General information
Reference : UMR6629-MARGOL-001
Workplace : NANTES
Date of publication : Wednesday, May 05, 2021
Type of Contract : FTC Scientist
Contract
Period : 18 months
Expected date of employment : 1 September 2021
Proportion of work : Full time
Remuneration : Between 2650€ and 3800€ (monthly, before taxes), depending on experience.
Desired level of education : PhD
Experience required : Indifferent
Missions
The project PSyCo (Projective SYmplectic COnfigurations; Étoile Montante, financed by the Région Pays de la Loire; PI: Marco Golla) aims at better understanding configurations of (possibly singular) symplectic curves in the complex projective plane, especially in comparison with their algebro-geometric counterparts. The project lies at the crossroads between low-dimensional topology, symplectic geometry, and (complex) algebraic geometry.
The successful applicant will be part of the group TGA (Topology, Geometry, and Algebra) of the Mathematics Department in Nantes, which has specialists in all three areas.
Activities
The postdoc will work with the PI on porting algebro-geometric techniques for the study of singular curves and configurations (especially in rational surfaces) to the symplectic and topological context. This is in continuity with the PI's work on rational cuspidal curves. Possible new lines of investigation include Alexander polynomials (Libgober), the log minimal model program (Koras, Palka), and the log BMY inequality (Orevkov).
Skills
The ideal candidate will have a PhD in algebraic geometry, symplectic geometry, or low-dimensional topology. Some knowledge of complex algebraic geometry (especially of curves and surfaces) and some familiarity with differential topology are required.
Work Context
The Mathematics Department in Nantes (Laboratoire de Mathématique Jean Leray, LMJL) is a research unit for the University of Nantes and the CNRS, and is partner with the École Centrale de Nantes. It employs roughly 100 people (of which 26 full professors, 29 assistant professors, 2 directors of research, 6 researchers, 4 postdocs, and 31 PhD students) and comprises five research groups. The TGA (Topology, Geometry, and Algebra) group comprises 13 permanent members, of which 7 work on topics closely related to the project PSyCo.
For more information, send an email to : marco.golla@univ-nantes.fr
application form on the CNRS website
The deadline for applying is May 26th 2021.