Applied Topology

Andrea Guidolin writes:
I would like to advertise a fully funded 3.5-year PhD position at the University of Southampton to work on an interdisciplinary project titled “Topological simplification of single cell data” under the supervision of Professor Ben MacArthur, Professor Ruben Sanchez-Garcia, and myself. The aim of the project is to use topological data analysis to simplify the complex dynamics of single cell data and identify combinations of genes that oscillate in a coordinated manner. The position is co-funded by the Institute for Life Sciences and the School of Mathematical Sciences at the University of Southampton.

We welcome applications from candidates with a background and/or interest in (applied) algebraic topology or topological data analysis and who are keen to contribute to exciting interdisciplinary research at the interface of Mathematics and Biological Sciences.

To apply for the position, please follow the link below and indicate my name and the project title:

https://www.southampton.ac.uk/study/postgraduate-research/apply
Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis but we strongly encourage interested candidates to apply before 15 January 2026. The successful candidate must be enrolled on or before 1 January 2027.

For any question, you are welcome to email me at ([email protected]).

This is an announcement for the ICERM Workshop on Foundations of Computational Geometry and Topology:
https://icerm.brown.edu/program/topical_workshop/tw-26-fcg
The workshop will be May 18-21, 2026, in Providence, Rhode Island, USA.

Applications submitted by December 15 will receive priority. Some funding may be available for travel and lodging. Graduate students who apply must have their advisor submit a statement of support in order to be considered.

Best, the organizers:
Henry Adams, İnanç Baykur, Erin Chambers, Baris Coskunuzer, Jose Perea

The algebraic topology group of the Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) invites applications for one full-time postdoctoral position in algebraic topology, pure or applied.

This two-year position has a starting date of 1 September 2026 and is open to all candidates with a PhD from no earlier than 2022 who have shown promise of research excellence in pure or applied topology.

In addition to research, duties of the future postdoc will include teaching within the framework of the Mathematics Section of the EPFL.

EPFL salaries are highly competitive.  The group has considerable travel money available for postdocs, as well as a generous budget for inviting guests throughout the year.

Applications, including letter of motivation, CV with publication list, and research plan must be submitted by December 15 via the online application form.  Three letters of recommendation should be sent to [email protected] by the same date.

For further information, please feel free to contact either of us.

Best wishes,
Kathryn Hess and Jérôme Scherer

Christian Pascal Hirsch writes:
It is our pleasure to announce the workshop “H2O: Higher-Order pattern-discovery in High-dimensional data ” at Aarhus University, March 30 & 31, 2026. This is a two-day event designed to forge new connections across three distinct fields of modern statistical research: topological data analysis (TDA), time-series analysis (TSA), and high-dimensional statistics (HDS). At the intersection of these fields lies the critical challenge of identifying patterns in complex data structures, particularly in network data. The workshop features presentations by leading experts in the respective disciplines. 

Our primary audience includes both senior and junior researchers working in mathematical statistics and data science.

The invited lecturers are:

• Martin Bladt (University of Copenhagen)
• Axel Bücher (Ruhr-University Bochum)
• Johannes Heiny (Stockholm University)
• Moritz Jirak (University of Vienna)
• Enno Mammen (Heidelberg University)
• Alexei Onatskiy (University of Cambridge)
• Martina Scolamiero (KTH Stockholm)
• Claudia Strauch (Heidelberg University)

We can provide a very small number of accommodation in double rooms for PhD students/postdocs who have no other funding possibilities (separated by gender). Similarly, we can provide reimbursement for train/flight tickets to a very small number of PhD students/postdocs (at most DKK 1500 per person).

Deadline for registration with submitted talk/request for reimbursement: December 12, 2025

Further information can be found at https://www.aarhush2o.live/

Daniela Egas Santander writes:
Dear all,
I am pleased to announce that I am recruiting a postdoctoral researcher in applied algebraic topology with applications to broad biological systems at the MPI-CBG in Dresden. This position offers the opportunity to conduct independent research while collaborating closely with our mathematics, network analysis, and biology groups across the institute. 

