Post-Doc Vacancies in Britain and Scandinavia.

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The discussion centers on finding resources for post-doctoral vacancies in academia, specifically in mathematics and physics within Britain and Scandinavia. A user shares a link to jobs.ac.uk as a resource for UK positions and inquires about similar sites for Scandinavia. It is noted that there is no centralized post-doc site for Scandinavia; however, individual universities often have their own job listings. Examples of major Swedish universities are provided, along with a specific job site link for Sweden. The conversation also touches on the challenges of applying for post-doc positions this year and suggests reaching out to academic staff for potential funding opportunities, particularly in niche areas like foundations in physics. Additionally, insights from Lee Smolin's book are mentioned, highlighting the relative accessibility of unconventional physics positions in the UK compared to the USA.
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Does someone know and can share with me sites which bind together all of of the post-doc vacancies in academia in britain and scandinavia, in maths and physics?

thanks in advance.
 
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thanks, anyone has for scandinavia?
 
As I see from my searches that it's not so good of an idea to pursue a PHD in foundations. (-:
 
Contact academic staff who are involved with foundations and ask them if funding might be available. Lee Smolin's book "Trouble..." suggests it is easier to get into "off mainstream" physics in the UK than it is in the USA, and gives some useful tips worth seeking out. Maybe take Diogenes' approach to Antisthenes as a model? :-)

http://www.benbest.com/philo/diogenes.html
 
This year isn't such a good year to be applying for postdoc positions, I'm afraid. Anyway, I know that Imperial have a few people working on foundations.. doubt that helps, though!
 
It's ok cristo, I'm quite far from this right now, bt it's good to know before even starting, the sites which gather such information.

I'm still hoping there's an euivalent site for scandinavia.
 
There is no general post-doc-site for Scandinavia, but if You do your research well You will most likely find one site for each University.

For example, here are three of the largest unis of Sweden:
http://ki.se/, http://www.kth.se/, http://www.ltu.se/

For example, here is one of the job-sites in Sweden:
http://www.arbetsformedlingen.se/go.aspx?C=223

Good luck!
 
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