Postdoctoral Positions in Statistics and the Mathematics of Insurance and Economics at the Department of Mathematical Sciences

The Department of Mathematical Sciences at the University of Copenhagen is seeking top early-career researchers for a number of attractive one-to-three-year postdoctoral positions. The application deadline is November 15, 2024, at midnight local time (11:59 p.m. CET), with starting date in 2025, ordinarily September 1 or October 1.

Terms of employment
The position is covered by the Memorandum on Job Structure for Academic Staff.

Terms of appointment and payment are according to the agreement between the Ministry of Finance and The Danish Confederation of Professional Associations on Academics in the State.

The salary is very competitive. Negotiation for salary supplement is possible. Potential applicants from outside of Denmark can find information about life in Denmark - including taxation, healthcare, etc. – at https://ism.ku.dk/salary-tax-pension/

The teaching load is typically two quarter (half-semester) courses per year of which one usually is as a teaching assistant.

The Department of Mathematical Sciences has strong research groups in many areas of mathematics, and has an active postdoc and visitors' program; we refer to our homepage for more information.

Applicants hired via this call will be affiliated with either the section Insurance and Economics or the section Statistics and Probability Theory. Strong applicants in all areas covered by the topics of these sections will be considered, and postdoc stipends not attached to a specific center or grant are available. In addition, the following specific positions are open:

• A postdoc position in Statistical modeling of emerging risks (for more information contact Associate Professor Martin Bladt)
• Copenhagen Causality Lab. Research topics include causal inference for event processes and other stochastic dynamical systems (for more information contact Professor Niels Richard Hansen). 

About your application
The application must be submitted electronically by clicking APPLY NOW below.

Please note that the materials that should be considered in the assessment must be attached the application.

When filling out the form, please include the following PDF documents:

• Cover Letter.
• CV: Please upload a 1-3 pages CV, including list of publications.
• Diplomas: Please upload your master's and PhD diplomas. If you do not yet have a PhD diploma, please just upload a PDF stating your (expected) PhD date.
• Research plan: Please upload a 1-4 pages summary of your past research and future plans.

Procedures
An assessment committee will be appointed to evaluate the applications. The final selection of the successful candidates will be made by the Head of Department, based on the recommendations of the assessment committee. We expect to send invitations for interviews in December 2024 or January 2025. The interviews will typically take place in January and February of 2025, and our search is expected to be concluded around April 2025.

University of Copenhagen wishes to reflect the diversity of society and welcomes applications from all qualified candidates regardless of personal background.

Application deadline
The application deadline is November 15, 2024, midnight local time (11:59pm CET). Applications or supplementary material received thereafter will not be considered.

Questions regarding your application can be directed to postdocapply@math.ku.dk. You are also welcome to directly contact any faculty member close to your research area.