Postdoctoral Research Associate in Applied Mathematics and Computational Neuroscience
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euromathjobs_feedWe are currently inviting applications for a Postdoctoral Research Associate to work with Professor Lida Kanari at the Mathematical Institute, University of Oxford. This is a 1-year, fixed-term position, funded by a research grant from the UKRI, MRC. The starting date of this position is flexible with an earliest start date of 1st January 2026. We particularly welcome applications from individuals who are able to start between 1st January 2026 and 1st June 2026.
The successful candidate will be part of a research group with responsibility for carrying out research in Applied Mathematics and Computational Neuroscience and related fields as part of the Medical Research Council, UKRI grant “Algebraic topology bridging the gap between single neurons and networks”. They will be expected to conduct research which falls within the remit of this large-scale project and will have the opportunity to do so in several ways including independently, collaboratively with other members of the group at Oxford and/or with other mathematicians internationally.
They will contribute to the activities of the wider Oxford Centre for Industrial and Applied Mathematics (OCIAM) research group and write up the results of their work, either singly or with co-authors, for publication in refereed journals and proceedings. There will be opportunities to contribute a small amount of teaching to the department, of at most three hours a week during the academic terms.
You will have, or be close to completing, a PhD in applied mathematics or a related discipline, and possess sufficient specialist knowledge in the discipline to work within established research programmes. Excellent communication skills are essential, including the ability to write for publication, present research proposals and results, and represent the research group at meetings.
We proudly hold a departmental Athena SWAN Silver Award and an institutional Race Equality Charter Bronze Award, which guide our progress towards advancing racial and gender equality. As part of our strategic aim to improve staff equality and diversity, we would particularly welcome applications from women and BME candidates, who are currently under-represented in positions of this type within the department.
Please direct informal enquiries to the Recruitment Coordinator (email: recruitment@maths.ox.ac.uk), quoting vacancy reference 182093.
Applicants will be selected for interview purely based on their ability to satisfy the selection criteria as outlined in full in the job description. You will be required to upload a statement setting out how you meet the selection criteria, a curriculum vitae including full list of publications, details of teaching experience, a statement of research interests, and the contact details of two referees as part of your online application. (NOTE: Applicants are responsible for contacting two of their referees and making sure that their letters are sent to references@maths.ox.ac.uk by the closing date).
Applications for this vacancy are to be made online. To apply for this vacancy and for further information, including a job description and selection criteria, please click on the link below:
https://my.corehr.com/pls/uoxrecruit/erq_jobspec_details_form.jobspec?p_id=182093
Only applications received before 12.00 noon UK time on Monday 13 October 2025 can be considered.
Interviews are anticipated to take place week commencing 20 October 2025.
The successful candidate will be part of a research group with responsibility for carrying out research in Applied Mathematics and Computational Neuroscience and related fields as part of the Medical Research Council, UKRI grant “Algebraic topology bridging the gap between single neurons and networks”. They will be expected to conduct research which falls within the remit of this large-scale project and will have the opportunity to do so in several ways including independently, collaboratively with other members of the group at Oxford and/or with other mathematicians internationally.
They will contribute to the activities of the wider Oxford Centre for Industrial and Applied Mathematics (OCIAM) research group and write up the results of their work, either singly or with co-authors, for publication in refereed journals and proceedings. There will be opportunities to contribute a small amount of teaching to the department, of at most three hours a week during the academic terms.
You will have, or be close to completing, a PhD in applied mathematics or a related discipline, and possess sufficient specialist knowledge in the discipline to work within established research programmes. Excellent communication skills are essential, including the ability to write for publication, present research proposals and results, and represent the research group at meetings.
We proudly hold a departmental Athena SWAN Silver Award and an institutional Race Equality Charter Bronze Award, which guide our progress towards advancing racial and gender equality. As part of our strategic aim to improve staff equality and diversity, we would particularly welcome applications from women and BME candidates, who are currently under-represented in positions of this type within the department.
Please direct informal enquiries to the Recruitment Coordinator (email: recruitment@maths.ox.ac.uk), quoting vacancy reference 182093.
Applicants will be selected for interview purely based on their ability to satisfy the selection criteria as outlined in full in the job description. You will be required to upload a statement setting out how you meet the selection criteria, a curriculum vitae including full list of publications, details of teaching experience, a statement of research interests, and the contact details of two referees as part of your online application. (NOTE: Applicants are responsible for contacting two of their referees and making sure that their letters are sent to references@maths.ox.ac.uk by the closing date).
