Ada Lovelace Fellowships at Mathematics Münster

Supplement your doctoral position with the Ada Lovelace Fellowship and contribute to gender diversity within mathematics.

The Cluster of Excellence Mathematics Münster: Dynamics - Geometry - Structure invites applications for

Ada Lovelace Fellowships
Supplementary doctoral positions
(salary level E 13 TV-L, 25% add-on position)

Supplementary fellowships will be offered to exceptionally strong candidates in the doctoral programme and should contribute to gender equality within the mathematical sciences. 

Our expectations:

• Fellowships must supplement a doctoral position and applications may be combined with the application for a 75% doctoral position at Mathematics Münster.
• Fellowship applications will also be accepted from current members of the Mathematics Münster Graduate School, who accepted an offer for a doctoral research associate position (max. 75%) after the previous Ada Lovelace selection in spring or who are receiving a scholarship for their doctoral studies and started their doctorate after the previous Ada Lovelace selection in spring.

Advantages for you:
Ada Lovelace Fellows benefit from the supplemented doctoral position and enjoy the numerous amenities of the Cluster of Excellence including funding for conference travel and summer schools as well as opportunities to co-organise academic events and engage in a wide variety of networking activities.

Application documents:

• Applications should contain a cover letter, CV, copies of degree certificates (bachelor’s and master’s) and full academic transcripts.
• Applicants are encouraged to demonstrate their suitability for the fellowship by providing evidence of an appropriate gender equity concept.
• Up to two letters of recommendation. If you are simultaneously applying for a doctoral research associate position at Mathematics Münster, the letters submitted by your referees for the position will be automatically linked to your fellowship application and only need to be submitted once.

The University of Münster strongly supports equal opportunity and diversity. We welcome all applicants regardless of sex, nationality, ethnic or social background, religion or worldview, disability, age, sexual orientation or gender identity. We are committed to creating family-
friendly working conditions.

We actively encourage applications by women. Women with equivalent qualifications and academic achievements will be preferentially considered unless these are outweighed by reasons which necessitate the selection of another candidate.

If you have any questions, please contact mm.applications@uni-muenster.de. Please also consult our answers to Frequently Asked Questions regarding the application process.

Are you interested? Then we look forward to receiving your application by 1 November 2026 via our online application form below. Please note that we cannot consider other application formats. You will receive an automated confirmation message in response to your application.

 

Application Ada Lovelace Fellowship 2026 (autumn)

Before contacting us with questions regarding the application process, please consult our answers to Frequently Asked Questions.

