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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 2006.

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 high caliber 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, which recently awarded a grant of $19.5M for the period 2005-2010. The IMA's many programs and activities are documented at its web site, www.ima.umn.edu.

The Associate Director will work with the Director and Deputy Director, the 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 and a successful record in and broad view of mathematical research, a commitment to the IMA mission, and administrative or organizational 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, and 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 on January 16, 2006. Applications will be accepted until the position is filled.