Open Positions in Semigroup Theory and Functional Analysis

This list of open positions related to analysis of strongly continuous semigroups of operators, evolution equations, and related topics. The list is maintained by Lassi Paunonen (Tampere University, Finland)

To add details of a new position, send the information in the standard form to Lassi Paunonen by email (lassi dot paunonen [at] tuni dot fi). You can also sign up for a mailing list to receive information whenever a new position is added by sending an email to the same address.

Upcoming Events

Event Location Time
IWOTA 2025 Twente, NL July 14-18, 2025
Networked MathFlows 2025 Będlewo, PL September 7-13, 2025
8th Najman Conference Dubrovnik, HR September 7-13, 2025
EEOSB 2025 Stellenbosch, ZA October 13-17, 2025
GAFEVOL 2025 Zaragoza, ES November 10-14, 2025
Mathematical Aspects of the Physics With Non-Self-Adjoint Operators Marseille, FR April 20-24, 2026
IWOTA 2026 Quebec, CA August 3-7, 2026

Researchers Looking for Positions

Name Contact Description
Alessio Barbieri alessiobar95 -a- outlook.it PhD at the University of L'Aquila, Italy, with Klaus-Jochen Engel, graduated in 2/2025. Expertise in positive semigroups, infinite-dimensional control systems and well-posedness of PDEs using semigroups and perturbation theory. Interested in both theoretical and applied topics. Available right away.
Alejandro Mahillo Cazorla almahill -a- unizar.es PhD at the University of Zaragoza, Spain, with Luciano Abadías and Pedro J. Miana. Expected completion in 6/2025. Experience in spectral theory of operators, discrete PDEs, and asymptotic analysis using techniques from strongly continuous semigroup theory. Also interested in new topics with applications of strongly continuous semigroups. Available from 9/2025.
Aritro Pathak ap7mx -a- missouri.edu PhD at the University of Missouri, USA, with Stephen Montgomery-Smith, graduated in 5/2025. Expertise in elliptic PDEs, harmonic analysis, geometric measure theory, and additive combinatorics. Available right away.
Andrew Pritchard a.k.j.pritchard2 -a- newcastle.ac.uk PhD in Newcastle University, UK, with David Seifert, expected completion date in 8/2025. Background in the asymptotic behaviour of discrete and continuous semigroups. Also interested in applications to PDEs and control theory. Available from 9/2025.
Nicolas Schlosser nicolas.schlosser -a- uni-konstanz.de PhD at Universität Konstanz with R. Racke and B. Azmi, graduation expected by June 2025. Expertise in epidemic modelling, optimal control problems, and well-posedness of diffusion and wave equations, using Galerkin and semigroup methods. Available from September 2025.

Open Positions

Past Positions

ID: Semigroup-Job-1
Position: Open PhD Position at Freiberg, DE
University: TU Bergakademie Freiberg
Department: Mathematics and Computer Science, Institute for Applied Analysis
Deadline: May 7th 2025 (applications after the deadline might be considered, if no decision on the candidate has been made)
Description: The successful candidate will contribute to both teaching and research while pursuing a PhD. They will be involved in research projects within the institute, particularly in homogenisation, control theory, and evolutionary equations. The position is available from June 2025 at the earliest.
Contact: For further information, please contact Marcus Waurick at Marcus.waurick@math.tu-freiberg.de
Announcement: Application information

ID: Semigroup-Job-0
Position: Postdoctoral position at University of Waterloo
University: University of Waterloo, Canada
Department: Department of Applied Mathematics
Deadline: January 15th, 2025
Description: Professor Roberto Guglielmi (Applied Mathematics) at the University of Waterloo invites applications for a Postdoctoral position in his research group.

We are looking for a postdoctoral researcher with expertise in mathematical control theory for Partial Differential Equations (PDEs). The candidate is expected to be able to contribute to the research directions of the DySCO Lab, in particular on the connection between stochastic and deterministic optimal control for infinite dimensional systems.

The position is guaranteed for one year, with possible extension subject to funding availability. Interested applicants must apply through the Department of Applied Mathematics Mathjobs advertisement https://www.mathjobs.org/jobs?joblist-1163-26051 stating Roberto Guglielmi as possible supervisor.
Contact: For any questions or further information, please contact Roberto Guglielmi rguglielmi -a- uwaterloo.ca
Announcement: Application information

ID: Semigroup-Job-0
Position: Open Ph.D position at University of Lille, France
University: University of Lille, Lille, France
Department: CRIStAL Laboratory - SHOC team
Deadline: April 16th, 2025
Description: We are looking for a talented and highly motivated candidate with a solid background in applied mathematics and control theory to join our ANR JCJC project on Prescribed-Time Control of Hybrid Distributed Parameter Systems (DPS). This fundamental research project focuses on developing novel control and estimation strategies for complex physical systems modeled by DPS, specifically time-delay systems (TDS) and partial differential equations (PDEs) subject to hybrid phenomena such as impulsive dynamics, switching dynamics, resets, and sampling. The project aims to address fundamental challenges in hybrid systems, design hybrid controllers and observers for DPS, and leverage time-varying tools, and delayed feedbacks, to achieve prescribed-time stabilization and estimation. To demonstrate the applicability of our methodology and theoretical results, we will apply our strategies to the problem of traffic congestion modeled by a hybrid DPS.
Contact: For further information, please contact nicolas.espitia-hoyos@univ-lille.fr
Announcement: Application information

ID: Semigroup-Job-0
Position: Two open PostDoc positions at FAU DCN-AvH
University: Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Germany
Department: Chair for Dynamics, Control, Machine Learning and Numerics
Deadline: May 9th, 2025
Description: The “Chair for Dynamics, Control, Machine Learning, and Numerics – Alexander von Humboldt Professorship (FAU DCN-AvH),” led by Professor Enrique Zuazua, invites applications for two (02) open postdoctoral positions.

We are looking for postdoctoral researchers with expertise in mathematical Control and/or Machine Learning and numerical Partial Differential Equations. The candidate is expected to be able to address the research challenges of the ERC CoDeFeL project in cooperation with team members and partners, contributing to the supervision of the younger fellows of the team.
Contact: For any questions or further information, please contact us at dcn-avh@fau.de
Announcement: Application information