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Research field 1:	Model theory and set theoryArithmetic geometry and representation theoryTopologyOperator algebras and mathematical physicsDifferential geometryAnalysis of PDEsStochastic analysisTheory of stochastic processesOptimisation and calculus of variationsNumerical analysis, machine learning and scientific computing
Research field 2 (if applicable):	Model theory and set theoryArithmetic geometry and representation theoryTopologyOperator algebras and mathematical physicsDifferential geometryAnalysis of PDEsStochastic analysisTheory of stochastic processesOptimisation and calculus of variationsNumerical analysis, machine learning and scientific computing
Supervisors Please name at least one potential local supervisor in the Cluster of Excellence. The supervisors will be asked to review your application.
Supervisor 1:	Arthur BartelsBenjamin BrückChristoph BöhmChristopher DeningerSteffen DereichJohannes EbertChristian EngwerShirly GeffenAnna GusakovaUrs HartlHans-Joachim HeinEugen HellmannLutz HilleMartin HilsGustav HolzegelMartin HuesmannFranziska JahnkeArnulf JentzenMichael JoachimZakhar KabluchkoDavid KerrLinus KramerJoachim LohkampMatthias LöweChiranjib MukherjeeThomas NikolausMario OhlbergerVolkert PaulsenMarlies PirnerBianca SantoroRalf SchindlerJörg SchürmannChristian SeisTheresa SimonRobin J. SrokaAngela StevensKatrin TentOlga VargheseEva ViehmannHendrik WeberMichael WiemelerBurkhard WilkingWilhelm WinterBenedikt WirthRaimar WulkenhaarCaterina Zeppieri
Supervisor 2 (optional):	Arthur BartelsBenjamin BrückChristoph BöhmChristopher DeningerSteffen DereichJohannes EbertChristian EngwerShirly GeffenAnna GusakovaUrs HartlHans-Joachim HeinEugen HellmannLutz HilleMartin HilsGustav HolzegelMartin HuesmannFranziska JahnkeArnulf JentzenMichael JoachimZakhar KabluchkoDavid KerrLinus KramerJoachim LohkampMatthias LöweChiranjib MukherjeeThomas NikolausMario OhlbergerVolkert PaulsenMarlies PirnerBianca SantoroRalf SchindlerJörg SchürmannChristian SeisTheresa SimonRobin J. SrokaAngela StevensKatrin TentOlga VargheseEva ViehmannHendrik WeberMichael WiemelerBurkhard WilkingWilhelm WinterBenedikt WirthRaimar WulkenhaarCaterina Zeppieri
Supervisor 3 (optional):	Arthur BartelsBenjamin BrückChristoph BöhmChristopher DeningerSteffen DereichJohannes EbertChristian EngwerShirly GeffenAnna GusakovaUrs HartlHans-Joachim HeinEugen HellmannLutz HilleMartin HilsGustav HolzegelMartin HuesmannFranziska JahnkeArnulf JentzenMichael JoachimZakhar KabluchkoDavid KerrLinus KramerJoachim LohkampMatthias LöweChiranjib MukherjeeThomas NikolausMario OhlbergerVolkert PaulsenMarlies PirnerBianca SantoroRalf SchindlerJörg SchürmannChristian SeisTheresa SimonRobin J. SrokaAngela StevensKatrin TentOlga VargheseEva ViehmannHendrik WeberMichael WiemelerBurkhard WilkingWilhelm WinterBenedikt WirthRaimar WulkenhaarCaterina Zeppieri
Supervisor 4 (optional):	Arthur BartelsBenjamin BrückChristoph BöhmChristopher DeningerSteffen DereichJohannes EbertChristian EngwerShirly GeffenAnna GusakovaUrs HartlHans-Joachim HeinEugen HellmannLutz HilleMartin HilsGustav HolzegelMartin HuesmannFranziska JahnkeArnulf JentzenMichael JoachimZakhar KabluchkoDavid KerrLinus KramerJoachim LohkampMatthias LöweChiranjib MukherjeeThomas NikolausMario OhlbergerVolkert PaulsenMarlies PirnerBianca SantoroRalf SchindlerJörg SchürmannChristian SeisTheresa SimonRobin J. SrokaAngela StevensKatrin TentOlga VargheseEva ViehmannHendrik WeberMichael WiemelerBurkhard WilkingWilhelm WinterBenedikt WirthRaimar WulkenhaarCaterina Zeppieri
Attachment Please upload your application as one single PDF-file (max 100 MB). The file should include cover letter, CV, and academic records (diplomas and transcripts). The Ada Lovelace Fellowship aims to contribute to gender diversity within the mathematical sciences which might be documented in the application by an appropriate gender equity concept. Please make sure that the PDF contains the following documents and check the respective box. Note that the application PDF cannot be exchanged after submission.
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Care time The University of Münster and the Cluster of Excellence are family friendly employers and implement various measures to increase compatibility of family and career. We value, in particular, time devoted to childcare or care of relatives. At the applicant's discretion, such periods can be mentioned in the CV in order that they be taken into consideration when the application is reviewed.
Letters of recommendation Please arrange for at least two letters of recommendation to be submitted on your behalf directly by the referees by 1 November 2026. If you are simultaneously applying for a doctoral research associate position at Mathematics Münster, the letters submitted by your referees for the position will be automatically linked to your fellowship application and need not be submitted twice.
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