Do you enjoy Algebraic Geometry, Number theory, Representation theory and would like to learn about the Galois representations, Shimura varieties and the Langlands program? Then the job of PhD student at the University of Amsterdam (UvA) is perfect for you as a highly versatile professional.

What are you going to do?

As a PhD-student you will conduct research on a problem related to Arno Kret’s VIDI project ‘Shimura varieties and the Langlands conjecture'.

What do we require of you?

A passion for pure mathematics and a strong desire to write a PhD thesis.

We require:

• a Master in pure mathematics providing a strong background in number theory, algebraic geometry and/or representation theory;
• fluency in English, both written and spoken.

Fixed-term contract: 18 months.

Our offer

You will part of our lively local research group and a very active national community.

We initially offer an employment contract for 18 months, fulltime (38 hours per week). If you prove to be a good match for the job, then an extension of 30 months (2.5 years) may be given.

The salary range is between €2,434 to €3,111 euro gross per month, on the basis of a full working week of 38 hours. This sum does not include the 8% holiday allowance and the 8.3% year-end allowance. The Collective Labour Agreement for Dutch Universities (CAO NU) is applicable. The preferred starting date is 1 September 2022.

University of Amsterdam

With over 6,000 employees, 30,000 students and a budget of more than 600 million euros, the University of Amsterdam (UvA) is an intellectual hub within the Netherlands. Teaching and research at the UvA are conducted within seven faculties: Humanities, Social and Behavioural Sciences, Economics and Business, Law, Science, Medicine and Dentistry. Housed on four city campuses in or near the heart of Amsterdam, where disciplines come together and interact, the faculties have close links with thousands of researchers and hundreds of institutions at home and abroad.  

The UvA’s students and employees are independent thinkers, competent rebels who dare to question dogmas and aren’t satisfied with easy answers and standard solutions. To work at the UvA is to work in an independent, creative, innovative and international climate characterised by an open atmosphere and a genuine engagement with the city of Amsterdam and society.

Universiteit van Amsterdam - Institute for Mathematics

The Algebraic Geometry group at the Korteweg-de Vries Institute for Mathematics (KdVI) consists of Arno Kret, Diletta Martinelli, Mingmin Shen, Lenny Taelman, and their PhD students and postdocs. We run research seminars and study groups, and together with mathematicians of nearby universities we organise many national activities including national courses, the Intercity Seminars and the Belgian-Dutch Algebraic Geometry days.

We also have a lot of interaction with the local research groups in Representation Theory and Mathematical Physics.

Want to know more about our organisation? Read more about working at the University of Amsterdam.