Vertical Integration of Research and
Education
in the Mathematical Sciences
at the University of
of Wisconsin - Madison
The Department of Mathematics at the University of
Wisconsin-Madison has received a VIGRE award from
the National Science Foundation. This award
provides support for
- up to thirteen new predoctoral fellowships, and
- up to three new postdoctoral fellowships.
- funds for undergraduate research.
These new fellowships are restricted to U.S. citizens and
permanent residents. It is expected that postdoctoral
fellowship recipients will have received their PhD since
1997. Additional awards are anticipated in future years.
The predoctoral fellowships are intended for graduate students
in the graduate program in Mathematics and in Applied
Mathematical Sciences, and are expected to provide two years of
fellowship support (including two years of summer support) and
three years of teaching assistantship support, contingent on
satisfactory progress. Full tuition remission and health
insurance is included.
The postdoctoral fellowships are three year fellowships,
including both academic year and summer support. The
teaching load is one course per semester, with no summer
teaching. Postdoctoral fellows will be mentored by a
faculty member and will participate in a variety of
instructional and research activities involving
undergraduate students, graduate students, and faculty.
Supplementary money is available each year for travel,
equipment, and supplies. Qualified applicants who have
already applied this year for a Van Vleck (Visiting)
Assistant Professorship or other position will
automatically be considered for a "VIGRE Van Vleck."
Applicants who have not already applied for a "Van Vleck"
should send an AMS Application Cover Sheet and a CV, and
have at least three letters of recommendation sent to:
Hiring Committee (VIGRE)
Department of Mathematics
480 Lincoln Drive
University of Wisconsin
Madison, WI 53706-1388.
Applications will continue to be considered until all
positions are filled.
Areas of focus for "VIGRE Van Vlecks" are:
- Discrete Mathematics: cryptography, codes, combinatorial
analysis and probability, splines, wavelets, and related
areas;
- Physical Applied Mathematics: continuum and statistical
mechanics, rheological flows, turbulence, and related
areas;
- Dynamical Systems and Partial Differential Equations:
variational methods for ODE and PDE, hyperbolic systems of
conservation laws, viscosity methods for degenerate
parabolic PDEs, and related areas;
- Stochastic Analysis: stochastic equations, mathematics of
finance, probability theory, and related areas.
The University of Wisconsin is an Affirmative Action, Equal
Opportunity Employer, and encourages applications from
women and minorities. Unless confidentiality is requested
in writing, information regarding the applicant must be
released upon request. Finalists cannot be guaranteed
confidentiality.