"Zelevinsky Postdoctoral Fellow"

About the Opportunity

The Department of Mathematics invites applications for Zelevinsky Postdoctoral Fellows (ZPF) for the Fall semester of 2025. The Zelevinsky Postdoctoral Fellow appointments have a three-year term which is non-tenure-track and non-renewable. The position provides promising mathematicians the opportunity to begin their careers in an active and stimulating research environment, with teaching assignments and ample opportunity for contact with senior research mathematicians. Applications from areas of both pure and applied mathematics are welcome.

Job Summary

The teaching load for the ZPF position is three courses per year.

Key Responsibilities

Applicants should have a commitment to high quality classroom instruction. They are also expected to conduct research at a high level.

Minimum Qualifications

Candidates are required to have received a Ph.D. degree or equivalent in the field of Mathematics by the start of the appointment. Applications are welcome from those with prior academic and/or postdoctoral research experience.

Preferred Qualifications

Applicants should have strong research potential. Field of research should be consonant with the current research interests of the department, and candidates are strongly encouraged to indicate a member or members of the Mathematics Department with overlapping research interests.

Application Materials Required

• Cover letter
• Curriculum Vitae
• Research statement

Please describe the focus of your research, including the questions you have identified, the results you have discovered, and the products of these efforts. Highlight any cross-disciplinary research efforts you have undertaken (if applicable). Please also describe any research you have undertaken with students, with the external community, and/or with individuals from marginalized groups. Finally, please outline the research directions you foresee pursuing at Northeastern, any cross-disciplinary and collaborative aspects (if applicable), and the strategies you will take to address each direction.

Additional Information

Northeastern University considers factors such as candidate work experience, education and skills when extending an offer. Northeastern has a comprehensive benefits package for benefit eligible employees. This includes medical, vision, dental, paid time off, tuition assistance, wellness & life, retirement- as well as commuting & transportation. All qualified applicants are encouraged to apply and will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, age, sex, sexual orientation, disability status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.

Pay Range: Visiting Scholar: $65,000 - $71,000