Applications for this vacancy are to be made online. To apply for this vacancy and for further information, including a job description and selection criteria, please click on the link below:
https://my.corehr.com/pls/uoxrecruit/erq_jobspec_details_form.jobspec?p_id=182093
Only applications received before 12.00 noon UK time on Monday 13 October 2025 can be considered.
Interviews are anticipated to take place week commencing 20 October 2025.
Researcher in Bioinformatics
Sep. 20th, 2025 01:20 pmeuromathjobs_feedThe Kyiv School of Economics (KSE) is more than just an educational institution. We are a modern educational and research hub that brings together talented educators, experts, and thought leaders to foster a strong and innovative Ukrainian economy.
We are seeking a creative and collaborative Researcher in Bioinformatics to join the Laboratory for Mechanistic Learning of Ageing Biology at the Computer Science Department at KSE.
We aim to improve our understanding of ageing biology by focusing on two complementary approaches: model building and data analysis. As a bioinformatician, the researcher is expected to focus primarily on the latter axis while collaborating with the entire team. Specific projects will be defined together based on the researcher's aspirations and the lab philosophy.
Key missions and responsibilities include:
- Leverage in-house and public bioinformatics tools to analyse ageing and disease omics data.
- Formulate and computationally test new hypotheses regarding the causes, onset, development and/or effects of ageing in humans and model organisms.
- Support the model-building team with biological insights to improve the development of new computational methods.
- Support PhD and Master students in the lab.
- Publish research outcomes in high-impact journals and present at leading conferences.
The position is flexible but requires a minimum of 6 months per year of in-person presence in Kyiv to engage with the lab. We will assist with accommodation search and local logistics during this period.
Requirements for the position:
- PhD in Bioinformatics, Statistics, Computational Biology or a closely related field.
- Strong expertise in data analysis and statistics.
- Expertise in analysing single-cell omics data with appropriate R and/or Python packages.
- Demonstrated ability to perform independent research and publish in peer-reviewed journals.
- Fluent in English, with excellent written and verbal communication skills.
Advantages for the position:
- Experience in ageing and/or disease biology.
- Experience in analysing Pertub-seq data.
- Experience in computational modelling, method development and/or machine learning.
What we offer:
- A research role in one of Ukraine’s most dynamic Computer Science departments and research hubs.
- Flexibility between working on existing projects and developing independent research.
- Competitive salary, paid vacation, and sick leave.
- Hybrid work format and flexible schedule: choose your start time.
- Health insurance and access to corporate psychological support services.
- Modern office with a storage facility, just a 5-minute walk from the metro.
- Mental health support: corporate psychologist, paid sick leave, and rest days.
- Corporate events and community activities: networking, events, and internal initiatives.
Application Procedure:
To apply, please submit the following documents before November 14, 2025:
- Curriculum Vitae (CV) including a full list of publications.
- Cover Letter highlighting your motivation, research experience and qualifications for the role.
- Contact information of two references.
Shortlisted candidates may be invited for an interview and to give a research talk.
We are seeking a creative and collaborative Researcher in Bioinformatics to join the Laboratory for Mechanistic Learning of Ageing Biology at the Computer Science Department at KSE.
We aim to improve our understanding of ageing biology by focusing on two complementary approaches: model building and data analysis. As a bioinformatician, the researcher is expected to focus primarily on the latter axis while collaborating with the entire team. Specific projects will be defined together based on the researcher's aspirations and the lab philosophy.
Key missions and responsibilities include:
- Leverage in-house and public bioinformatics tools to analyse ageing and disease omics data.
- Formulate and computationally test new hypotheses regarding the causes, onset, development and/or effects of ageing in humans and model organisms.
- Support the model-building team with biological insights to improve the development of new computational methods.
- Support PhD and Master students in the lab.
- Publish research outcomes in high-impact journals and present at leading conferences.
The position is flexible but requires a minimum of 6 months per year of in-person presence in Kyiv to engage with the lab. We will assist with accommodation search and local logistics during this period.
Requirements for the position:
- PhD in Bioinformatics, Statistics, Computational Biology or a closely related field.
- Strong expertise in data analysis and statistics.
- Expertise in analysing single-cell omics data with appropriate R and/or Python packages.
- Demonstrated ability to perform independent research and publish in peer-reviewed journals.
- Fluent in English, with excellent written and verbal communication skills.
