
JOB & APPLICATION
The Center for Mathematical Machine Learning and its Applications (CM2LA), affiliated with the Department of Mathematics at POSTECH, invites outstanding researchers to apply for Postdoctoral Fellowship positions. CM2LA primarily conducts research on the mathematical foundations of machine learning and its interaction with other fields such as PDE, statistics, and geometry. Our center is a Science Research Center (SRC) funded by the Korean National Research Foundation (NRF)
CM2LA offers highly competitive postdoctoral opportunities to individuals with well-documented interest in all fields of mathematics, including but not limited to mathematical machine learning, modeling, geometry and PDE. These positions will support independent and collaborative research on one or more of the above topics. We welcome applications from mathematicians of any nationality who are fluent in English.
CM2LA has three research groups dedicated to advancing mathematical machine learning and AI:
Large-Scale Physics Based AI (Group 1): Studies large-scale physics-based and scientific machine learning for real-world challenges, with applications from PDEs to materials science and climate modeling.
Geometry-Based Machine Learning (Group 2): Focuses on optimal transport, gradient-based optimization, neural network models, statistics and topological data analysis, applied to neuroscience and genomics.
Mathematical Modeling and Analysis (Group 3): Studies mixed-scale systems such as fluid-kinetic and quantum-kinetic systems, dispersive PDEs, and mathematical biology through mathematical analysis and machine learning.
Eligibility & Qualifications
Applicants must hold a Ph.D. degree or be Ph.D. candidates expected to obtain the degree before the appointment date in Mathematics, Applied Mathematics, Statistics, or a related discipline, with an outstanding research record. Postdocs are expected to effectively communicate about their research and participate in CM2LA’s diverse activities, including workshops and seminars.
Position Details
CM2LA offers two types of postdoctoral positions:
1. CM2LA Fellow
Salary: 78,000,000 KRW (including employer’s contribution to social insurance and severance pay)
Appointment period: 2 + 2 years (with 2-year extension renewal pending satisfactory performance in the first 2 years)
2. CM2LA Postdoctoral Researcher
Salary: 60,000,000 KRW (including employer’s contribution to social insurance and severance pay)
Appointment period: 2 + 1 years (with 1-year extension renewal pending satisfactory performance in the first 2 years)
Promotion track: Eligible for promotion to CM2LA Fellow (even within one semester after appointment, based on performance)
Shared benefits (for both positions):
Research funds: 8,000,000 KRW per year
Optional benefits:
A teaching job at POSTECH with additional compensation
International research travel grants
Starting date: The positions are immediately available, and the starting date is negotiable.
Workplace: Pohang University of Science and Technology, 77 Cheongam-ro, Nam-gu, Pohang-si, Gyeongsangbuk-do, Republic of Korea, 37673
Other terms of employment: In accordance with the personnel guidelines for research contract workers in the University business-related regulations.
How to Apply
A signed cover letter which indicates which poisition you apply for
A curriculum vitae with a publication list
Research statement
Two or more letters of recommendation sent directly to "cm2la2023@gmail.com" by the recommenders