January 2019 - Mdtenurefac - mathdept.okstate.edu

Upcoming interviews
by Francisco, Chris 21 Jan '19

21 Jan '19

Dear colleagues, Our interviews for tenure-track positions start later this week. We have always had excellent participation from faculty, and I appreciate the efforts you will put into making our candidates feel welcome and in helping with the many activities. I will send out titles and abstracts for the candidates, but we will not be posting them on announce since we have one candidate already in a tenure-track position and want to preserve confidentiality. The interview schedule is attached. The Dean's office has had a lot of discussions with department heads and chairs of search committees about ensuring that we avoid topics that we are not allowed to bring up with candidates, including race, sex, marital/family status, religion, national origin, birthplace, age, and disability. We have had few problems with this in the past in our department, but it is good to keep this in mind. We have given specific instructions to candidates about their job talks, and I have included the main part of these below: "The talk is scheduled for 50 minutes, from 3:30 to 4:20, with a short period for questions afterward... Most of the audience will not be an expert in your field and would like to gain some understanding of the importance of your area and your work in a broader mathematical context. We like for the first 15-20 minutes of the talk to be accessible to a doctoral student who has completed the core doctoral courses in algebra, analysis, and topology. It will be especially helpful if in the latter portion of your talk you can explain to a general mathematical audience your contribution to your area." Leticia and the Appointments Committee (David Wright, Jiahong, Paul, and Weiwei) have done a great job in getting us an excellent pool of candidates.Thanks in advance for the faculty's help in our recruitment this year. Best wishes, Chris -- Chris Francisco Professor and Head Department of Mathematics Oklahoma State University Office: 401 MSCS Phone: (405) 744-8225 E-mail: chris.francisco(a)okstate.edu

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Fwd: Simons Foundation Collaboration Grants for Mathematicians
by Francisco, Chris 08 Jan '19

08 Jan '19

Dear colleagues, The College asked me to forward this information about the Simons grants. The deadline is approaching soon; please note that the College needs to hear from those applying by Monday at the very latest. I am happy to help with the application process, and I have samples of successful Simons applications that I can share with any of our faculty members who would like to see them. These are really useful grants and have a relatively painless application process, particularly compared to NSF. I am hoping at least that all eligible early- and mid-career faculty members will apply. Best wishes, Chris -- Chris Francisco Professor and Head Department of Mathematics Oklahoma State University Office: 401 MSCS Phone: (405) 744-8225 E-mail: chris.francisco(a)okstate.edu ---------- Forwarded message --------- From: Lightfoot, Tory <tory.lightfoot(a)okstate.edu> Date: Tue, Jan 8, 2019 at 9:21 AM Subject: Simons Foundation Collaboration Grants for Mathematicians To: Francisco, Chris <chris.francisco(a)okstate.edu> Please forward to those in your department who might be interested ..... Simons Foundation Collaboration Grants for Mathematicians ..... The deadline for the next round of proposals to the Simons Foundation Collaboration Grants for Mathematicians Program is January 31, 2019. Please let me know by Monday, January 14th, if you plan to submit a Simons Foundation Collaborative Grant Proposal so we can put you on our calendar. The Simons Foundation’s Mathematics and Physical Sciences division invites applications for Collaboration Grants for Mathematicians to stimulate collaboration in the field primarily through the funding of travel and related expenditures. The goal of the program is to substantially increase collaborative contacts between accomplished, active mathematicians in the United States, who do not otherwise have access to funding that allows support for travel and visitors. Here is a link to the funding opportunity: https://www.simonsfoundation.org/grant/collaboration-grants-for-mathematici… Applications must be submitted through Proposal Central. All proposals must be fully routed. Thank you! Tory Tory Lightfoot Manager, Research Support Services College of Arts and Sciences 202 Life Sciences East Stillwater, OK 74078-3015 Phone: 405-744-3336 tory.lightfoot(a)okstate.edu

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Tentative interview schedule
by Francisco, Chris 07 Jan '19

07 Jan '19

Dear colleagues, Our candidates have made travel plans for their campus interviews this spring, and I wanted to share the dates of the interviews. We are interviewing to fill the lines vacated by Wang and Gallagher. The departmental feedback was overwhelmingly in favor of also pursuing a loaned line; we have received approval from the Dean's office's to interview the two additional candidates I mentioned in my e-mail seeking feedback on the idea in December. Here is the tentative schedule so that you may get the talks on your calendar. The first and last days are travel days, and the job talk will be on the middle day, so Monday or Friday of each visit, at 3:30 p.m. I will send more details about the talks later, including titles, abstracts, and the instructions I have given the candidates for their talks. Jan. 24-26 (Thu.-Sat.): Vyron Vellis (Gallagher line) Jan. 27-29 (Sun.-Tue.): Sean Curry (Gallagher line) Jan. 31-Feb. 2 (Thu.-Sat.): Yasha Berchenko-Kogan (Wang line) Feb. 3-5 (Sun.-Tue.): Eloísa Grifo (loaned line) Feb. 7-9 (Thu.-Sat.): Xu Zhang (Wang line) Feb. 10-12 (Sun-Tue.): Luke Edholm (Gallagher line) Feb. 14-16 (Thu.-Sat.): Deniz Bilman (Wang line) Feb. 17-19 (Sun.-Tue.): Carmen Rovi (loaned line) Best wishes, Chris -- Chris Francisco Professor and Head Department of Mathematics Oklahoma State University Office: 401 MSCS Phone: (405) 744-8225 E-mail: chris.francisco(a)okstate.edu

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