Advantages for the position:
- Experience in ageing and/or disease biology.
- Experience in analysing Pertub-seq data.
- Experience in computational modelling, method development and/or machine learning.
What we offer:
- A research role in one of Ukraine’s most dynamic Computer Science departments and research hubs.
- Flexibility between working on existing projects and developing independent research.
- Competitive salary, paid vacation, and sick leave.
- Hybrid work format and flexible schedule: choose your start time.
- Health insurance and access to corporate psychological support services.
- Modern office with a storage facility, just a 5-minute walk from the metro.
- Mental health support: corporate psychologist, paid sick leave, and rest days.
- Corporate events and community activities: networking, events, and internal initiatives.
Application Procedure:
To apply, please submit the following documents before November 14, 2025:
- Curriculum Vitae (CV) including a full list of publications.
- Cover Letter highlighting your motivation, research experience and qualifications for the role.
- Contact information of two references.
Shortlisted candidates may be invited for an interview and to give a research talk.
Researcher in Computational Biology
Sep. 20th, 2025 01:20 pmeuromathjobs_feedThe Kyiv School of Economics (KSE) is more than just an educational institution. We are a modern educational and research hub that brings together talented educators, experts, and thought leaders to foster a strong and innovative Ukrainian economy.
We are seeking a creative and collaborative Researcher in Computational Biology to join the Laboratory for Mechanistic Learning of Ageing Biology at the Computer Science Department at KSE.
We aim to improve our understanding of ageing biology by focusing on two complementary approaches: model building and data analysis. As a computational biologist, the researcher is expected to focus primarily on the former axis while collaborating with the entire team. Specific projects will be defined together based on the researcher's aspirations and the lab philosophy.
Key missions and responsibilities include:
- Design mechanistic models of multi-omics cellular dynamics rooted in first principles from, e.g., statistical physics, stochastic processes, or chemical reaction network theory.
- Translate these models into scalable computational frameworks.
- Support the data analysis team in applying in-house and public models to ageing and disease data.
- Support PhD and Master students in the lab.
Publish research outcomes in high-impact journals and present at leading conferences.
- The position is flexible but requires a minimum of 6 months per year of in-person presence in Kyiv to engage with the lab. We will assist with accommodation search and local logistics during this period.
Requirements for the position:
- PhD in Computational Biology, Computer Science, Applied Physics/Mathematics, or a closely related field.
- Strong expertise in quantitative life science and mathematical modeling.
- Proficiency in programming languages (preferably R and/or Python) and package development process
- Demonstrated ability to perform independent research and publish in peer-reviewed journals.
- Fluent in English, with excellent written and verbal communication skills.
Advantages for the position:
- Experience in working with multi-omics data.
- Experience in machine learning and hybrid modeling.
-Experience in ageing and/or disease biology.
What we offer:
- A research role in one of Ukraine’s most dynamic Computer Science departments and research hubs.
- Flexibility between working on existing projects and developing independent research.
- Competitive salary, paid vacation, and sick leave.
- Hybrid work format and flexible schedule: choose your start time.
- Health insurance and access to corporate psychological support services.
- Modern office with a storage facility, just a 5-minute walk from the metro.
- Mental health support: corporate psychologist, paid sick leave, and rest days.
- Corporate events and community activities: networking, events, and internal initiatives.
Application Procedure:
To apply, please submit the following documents before November 14, 2025:
- Curriculum Vitae (CV) including a full list of publications.
- Cover Letter highlighting your motivation, research experience, and qualifications for the role.
- Contact information of two references.
Shortlisted candidates may be invited for an interview and to give a research talk.
We are seeking a creative and collaborative Researcher in Computational Biology to join the Laboratory for Mechanistic Learning of Ageing Biology at the Computer Science Department at KSE.
We aim to improve our understanding of ageing biology by focusing on two complementary approaches: model building and data analysis. As a computational biologist, the researcher is expected to focus primarily on the former axis while collaborating with the entire team. Specific projects will be defined together based on the researcher's aspirations and the lab philosophy.
Key missions and responsibilities include:
- Design mechanistic models of multi-omics cellular dynamics rooted in first principles from, e.g., statistical physics, stochastic processes, or chemical reaction network theory.
- Translate these models into scalable computational frameworks.
- Support the data analysis team in applying in-house and public models to ageing and disease data.
- Support PhD and Master students in the lab.
Publish research outcomes in high-impact journals and present at leading conferences.
