Job advertisement

Vacancy ID: 190/2026
Closing date: 2026-08-07

The Friedrich Schiller University Jena is a dynamic and innovation-driven university centrally located in Germany. With a broad range of disciplines, it shapes the future through excellent research and teaching. Its scientific excellence is reflected in the profile areas Light – Life – Liberty, which provide pioneering insights and sustainable solutions for the society of tomorrow. Through close collaborations with leading research institutions, innovative companies, and renowned cultural organizations, it advances interdisciplinary developments. With around 17,000 students and approximately 10,000 employees, it defines Jena as a vibrant, internationally connected city of science and innovation.

Scientific employee (postdoc) Probability Theory

commencing on 01 September 2026. We offer a full-time position (40 hours per week) as a fixed-term position until 31 August 2028.

As a postdoc in the Stochastics group, you will contribute research and support teaching at the Institute of Mathematics. Your work will play a significant role in advancing the research projects within the stochastics group.

Your responsibilities:

To contribute research in an area of stochastic differential equations on non-smooth metric measure spaces (especially fractals).
To support the teaching duties of the Stochastics group in the mathematics bachelor and/or masters’ degree program. Service courses (in German) may be an option.
To assist with the organizational duties of the Stochastics group and the faculty of mathematics (e.g. seminar organization).
To work on the further development of your scientific and teaching qualifications.

Your profile:

University degree with a focus on Mathematics and Ph.D. degree in Mathematics, preferably with a focus on Mathematical Physics.
Experience and/or sound knowledge in the areas of stochastic processes and spectral analysis of Schrödinger operators on manifolds.
Experience in teaching.
High interest and motivation to perform scientific and academic work in the research area of stochastic equations on fractals.
Ideally, teaching and/or learning experience both in Germany and abroad.

We offer:

A friendly and motivated research group.
The possibility to participate in international conferences and workshops.
Independence within an active research group at the exciting crossroads between Stochastics, Analysis and Geometry.
A Graduate Academy for doctoral candidates and postdocs.
A family-friendly working environment with a variety of offers for families: University Family Office ‘JUniFamilie’ and flexible childcare (‘JUniKinder).
Remuneration based on the provisions of the Collective Agreement for the Public Sector of the Federal States (TV-L) up to salary scale E13 — depending on the candidate’s personal qualifications—, including a special annual payment in accordance with the collective agreement.
30 days of vacation per calendar year plus two days off on December 24 and 31

This is a full-time position (40 hours per week). In principle, the job is also suitable for part-time employment. The extent to which a part-time request can be granted, in particular regarding the location and scope of the part-time work, will be assessed on the basis of the needs of the service.

Candidates with severe disabilities will be given preference in the case of equal qualifications and suitability.
Interest? Then apply by 07.08.2026 using our online form. Please include your CV, a one-page letter of motivation addressing why you want to take this position, why are you interested in fractals, how do you see yourself fit in the research group and how does your working routine look like. A short 1-2-pages research statement including potential connections with the current research in the Stochastics group and contact information of two references.

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