Fellowships to be offered by new Einstein Visiting Fellow

Sofía from Colombia

Sofia Garzon, BMS Phase II Student, MSc Freie Universität Berlin, BSc Universidad de Los Andes, Bogotá

Martha from Uganda

Martha Nansubuga, BMS Phase II Student, MSc Humboldt University of Berlin, MSc University of Dar es Salaam (UDSM) Under...

Sophia from the US

Sophia Elia, BMS Phase II Student, BMS Qualifying Exam, Msc FU Berlin, BA UC Berkeley, California

Li Li from China

Li Li, BMS Phase II Student, BMS Qualifying Exam, Msc HU Berlin, BSc Tsinghua University

Ángel from Spain

Ángel Crespo Blanco, BMS Phase I Student, BSc University of Oviedo

Yoanna from Bulgaria

Yoanna Kirilova, BMS Phase I Student, BA Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin

Abhinav from India

Abhinav Jha, BMS Phase II Student, MSc IIT Roorkee, BSc University of Delhi

Dragana from Serbia

Dragana Radojičić, BMS Alumna, MSc TU Berlin, Qualifying Exam BMS, BSc University of Belgrade

Lena from Germany

Lena Walter, Phase II student, MSc Goethe Universität, Frankfurt

Alexander from the United Kingdom

Alexander Fairley, BMS Phase II student,Qualifying Exam BMS, BSc University of Glasgow

Simona from Bulgaria

Simona Boyadzhiyska, BMS Phase I Student, BA Wellesley College

Efstathia from Greece

Efstathia Katsigianni, BMS Phase II Student, MSc HU Berlin, Qualifying Exam BMS, BSc University of Patras

Evgenia from Russia

Evgenia Youett, BMS Phase II Student, MSc Saint Petersburg State University

Christoph from Germany

Christoph Gorgulla, BMS Alumnus, PhD completed in May 2018, MSc Freie Universität Berlin, BSc Freie Universität Berlin

Ignacio from Chile

Ignacio Barros, BMS Alumnus, PhD completed in June 2018, Qualifying Exam BMS, MSc Freie Universität Berlin, BSc Pontific...

Todor from Bulgaria

Todor Bilarev, BMS Phase II Student, Qualifying Exam BMS, MSc Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, BSc Jacobs University Brem...

Giulia from Italy and the USA

Giulia Codenotti, BMS Phase II, MSc University of Pisa

The BMS will welcome Bernd Sturmfels from Berkeley as an Einstein Visiting Fellow in May 2015. An expert in combinatorics and algebraic geometry, Sturmfels will set up a research group at TU Berlin while continuing his professorship in Berkeley. One postdoc position and two PhD positions will be offered within Sturmfels' Einstein Foundation project "Nonlinear Algebra" for the period 1 May 2015 to 30 April 2017 and 2018, respectively.

Ideal candidates should have prior research experience, a solid background in core areas of mathematics and should be familiar with mathematical software. PhD topics should touch upon more than one of the following fields: algebraic geometry, combinatorics, commutative algebra, convexity, optimization, statistics.

If you are interested in working with Bernd Sturmfels in Berlin, you should apply via the Berlin Mathematical School's online application portal:

For a PhD position: http://www.math-berlin.de/media-press/news/382-bms-call-for-applications

For the postdoc position: http://www.math-berlin.de/media-press/news/603-bms-call-for-dirichlet-postdoc-fellowship

Important: Please state clearly in your personal statement that you are applying to join Bernd Sturmfels' Einstein Foundation project "Nonlinear Algebra".