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The Institute for Mathematics and its Applications (IMA) seeks a person to serve as Associate Director for two years beginning in August 2011.

The IMA is located on the Minneapolis campus of the University of Minnesota. Since its founding in 1982 as the result of a national competition, the IMA has been a major national institute with the mission of fostering interdisciplinary research which links mathematics with important problems from other disciplines, technology, industry, and society, and of strengthening the talent base engaged in mathematical research applied to or relevant to such problems. The IMA runs visitor programs involving around 1200 scientists per year, with annual budget of about $5.5M. The major source of funding of the IMA is the National Science Foundation. The IMA's many programs and activities are documented at its web site, www.ima.umn.edu.

The Associate Director will join the Director, Deputy Director, and the Chief-of-Staff to form the management team. He/she will work with IMA staff and program organizers on a variety of IMA activities, especially program implementation, participant applications, publicity and special projects. A successful candidate should have a PhD in mathematics or a related field, a strong research record, broad view of mathematical research, a commitment to the IMA mission, and some administrative experience. The Associate Director will work in the exceptional scientific environment provided by the IMA, and will contribute to shaping the international research agenda. Research activity is compatible with the position, and a visiting faculty position at the University of Minnesota may be arranged if appropriate.

Applicants should send a CV, a statement of their interest in the position and other relevant information not contained in the CV. Applicants should arrange to have at least three letters of reference sent. All materials should be sent by email to and inquiries can be directed to the same address. Review of applications will begin immediately. Applications will be accepted until the position is filled.