- The position is flexible but requires a minimum of 6 months per year of in-person presence in Kyiv to engage with the lab. We will assist with accommodation search and local logistics during this period.
Requirements for the position:
- PhD in Computational Biology, Computer Science, Applied Physics/Mathematics, or a closely related field.
- Strong expertise in quantitative life science and mathematical modeling.
- Proficiency in programming languages (preferably R and/or Python) and package development process
- Demonstrated ability to perform independent research and publish in peer-reviewed journals.
- Fluent in English, with excellent written and verbal communication skills.
Advantages for the position:
- Experience in working with multi-omics data.
- Experience in machine learning and hybrid modeling.
-Experience in ageing and/or disease biology.
What we offer:
- A research role in one of Ukraine’s most dynamic Computer Science departments and research hubs.
- Flexibility between working on existing projects and developing independent research.
- Competitive salary, paid vacation, and sick leave.
- Hybrid work format and flexible schedule: choose your start time.
- Health insurance and access to corporate psychological support services.
- Modern office with a storage facility, just a 5-minute walk from the metro.
- Mental health support: corporate psychologist, paid sick leave, and rest days.
- Corporate events and community activities: networking, events, and internal initiatives.
Application Procedure:
To apply, please submit the following documents before November 14, 2025:
- Curriculum Vitae (CV) including a full list of publications.
- Cover Letter highlighting your motivation, research experience, and qualifications for the role.
- Contact information of two references.
Shortlisted candidates may be invited for an interview and to give a research talk.
Postdoc positions - Models and filtrations in tensor triangular geometry
Sep. 20th, 2025 01:20 pmeuromathjobs_feedTwo postdoc positions are available as part of the Lumina quaeruntur project at the Department of Algebra, Geometry and Mathematical Physics of the Institute of Mathematics of the Czech Academy of Sciences (IMCAS), coordinated by Dr. Michal Hrbek.
The focus of the project is to significantly advance the understanding of tensor triangular geometry by exploring models and decompositions associated with filtrations of the Balmer spectrum. This research bridges disciplines by extending the rich theory of tilting derived equivalences - well-established in representation theory and recently expanded into commutative algebra - to the broader setting of tensor triangular geometry, including various flavours of stable homotopy theory. We invite applications
from those with experience in one or more of these areas.
Applications are invited from candidates who have completed their PhD within the last 4 years (or will have completed it before the time of hiring). The position does not include any teaching duties. The successful candidate will work under the supervision of Dr. Hrbek, will have funds for travelling to conferences and research visits, as well as for inviting external research collaborators. The selection committee will evaluate the publication record, as well as other activities and professional achievements of the applicants, with respect to the stage of their career.
We offer affordable accommodation in the building of the Institute for the first 3-6 months. Questions and informal inquiries should be directed to Dr. Michal Hrbek at his email address hrbek@math.cas.cz
Please apply ONLY through our online application system
https://application.math.cas.cz/Positions.html
where you can also find more details in the official announcement.
The focus of the project is to significantly advance the understanding of tensor triangular geometry by exploring models and decompositions associated with filtrations of the Balmer spectrum. This research bridges disciplines by extending the rich theory of tilting derived equivalences - well-established in representation theory and recently expanded into commutative algebra - to the broader setting of tensor triangular geometry, including various flavours of stable homotopy theory. We invite applications
from those with experience in one or more of these areas.
Applications are invited from candidates who have completed their PhD within the last 4 years (or will have completed it before the time of hiring). The position does not include any teaching duties. The successful candidate will work under the supervision of Dr. Hrbek, will have funds for travelling to conferences and research visits, as well as for inviting external research collaborators. The selection committee will evaluate the publication record, as well as other activities and professional achievements of the applicants, with respect to the stage of their career.
We offer affordable accommodation in the building of the Institute for the first 3-6 months. Questions and informal inquiries should be directed to Dr. Michal Hrbek at his email address hrbek@math.cas.cz
Please apply ONLY through our online application system
https://application.math.cas.cz/Positions.html
where you can also find more details in the official announcement.
Postdoctoral positions in Mathematics
Sep. 20th, 2025 01:20 pmeuromathjobs_feedThe Department of Mathematics at Aarhus University, Denmark, a top 100 university, is seeking top early-career researchers for a number of attractive one to two year postdoctoral positions within Mathematics.
The positions have 1st January 2026 as earliest possible start dates.
