Postdoc position starting in autumn 2026

I am currently advertising a 2-year postdoc position in Geometric Group Theory at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) under my mentorship, with flexible starting date in autumn 2026. The position comes with a generous travel allowance and no compulsory teaching load. It is paid according to the German E13 TV-L pay grade and there may be the possibility of an extension to a 3rd year.

The position is funded by my Emmy Noether grant "Coarse medians as a hyperbolicity surrogate". All candidates with a solid background in geometric group theory are encouraged to apply. Previous knowledge of any of the following topics is particularly appreciated: 

CAT(0) cube complexes and special groups, automorphisms of free and surface groups, Bass-Serre and JSJ theory, Artin and Coxeter groups, R-trees and median spaces.

Applications should be submitted to the address elia.fioravanti[at]kit.edu and should consist of the following documents (as a single pdf file):

(1) A CV, including list of publications.

(2) A research statement outlining past and planned research (max 2 pages, excluding bibliography).

(3) Two letters of recommendation, to be submitted to the same address directly by the referees.

All documents must be received by the deadline of 13 March 2026. Please note that we will not contact referees to request letters on behalf of the applicants.

For further information, please feel welcome to contact me informally per email.