Assistant Professor in Mathematics

Faculty of Mathematics

Higher School of Economics

The Faculty of Mathematics of the Higher School of Economics in Moscow, Russia invites applications for full-time, tenure-track positions of Assistant Professor in Mathematics. Knowledge of Russian is an asset but not required as teaching may be conducted in English. All areas of Pure Mathematics will be considered.

About the Faculty of Mathematics

HSE University is the only Russian university to rank among the top 100 universities worldwide in the Shanghai Global Ranking of Academic Subjects in Mathematics. HSE is also among the world top-100 universities in mathematics according to QS and US News & World Report rankings.

The Faculty of Mathematics was opened in 2008. Since then, it has become a leading place in Russia for attracting researchers in Mathematics and mathematical students. The Faculty has Bachelors, Masters and Ph.D. programs in Mathematics and Mathematical Physics.

Among our faculty members are distinguished researchers, including 14 invited ICM speakers (and 3 speakers of the forthcoming ICM 2022); we have the best concentration in Russia of highly motivated students majoring in mathematics.

There are four international research units of the HSE affiliated with the Faculty of Mathematics: the Laboratory of Algebraic Geometry and its Applications (scientific director: F. Bogomolov), the international Laboratory of Representation Theory and Mathematical Physics (scientific director: A. Okounkov), the Laboratory of Mirror Symmetry and Automorphic Forms (scientific director: L. Katzarkov), the Laboratory of Cluster Geometry (scientific advisor M. Shapiro).

Requirements

The general requirements for the tenure track positions are the following:

• Candidates must hold a recent Ph.D. in mathematics or related fields, or to be in receipt of the PhD before the starting date of the contract. The successful candidate is expected to conduct high-quality research publishable in reputable peer-reviewed journals with research support provided by the University.
• Teaching experience at leading foreign universities is desirable;
• Knowledge of Russian is not required as research and teaching are both conducted in English. Therefore, fluent English is obligatory.

The successful candidate is expected to conduct high-quality research publishable in reputable peer-reviewed journals with research support provided by the University. 

Conditions

Tenure track positions are only available on a full-time, residential basis.

Overall, appointments are usually made for an initial three-year period (starting September 2022) and, upon successful completion of an interim review, contracts are normally extended for a further three years until the tenure review.

HSE University provides excellent opportunities for international faculty. For instance, we can offer a competitive salary (indexed to inflation annually and subject to a 13% flat income tax), health insurance, travel support, research support and other benefits. Since there is a key focus on generating high quality research, the teaching load of newly hired faculty is low. All individual terms of employment will be reflected in the offer letter.

Application Process

Applications must be submitted online. Please provide a CV, a statement of research interest and a recent research paper submitted via an online application form. At least two letters of recommendation should be sent directly to the Review Committee at International Faculty Recruitment at iri@hse.ru before the application deadline.

Read more about the application process here.

The deadline for the applications is January 9, 2022

Apply now

For more information:

•      about Tenure Track recruitment - Frequently Asked Questions;

•      about HSE university – official web-site;

•      about the Faculty of Mathematics - https://math.hse.ru/en/;

•      about international specialists' life in Moscow - International Faculty Support .

If you have any additional questions, feel free to contact the International Faculty Recruitment Office at iri@hse.ru