In addition to these collaborations, particularly with the applied mathematics groups of Heather Harrington, Türkü Özlüm Çelik, Aida Maraj, and Carl Modes, the position also provides the chance to engage in a broader collaboration network, connecting with the Max Planck Institute for Mathematics in the Sciences in Leipzig and the Centre for Topological Data Analysis of the University of Oxford, as well as with the geometry and topology groups at TU Dresden (e.g., Ulrich Krähmer’s group, Andreas Thom’s group). 

The application deadline for this position is 16 November 2025, with a flexible start date in 2026. All terms, funding information, and additional details are available in the advertisement attached or on the application site:

https://careers.mpi-cbg.de/jobs/60027775/Postdoctoral-Researcher-m-f-d-in-Applied-Topology-for-Biology/

Please circulate this to anyone in your network who may be interested.

Best wishes,

Daniela Egas Santander

Call for papers: ATMCS11 Proceedings

Dear Colleagues,

This is the call for submissions for the ATMCS11 Workshop proceedings, which will be published as a special collection entitled “Algebraic Topology: Methods, Computation, and Science (ATMCS11)” in the journal La Matematica, the official journal of the Association for Women in Mathematics.

We solicit submissions from anyone working in the general area of applied and computational topology, broadly interpreted, and not limited to participants of ATMCS 11.

You can submit on https://www.editorialmanager.com/lama

When submitting, please select Article Type: Manuscript, then when the system asks, “Are you submitting this manuscript to an Article Collection?” reply: Yes, then choose the option “TC: Algebraic Topology: Methods, Computation, and Science (ATMCS11).”

The deadline for submissions is January 21, 2026.

Please let us know if you have any questions. We look forward to seeing your contributions!

Best,

Brittany Terese Fasy, Claudia Landi, and Vanessa Robins, editors

The Department of Mathematical Sciences at The University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP) seeks to fill two tenure-track position, starting in Fall 2026.

One position is in Applied Mathematics, further information is available at the following link:

https://utep.interviewexchange.com/jobofferdetails.jsp?JOBID=193051

The second position is in Data Science, further information is available at the following link:

https://utep.interviewexchange.com/jobofferdetails.jsp?JOBID=193001

Please consider applying and/or sharing with others who may be interested. Also, please contact me if you have any questions.

Best,

Nikola Milićević

From Mircea Petrache:

The Faculty of Mathematics at Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile (UC Chile) invites applications for two (2) full time positions in its Department of Mathematics at the rank of Assistant or Associate Professor, starting in March or August of 2026. Candidates in all areas of Pure and Applied Mathematics are encouraged to apply.

Apply until November 14 via MathJobs: https://www.mathjobs.org/jobs/list/27012/

Organizers Calin Chindris and Zhengchao Wan of the University of Missouri-Columbia are organizing the “Conference on Topological Data Analysis:
Recent Developments and Applications” this November 22-24. 

This three-day conference brings together leading researchers from academia and industry, together with graduate students and post-doctoral scholars, to discuss the latest theoretical breakthroughs and applications of Topological Data Analysis (TDA).

A central goal is to train the next generation of TDA researchers by providing a venue to present work, receive feedback, and build collaborations. TDA is evolving rapidly across theory, algorithms, and real-world applications, and our program balances cutting-edge theory with demonstrations of impact in fields ranging from machine learning to biology and network science.

Check out more info on the conference website: https://zhengchaow.github.io/tda-conference-2025/index.html. 

If you or your students would like to attend and/or submit a contributed talk or poster please fill out this form: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScUgAUBazuB-wdVc66F18zcIavhGkwm8rgsQVSyUdRwNWxc5A/viewform. Early career researchers including students and postdocs are especially encouraged to submit! They have limited support for some travel funding.

The organizing committee has picked dates for the next ATMCS conference. It will be at the Max-Planck-Institute Leipzig, 2026-01-26 – 2026-01-30, with Wednesday January 28th dedicated to Sayan Mukherjee.

The conference webpage is available at: https://www.mis.mpg.de/events/series/atmcs12 or at https://atmcs12.appliedtopology.org, and a full announcement will follow soon.