The main objective of the Network is the research on spaces which appear naturally in mathematics and physics: analytic, smooth, smooth with boundary, smooth with angular boundary, startified spaces, combinatorial, Lipschitz, quasi-conformal, and general noncommutative spaces. The unifying tool used for their study is the noncommutative geometry.

The main page of the Geometric Analysis RTN.

Related research investigated in Warsaw include: Classical and Noncommutative Index Theory, Boundary Value and Transmission Problems for Elliptic PDE's, Sobolev Spaces with Applications in Geometry and Analysis on Metric Spaces, Topology of Singular Varieties, Algebraic and Topological Quantum Groups, Baum-Connes Conjecture. A more detailed description of research activities can be found here. One of the activities is also the Banach Center school/conference Noncommutative Geometry and Quantum Groups.

The Institute of Mathematics of the Polish Academy of Sciences in Warsaw provides an important opportunity for visiting fellows, exposing them to new trends in pure and applied mathematics. In particular it provides:

• An opportunity to work with active mathematicians - experts in the areas of the proposal.
• Learning new ideas and techniques.
• Obtaining new results with the assistance of the research group.
• Scientifically profiting from numerous activities at the Banach Center, leading to professional development of fellows.
• Opportunity to perform simulation and numerical modelling with the use of supercomputer facilities.
• Access to one of the richest mathematical libraries in Europe.
• Gaining important personal national and international contacts with leading mathematicians.

Financial assistance for a limited number of fellows will be provided (1100 - 1500 Euro/month + travel support).

Cost of life in Warsaw. A limited number of rooms at the IMPAN building are available (400 Euro + 7% VAT per month). Cost of renting studio in the city, not in the very centre, is roughly the same. Food is slightly cheaper than in EU countries.

Who is eligible.

• The fellow must be a national of a Member State of the Community or residing in the Community for at least the last five years.
• Each project must be carried out in a country other than the fellow's country of nationality and his/her recent centre of activity. A recent centre of activity is defined as a country where the fellow has been carrying out his/her normal activity for more than 12 months in the two years immediately prior to the selection. The project must be carried out in a country other than that where the fellow normally pursues his/her doctoral studies.
• There are certain limitations for the total period of holding fellowship of the Community.
• The fellow must have postgraduate level scientific qualifications: young researchers holding a degree obtained from a university or equivalent institution of higher education, which qualifies the holder to embark directly on a doctorate or equivalent degree. The fellow must pursue doctoral studies in the topics of the site.
• The fellow must be strictly less than 36 years old (exceptions for military service or childcare).

Warsaw houses a major research community of about 200 mathematicians (Ph.D.) representing a broad spectrum of contemporary mathematics, pure and applied, mainly grouped in three major scientific institutions: Polish Academy of Sciences, Warsaw University and Warsaw Technical University. As a part of the Institute of Mathematics of the Polish Academy of Sciences, the Stefan Banach International Mathematical Center organizes semesters, workshops and conferences in spirit of the best tradition of Polish Mathematical School. Last year, in these activities over 500 participants coming from all over the world took part.

Fellowships for the academic year 2001/2002

We still have vacancies for both predoctoral and postdoctoral positions.

Expected length of visits is 4 months (minimum 2 months; maximum 6 months).

The autumn semester starts about 1st of October and ends about 25th of January, the spring semester starts about 15th of February and ends 25th of May, but some activities, especially in the Banach Center, extend to the whole year.

An application should consist of the filled enclosed form and a letter of recommendation written by the Ph.D. advisor. Applications may be sent by e-mail, fax or mail to