W3 Professorship in Mathematical Optimization

Through this appointment, the University of Mannheim aims to strengthen the links between its research areas of optimization, numerical analysis, and stochastics, while fostering connections with current topics in data science and machine learning. The successful candidate will be an internationally recognized scholar with an outstanding record of research and teaching in applied mathematics. Applicants are expected to demonstrate excellence in at least one of the following areas: discrete or continuous optimization, nonlinear optimization, nonconvex optimization, stochastic optimization, inverse problems, or uncertainty quantification. Application deadline: December 2, 2026.

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