There are postdoc positions available in the areas listed here:
https://math.au.dk/en/about/vacancies/postdoc/
When applying, you will be asked to indicate, which of the areas listed on the page above are of interest to you. The list includes positions covering Operator Algebras, Machine Learning, Analytic Number Theory, Automorphic Forms and Representation Theory. The list may be updated with new areas up until the deadline for application.
As a successful candidate you are expected to:
shine in individual and collaborative research,
either to assist groups of bachelor’s students in doing homework or
co-teach advanced courses relevant for your research area.
The Department of Mathematics, the city of Aarhus as well as Denmark can offer the successful candidate:
a positive and international work environment with a flat hierarchy,
a competitive salary, starting at DKK 36,600 and DKK 40,780 (euro approx. 4.902 – 5.462) + pension between DKK 6,623 and DKK 7,369 (euro approx. 887 - 987) per month – all listed amounts are before taxes are calculated.
universal health insurance as a resident of Denmark, including family members officially residing in Denmark.
The applicants may upload up to ten key publications with the application. While the assessment committee will evaluate the overall scientific achievements of all shortlisted candidates, the committee can only be expected to look into individual scientific results amongst those contained in publications submitted with the application.
Contact information
The relevant person to contact is listed in each position, which can be found here: https://math.au.dk/en/about/vacancies/postdoc/
Place of work
Place of employment is Aarhus University, and place of work is Department of Mathematics, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Ny Munkegade 118, 8000 Aarhus C.
Application procedure
Shortlisting is used. This means that after the deadline for applications – and with the assistance from the assessment committee chairman, and the appointment committee if necessary, – the head of department selects the candidates to be evaluated. All applicants will be notified whether or not their applications have been sent to an expert assessment committee for evaluation. The selected applicants will be informed about the composition of the committee, and each applicant is given the opportunity to comment on the part of the assessment that concerns him/her self. Once the recruitment process is completed a final letter of rejection is sent to the deselected applicants.
Letter of reference
If you want a referee to upload a letter of reference on your behalf, please state the referee’s contact information when you submit your application. We strongly recommend that you make an agreement with the person in question before you enter the referee’s contact information, and that you ensure that the referee has enough time to write the letter of reference before the application deadline. Unfortunately, it is not possible to ensure that letters of reference received after the application deadline will be taken into consideration.
If you wish to add a referee after you have submitted your application, you must send this person’s details (name, job title, place of work, and email address) as well as the name of the position you have applied for to: HR.Nattech@au.dk
Formalities and salary range
Natural Sciences refers to the Ministerial Order on the Appointment of Academic Staff at Danish Universities under the Danish Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation: https://international.au.dk/fileadmin/Bekendtgoerelse_nr__242_af_a3__MARTS_2012_-_ENGELSK_UDGAVE.pdf
The application must be in English and include a curriculum vitae, degree certificate, a complete list of publications, a statement of future research plans and information about research activities, teaching portfolio and verified information on previous teaching experience (if any). Guidelines for applicants can be found here: https://nat.au.dk/en/about-the-faculty/vacant-positions-and-career/guidelines-and-rules/
Appointment shall be in accordance with the collective labour agreement between the Danish Ministry of Taxation and the Danish Confederation of Professional Associations. Further information on qualification requirements and job content may be found in the Memorandum on Job Structure for Academic Staff at Danish Universities: https://medarbejdere.au.dk/fileadmin/www.medarbejdere.au.dk/hr/Rekruttering/Onboarding/Ministerial_Order_no._1443_of_11_December_2019_on_Job_Structure_for_Academic_Staff_at_Universities.pdf
Salary depends on seniority as agreed between the Danish Ministry of Taxation and the Confederation of Professional Associations.
Aarhus University’s ambition is to be an attractive and inspiring workplace for all and to foster a culture in which each individual has opportunities to thrive, achieve and develop. We view equality and diversity as assets, and we welcome all applicants.
Research activities will be evaluated in relation to actual research time. Thus, we encourage applicants to specify periods of leave without research activities, in order to be able to subtract these periods from the span of the scientific career during the evaluation of scientific productivity.
Aarhus University offers a broad variety of services for international researchers and accompanying families, including relocation service and career counselling to expat partners. Read more here. Please find more information about entering and working in Denmark here.
Aarhus University also offers a Junior Researcher Development Programme targeted at career development for postdocs at AU. You can read more about it here: http://talent.au.dk/junior-researcher-development-programme/
At the Faculty of Natural Science at Aarhus University, we strive to support our scientific staff in their career development. We focus on competency development and career clarification and want to make your opportunities transparent. On our website: https://nat.au.dk/en/about-the-faculty/career, you can find information on all types of scientific positions, as well as the entry criteria we use when assessing candidates. You can also read more about how we can assist you in your career planning and development.
