Associate Research Officer

Founded in 1964 by the late Nobel Laureate Abdus Salam and located in Trieste (Italy), the Abdus Salam International Centre for Theoretical Physics (ICTP) seeks to accomplish its mandate by providing scientists from developing countries with the continuing education and skills that they need to enjoy long and productive careers. ICTP has been a major force in stemming the scientific brain drain from the developing world. For more than 50 years, ICTP has been a driving force behind global efforts to advance scientific expertise in the developing world.

Under the supervision of Head of Section/Research Scientist and weakly guidance of the Research Scientist leading the group on Dynamical Systems, the incumbent will work closely together with the Group lead and scientists within the section. The incumbent should be able to maintain a continuous, harmonious, functional link with the ICTP scientific sections and laboratories and should be in contact with similar institutions around the world and research scientists internationally to exchange knowhow and information.

The incumbent will perform the following functions:

• Research: To undertake front-line research in the field of Mathematics, in particular in those aspects that connect with Dynamical Systems.
• Program coordination and training: to give and co-organize seminars and topical meetings in own field of research.
• Scientific mentoring: collaborate, as appropriate, with the scientific visitors to the Centre, especially those from developing countries, and provide scientific mentoring as required.
• Additional activities that may be required to ensure the success of the Section’s work

Education:

• A PhD/doctoral degree in Mathematics, Topological Dynamical Systems or a related field

Experience:

• 1-2 years of related scientific research experience in Theoretical Mathematics, with strong record and promise in research.
• Ability to conduct research under moderate supervision. Exerience in conducting research in Topological Dynamics, Continuum Theory, and Ergodic Theory.

Skill’s

• Ability to work quickly and efficiently under pressure, with minimum supervision, and to sustain periods with workload peaks.
• Discretion and capacity to deal efficiently and tactfully with visitors and staff members of different nationalities and cultural backgrounds and building partnerships between scientific institutions
• Excellent Innovational and Technological Awareness skills
• Diplomacy and politeness in dealing with external and internal partners requesting information.
• Good interpersonal and communications skills (oral and written)
• Excellent computer skills

Language:

• Excellent knowledge (spoken and written) of English.

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