to obtain, a PhD degree in mathematics, or equivalent level of professional qualifications and experience. Applicants should have research experience in a field closely related to probability theory and/or applied topology.

The position is up to 2 years. 

The job is listed at: https://www.qmul.ac.uk/jobs/vacancies/items/9743.html with a deadline of June 30th

“Topological Phase Transitions in Stochastic Geometry”,For any further questions please contact  o.bobrowski@qmul.ac.uk“

We are advertising a lectureship in Mathematical Foundations of AI and Machine Learning with the deadline of 3 June 2024. The position should be attractive to mathematicians with an interest in the theoretical foundations of the subject, and so in particular it should be of interest to those working in topological data analysis, applied topology, and similar subjects. We are partners in the EPSRC-sponsored programme “Mathematical Foundations of Intelligence: An “Erlangen Programme” for AI” which started earlier this year and will run for five years. As part of this endeavour, we will be appointing two postdocs in this area, the first of which will start in October 2024. The successful candidate will be offered the opportunity to engage with this programme. 

We warmly invite and encourage applications from women and other groups under represented in this area. I’d be very happy to answer questions about the position. 

The relevant link is here: https://jobs.soton.ac.uk/Vacancy.aspx?ref=2684624PJ

For more information, please contact Jacek Brodzki.

Best wishes, 
Jacek Brodzki

Dr Julien Tierny writes:

Dear colleagues,

In the context of the ERC project “TORI” (dedicated to topological data analysis and visualization, http://erc-tori.github.io/), the Computer Science department (LIP6) of Sorbonne University (Paris, France) offers several research positions.

These positions will be supervised in collaboration with Pierre Fortin (https://pro.univ-lille.fr/en/pierre-fortin) from the University of Lille. They will be located, by default, at Sorbonne University (LIP6 lab, Paris), but, depending on the candidate’s interest, a relocation at the University of Lille (CRIStAL lab, Lille) might be considered.

These positions include:

• 1 post-doc position in high performance computing (HPC) for topological data analysis, to be filled as soon as possible, but no later than October 2025 (duration: 12 months, with a possible follow-up).
  
• 1 research engineer position on the development and maintenance of TTK (http://topology-tool-kit.github.io/), preferably with prior HPC experience, to be filled as soon as possible, but no later than October 2025 (duration: 12 months, with a possible follow-up).

More details are available on the webpage of the TORI project:
https://erc-tori.github.io/jobs/

Thanks for forwarding these offers to colleagues who may be interested.

Please contact us directly by email for more information.

Best regards,
—
Dr Julien Tierny
CNRS Researcher
Sorbonne Universite
https://julien-tierny.github.io/

Elizabeth (Liz) Munch writes:

Hey folks!

Myself and Dan Chitwood (MSU Horticulture Department) are hiring a postdoc to work at the intersection of TDA and plant morphology at Michigan State University. Specific info is here: https://careers.msu.edu/en-us/job/518468/research-associatefixed-term
The review starts June 1st, application posting expires August 15th, and the position potentially starts September 1st. Please pass this along to anyone who might be interested, or feel free to message me if you’d like more info!

Best,
Liz