This year, the Special event for all math post-doc from Paris Region will take place on Tuesday, October 21, 2025, at IHES, in the Marilyn and James Simons Conference center.

Organized jointly with the FMJH and the FSMP, the goal of this welcome day is to provide young mathematicians with an opportunity to meet their colleagues, help newcomers find out more about the mathematical environment in the Paris region, including possible funding opportunities for future research projects, and give an overview of the French (academic) job market.

To attend this special day, go to the FMJH website to register.

This year, the Special event for all math post-doc from Paris Region will take place on Tuesday, October 17, 2023, at IHES, in the Marilyn and James Simons Conference center.

Organized jointly with the FMJH and the FSMP, the goal of this welcome day is to provide young mathematicians with an opportunity to meet their colleagues, help newcomers find out more about the mathematical environment in the Paris region, including possible funding opportunities for future research projects, and give an overview of the French (academic) job market.

To attend this special day, go to the FMJH website to register.

Discover the program:
08:30 – Morning Coffee
08:50 – Words of Welcome by Emmanuel Ullmo (IHES)
08:55 – Béatrice de Tilière (CEREMADE) and Pascal Massart (LMO) « The FSMP and FMJH’s Programs for Postdocs »
09:15 – Eduardo Alves da Silva (LMO) « A Glimpse of Algebraic Geometry and the Interplay of Log Calabi-Yau Geometry and Cremona Maps »
09:45 – Amanda Hirschi (IMJ-PRG) « Counting Curves Virtually »
10:15 – Gabriele Vanoni (IRIF) « Computational Complexity, Compositionality, and the Lambda-Calculus »
10:45 – pause
11:20 – Ariane Martin (CentraleSupélec) et Fabrice Rouillier (INRIA) « What we do, and how to get involved with MATh.en.JEANS and Animath »
11:30 – Solenne Gaucher (ENSAE) « An Introduction to Statistical Fairness »
12:00 – Arthur Touati (IHES) « An Introduction to Mathematical Relativity »
12:30 – Pierre Pansu (LMO) « The Job Market in France and Paris-Saclay’s ReconvertAI Program»
12:50 – Sylvie Benzoni (IHP) « The Institut Henri Poincaré and the Maison Poincaré Museum »
13:00 to 14:30 – Lunch Buffet at IHES

Cédric Villani, IHES-University of Lyon Chair in Analysis since September 2022, wanted to set up a program that would give children, who are not familiar with the profession, access to research from an early age in order to awaken their minds and perhaps inspire them to take it up.

Thus, 41 students from the 7th grade of the Aimé Césaire middle school in Les Ulis, accompanied by four teachers, came to IHES on Monday, March 27 to discover the profession of researcher.

After visiting the Institute in small groups, they gathered in the amphitheater of the Marilyn and James Simons Conference Center. Cédric Villani first presented his career and research and then gave the floor to the post-doctoral students, all mathematicians, who gave a short presentation: Veronica Fantini on proof in mathematics, Edmund Heng on fractions and Mirek Olšák on computer science. Student participation was strong and there were many questions.

The afternoon ended with a snack during which the students were able to exchange with the speakers in an informal manner.

This first session for middle school students was very much appreciated by all participants, students and speakers alike.

The second session took place on June 1st with 29 students from a 7th grade class of the Mondétour middle school. The program remained on the same basis as the first session. This time, after Cédric Villani’s talk, Veronica Fantini gave a short presentation on units of measurement. Mirek Olšák explained how computers could solve problems, using as an example the problem of the rider’s game (in reference to the sculpture Skolem, Lump Bumps and Windy Figures). The students were delighted to learn about the scientific profession and the Bois-Marie estate.

Postdoctoral position financed by the Simons Foundation
Duration: 2 or 3 years

Description

Thanks to the support of the Simons Foundation, IHES offers each academic year several postdoctoral positions for 2 years, with a possible extension of one year.

The selected candidates develop their research on topics of their choice in mathematics and theoretical physics and have the opportunity to collaborate with the Institute’s permanent professors.

Contract details

The position will be covered by highly competitive package: salary and full health coverage, housing at the IHES residence in exchange for a monthly contribution for the first two years, subsidized access to the cafeteria for lunch Monday through Friday, funds for travel.

Applications should be submitted online and include the application form duly completed, a CV, a list of publications, a description of the research project and future plans as well as 2 or 3 recommendation letters.

Will be funded by the Simons Foundation in 2026:

– 1 position in theoretical physics

IHES is advertising one (2+1) year post-doctoral position in theoretical physics with a starting date in the fall 2026. Candidates with a strong background in quantum and/or conformal field theory, effective field theory, gravitation, condensed matter theory and topological field theory, broadly interpreted, and interested in critical phenomena in condensed matter and statistical mechanics, bootstrap, renormalization group, topological phases of matter, generalized symmetries, tensor networks, scattering amplitudes and gravitational wave physics are invited to apply. Successful candidates will collaborate with the IHES physics faculty Clément Delcamp, Sridip Pal, Julio Parra-Martinez, Slava Rychkov et Thibault Damour (Emeritus) and will benefit from the vibrant physics community of the greater Paris area.

Contacts: Clément Delcamp, Julio Parra Martinez, Slava Rychkov

Applications should be submitted to the Academics Jobs Online site only.

Next call for applications: Fall 2025

Contact

postdoc-application@ihes.fr­­

Application to the IHES general visiting program

Every year, around 200 visiting professors come to IHES to profit from its exceptional working environment and the opportunity to collaborate with other researchers of the scientific community and to participate in the IHES activities. The IHES general visiting programme allows a group of selected candidates to visit the Institute during a limited period of time, proposed by the candidate and approved by the scientific council. Visiting professors at IHES are offered a per diem, an office, and free accommodation at the Ormaille residence. Lunch at the Institute’s cafeteria is also offered to them during the week.

The selection of candidates is made by the scientific council on the only criterion of excellence and in close collaboration with the CNRS-IHES director and associated professor, and the holder of the université de Cergy-Pontoise – IHES Chair in Analysis. Applications for the general visiting program are assessed twice a year by the Institute’s scientific council. The next selection will take place in December 2020.

Deadline for visiting applications: 3 December 2020

Application to the IHES postdoctoral visiting program

In recent years, the Institute has intensified its postdoctoral programs with the aim of giving more space and opportunities to young researchers. We offer two types of postdoctoral  stay:

• • Suitable candidates can join specific research projects funded by ERC grants supporting some of the Institute’s permanent members (Hugo Duminil-Copin, Fanny Kassel, Maxim Kontsevich, Vasily Pestun) or other programs such as the Huawei Young Talents Programme, the IBM program in Artificial Intelligence, or the joint program CARMIN with participation to one of the quarterly thematic programs of the Institut Henri Poincaré.
  • One or two-year positions are also offered to young researchers in mathematics and theoretical physics as part of the non-specific program.

Deadline for post-doctoral applications: 3 December 2020

The scientific council of IHES will meet in December 2020 to examine the applications received and to select the next visiting professor.