From: N.P.Strickland@sheffield.ac.uk
Date: Wed, 10 May 2000 12:53:50 +0100
Subject: postdoc position

Research Associateship in
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Equivariant Elliptic Cohomology and Class Field Theory
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A two year position is available at the University of Sheffield for a
research associate to work on a project in equivariant elliptic
cohomology and class field theory.  I would be interested in
candidates with a strong background in either (a) computational number
theory with emphasis on elliptic curves and class field theory or (b)
elliptic cohomology, stable homotopy theory and/or generalised
cohomology of classifying spaces of finite groups.

The closing date for applications is May 31st.

More administrative details are attached below; for more mathematical
details, see http://www.shef.ac.uk/~pm1nps.

Neil Strickland

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The appointment is for two years and involves working with Dr Neil
Strickland on the EPSRC funded project

  ``Equivariant elliptic cohomology and class field theory''

The idea is to use class field theory to calculate some rings related
to the equivariant elliptic cohomology of finite groups.  We will also
study the theoretical framework around these calculations in the hope
of shedding light on the arithmetic, geometric or physical meaning of
elliptic cohomology.  It is expected that the calculations will
involve heavy use of computers.  (Dr Strickland has usually used
Mathematica for such work, but other approaches are possible.)  A copy
of the research proposal is available at
http://www.shef.ac.uk/~pm1nps.  It is important that some publications
directly relevant to the project result from the work.

Starting date:

It is planned that the appointment will commence between 1 July 2000
and 1 January 2001, and will last for 24 months.

Applications:

Applicants should send a cv and list of publications, together with
a list of three referees who can comment on their research, by email to
N.P.Strickland@sheffield.ac.uk (or by conventional mail to
Dr N. Strickland, Department of Pure Mathematics, Hicks Building,
Sheffield, S3 7RH, UK) as soon as possible, and in any case by
23rd May 2000.


Pure Mathematics Department:

[The general information is considerably amplified at the
departmental website at http://www.shef.ac.uk/~puremath ]

The School of Mathematics and Statistics is situated in the upper floors of
the Hicks Building at the centre of the university campus.  Pure Mathematics
is a separate Department within the School of Mathematics and Statistics.

The main research strengths are in topology, number theory, ring
theory and geometry.  Most directly relevant to the project is the
presence of Greenlees and Strickland in topology, and Jarvis and
Dummigan in number theory.  (Dr Dummigan will arrive in October 2000.)
The department is part of the Transpennine Topology Triangle
(http://www.shef.ac.uk/~pm1jg/ttt.html) and the Yorkshire Functional
Analysis Group.


Research Duties:

The person appointed will be expected to pursue high quality
research in areas around the research proposal, partly in collaboration
with Dr Strickland, and to play an active part in the research life of
the department.

Travel:

The grant provides funds  for travel to conferences.


Teaching Duties:

There are no teaching duties, but there may be an opportunity to do a
limited amount of demonstrating if desired.

Salary:

The post will be offered at a salary within the university's scale according
to qualifications and experience. The basic salary specified in the grant
is GBP 18,185 pa. This is for someone appointed at Point 3 of the R1A Grade,
and if qualifications and experience dictate a higher salary, the time of the
grant will be correspondingly reduced.