The Weierstrass Institute for Applied Analysis and Stochastics (WIAS) is an institute of the Forschungsverbund Berlin e.V. (FVB). The FVB comprises eight non-university research institutes in Berlin which are funded by the federal and state governments. The research institutes are members of the Leibniz Association.

Announcement

WIAS invites applications for a

Research Assistant Position

(Ref. 14/26)

in the Research Group

“Thermodynamic Modeling and Analysis of Phase Transitions”

(Head: Prof. Dr. W. Dreyer) starting at 01.09.2014 within in the framework of the project “Mathematical modeling, analysis and novel numerical concepts for anisotropic nanostructured materials” of the Einstein Center for Mathematics in Berlin (http://www.ecmath.de/).

The successful candidate is expected to work on mathematical modeling and numerical simulation of phase-field models for anisotropic nanostructured materials in particular for application in novel electrode design.

Applicants are expected to hold a university degree in Mathematics (master or diploma). A doctoral degree in Applied Mathematics or Physics is preferable.

Please direct your queries to Prof. Dr. B. Wagner (Barbara.Wagner@wias-berlin.de or bwagner@math.tu-berlin.de).

The salary is according to the German federal public service tariff. The appointment is limited until May 31, 2017.

The Weierstrass Institute is an equal opportunity employer. We explicitly encourage female researchers to apply for the offered position. Among equally qualified applicants, disabled candidates will be given preference.

All applicants materials (curriculum vitae, photocopies of certificates and a list of publications, including a cover letter) shall be sent with the reference number 14/26 exclusively in electronic form in a single pdf file by August 22, 2014, to:

jobs@wias-berlin.de.