The Virginia Tech Department of Mathematics  invites applications for up to three postdoctoral associate positions: the Patricia Ann Caldwell Postdoc and two Department Postdocs.

The Department of Mathematics at Virginia Tech invites applications for the Patricia Ann Caldwell Postdoctoral Associate. This is a two-year appointment to begin August 10, 2021.

Candidates must have earned a Ph.D. in mathematics or a related field at the time of appointment. Preference will be given to applicants who can identify a Virginia Tech faculty member who will serve as a research mentor and to applicants whose Ph.D.s were awarded no earlier than August 2018.

For a list of faculty research areas and faculty research advisors who can serve as a mentor, go to https://www.math.vt.edu/research.html.

Applicants in all areas of mathematics will be considered. The teaching assignment is at most one course per semester (and is typically one course per semester). Teaching assignments will be confirmed based on instructional needs prior to each semester.

To be considered, an online application is required. Each applicant should follow the instructions in the online application system to request that three references submit letters of recommendation through the online system or arrange for three references to email their letters to pacsearch@math.vt.edu. 

References should submit their letters by April 2, 2021.

Questions about the search may be addressed to pacsearch@math.vt.edu. 

Apply Now for the Patricia Caldwell Postdoc

The Department of Mathematics at Virginia Tech invites applications for two Post-Doctoral Associate positions. These are two-year appointments to begin August 10, 2021.

Candidates must have earned a Ph.D. in mathematics or a related field at the time of appointment. Preference will be given to applicants who can identify a Virginia Tech faculty member who will serve as a research mentor and to applicants whose Ph.D.s were awarded no earlier than August 2018.

For a list of faculty research areas and faculty research advisors who can serve as a mentor, go to https://www.math.vt.edu/research.html.

Applicants in all areas of mathematics will be considered. The teaching assignment is at most one course per semester (and is typically one course per semester). Teaching assignments will be confirmed based on instructional needs prior to each semester. 

To be considered, an online application is required. Each applicant should follow the instructions in the online application system to request that three references submit letters of recommendation through the online system or arrange for three references to email their letters to postdocsearch@math.vt.edu. 

References should submit their letters by April 2, 2021.

Questions about the search may be addressed to postdocsearch@math.vt.edu

Apply now for a Departmental Postdoc

For consideration of these positions, application packets must include

  • a cover letter, 
  • a CV, and
  • a research statement,

and be received by April 2, 2021.

Applicants are encouraged to include a teaching statement as part of the online application.

Please combine the cover letter, research statement, and (optional) teaching statement in a single document for upload.