Milnor Lecturer
Stony Brook University: Provost Office: Centers & Institutes: Institute for Mathematical Sciences
Location
Stony Brook, NY

Description
The Institute for Mathematical Sciences (IMS) at Stony Brook University seeks applications for one postdoctoral position (Milnor Lecturer) starting in the Fall 2025 semester. The Milnor Lecturer is a three-year appointment with a competitive salary and reduced teaching.

Our 1,100 acre campus is home to 24,000 undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral students, and more than 13,500 faculty and staff, including those employed at Stony Brook University Medical Center, Suffolk County’s only academic medical center. The University is a member of the Association of American Universities and co-manager of nearby Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL), a multidisciplinary research laboratory supporting world class scientific programs. The IMS is closely allied to Mathematics and both departments have close ties to the Simons Center for Geometry and Physics, which runs intensive programs on the interface between mathematics and theoretical physics, over one thousand scientists pass through the SCGP annually. Many opportunities exist for collaborative research.

Home to many highly ranked graduate research programs, Stony Brook University is located 60 miles from New York City on Long Island’s scenic north shore. The Long Island Rail Road connects the Stony Brook Station on campus to midtown Manhattan.

Qualifications
Required Qualifications:
Ph.D. degree (or foreign equivalent) in Mathematics before 8/31/2025.

Preferred Qualifications:
PhD in 2018 or later and research areas complement those of current department members.