Three postdoctoral positions at the Centre for Geometry and Physics

Are you interested in working with research at The Centre for Geometry and Physics, with the support of competent and friendly colleagues in an international environment? Are you looking for an employer that invests in sustainable employeeship and offers safe, favourable working conditions? We welcome you to apply for a postdoctoral position at Uppsala University.

The Centre for Geometry and Physics at Uppsala University, sponsored by the Swedish Research Council as a Center for Excellence, has recently been established jointly by the Department of Mathematics and the Division of Theoretical Physics in the Department of Physics and Astronomy. Consult the webpages of the Department of Mathematics and the Division of Theoretical Physics for more information.

This call is for three postdoctoral positions for conducting research at the Centre. Research areas of particular interest include, but are not restricted to: algebraic geometry, Gromov-Witten invariants, wall-crossing, symplectic and contact topology, knot theory, supersymmetry, gauge/gravity duality, geometric methods for quantum field theories, generalized and categorical symmetries, integrability, conformal bootstrap methods, resurgence in quantum fields theories, and mathematical aspects of the Swampland program in string theory.

For those hired, there is an opportunity to apply for funding from the Centre for Geometry and Physics for an exchange year at the Department of Physics at Harvard University with Prof. Cumrun Vafa as supervisor. If the funding is granted, the position is extended from two to three years, with the second year spent at Harvard, and additional costs such as travel and part of the housing expenses covered by the center. The call will take place during the first half-year of the employment.

Duties
The candidate will conduct research in mathematics and/or theoretical physics at the Centre for Geometry and Physics. This centre has a large interface with the group of geometry and physics at the Department of Mathematics and the group of Theoretical Physics of the Department of Physics and Astronomy. Duties include collaboration with the various members of the centre as well as the aforementioned research groups, and the production of research results.

Requirements
PhD degree in mathematics or theoretical physics or a foreign degree equvalent to a PhD degree in mathematics or in theoretical physics. The degree needs to be obtained by the time of the decision of employment. Priority will be given to applicants who have completed their degree no more than three years before the deadline for applications.  Due to special circumstances, the degree may have been obtained earlier. The three-year period can be extended due to circumstances such as sick leave, parental leave, duties in labour unions, etc.

The application should contain a CV, a brief research statement, and a publication list. Personal circumstances that may be of relevance in the evaluation, for example periods of parental leave, should be mentioned in the CV.

Additional qualifications
Priority will be given to candidates whose research is in line with the profile of the Centre.

About the employment
The employment is a temporary position of 2 years according to central collective agreement. Full time position. Starting date 1 September 2026 or as agreed. Placement: Uppsala

For further information about the position, please contact: Tobias Ekholm (tobias.ekholm@math.uu.se), Michele del Zotto (michele.delzotto@math.uu.se), Georgios Dimitroglou Rizell (georgios.dimitroglou@math.uu.se), Pietro Longhi (pietro.longhi@physics.uu.se), Joseph Minahan (joseph.minahan@physics.uu.se), or Maxim Zabzine (maxim.zabzine@physics.uu.se). 

Please submit your application by 7th of January 2026, UFV-PA 2025/3701.

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