The application must be submitted via Aarhus University’s recruitment system, which can be accessed under the job advertisement on Aarhus University's website.
Aarhus University
Deadline:
10 October 2025
Apply
https://au.career.emply.com/ad/postdoctoral-positions-in-mathematics/prm4hg/en
Aarhus University is an academically diverse and research-intensive university with a strong commitment to high-quality research and education and the development of society nationally and globally. The university offers an inspiring research and teaching environment to its 38,000 students (FTEs) and 8,300 employees, and has an annual revenues of EUR 935 million. Learn more at www.international.au.dk/
The positions have 1st January 2026 as earliest possible start dates.
There are postdoc positions available in the areas listed here:
https://math.au.dk/en/about/vacancies/postdoc/
When applying, you will be asked to indicate, which of the areas listed on the page above are of interest to you. The list includes positions covering Operator Algebras, Machine Learning, Analytic Number Theory, Automorphic Forms and Representation Theory. The list may be updated with new areas up until the deadline for application.
As a successful candidate you are expected to:
shine in individual and collaborative research,
either to assist groups of bachelor’s students in doing homework or
co-teach advanced courses relevant for your research area.
The Department of Mathematics, the city of Aarhus as well as Denmark can offer the successful candidate:
a positive and international work environment with a flat hierarchy,
a competitive salary, starting at DKK 36,600 and DKK 40,780 (euro approx. 4.902 – 5.462) + pension between DKK 6,623 and DKK 7,369 (euro approx. 887 - 987) per month – all listed amounts are before taxes are calculated.
universal health insurance as a resident of Denmark, including family members officially residing in Denmark.
The applicants may upload up to ten key publications with the application. While the assessment committee will evaluate the overall scientific achievements of all shortlisted candidates, the committee can only be expected to look into individual scientific results amongst those contained in publications submitted with the application.
Contact information
The relevant person to contact is listed in each position, which can be found here: https://math.au.dk/en/about/vacancies/postdoc/
Place of work
Place of employment is Aarhus University, and place of work is Department of Mathematics, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Ny Munkegade 118, 8000 Aarhus C.
Application procedure
Shortlisting is used. This means that after the deadline for applications – and with the assistance from the assessment committee chairman, and the appointment committee if necessary, – the head of department selects the candidates to be evaluated. All applicants will be notified whether or not their applications have been sent to an expert assessment committee for evaluation. The selected applicants will be informed about the composition of the committee, and each applicant is given the opportunity to comment on the part of the assessment that concerns him/her self. Once the recruitment process is completed a final letter of rejection is sent to the deselected applicants.
Letter of reference
If you want a referee to upload a letter of reference on your behalf, please state the referee’s contact information when you submit your application. We strongly recommend that you make an agreement with the person in question before you enter the referee’s contact information, and that you ensure that the referee has enough time to write the letter of reference before the application deadline. Unfortunately, it is not possible to ensure that letters of reference received after the application deadline will be taken into consideration.
If you wish to add a referee after you have submitted your application, you must send this person’s details (name, job title, place of work, and email address) as well as the name of the position you have applied for to: HR.Nattech@au.dk
Formalities and salary range
Natural Sciences refers to the Ministerial Order on the Appointment of Academic Staff at Danish Universities under the Danish Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation: https://international.au.dk/fileadmin/Bekendtgoerelse_nr__242_af_a3__MARTS_2012_-_ENGELSK_UDGAVE.pdf
The application must be in English and include a curriculum vitae, degree certificate, a complete list of publications, a statement of future research plans and information about research activities, teaching portfolio and verified information on previous teaching experience (if any). Guidelines for applicants can be found here: https://nat.au.dk/en/about-the-faculty/vacant-positions-and-career/guidelines-and-rules/
Appointment shall be in accordance with the collective labour agreement between the Danish Ministry of Taxation and the Danish Confederation of Professional Associations. Further information on qualification requirements and job content may be found in the Memorandum on Job Structure for Academic Staff at Danish Universities: https://medarbejdere.au.dk/fileadmin/www.medarbejdere.au.dk/hr/Rekruttering/Onboarding/Ministerial_Order_no._1443_of_11_December_2019_on_Job_Structure_for_Academic_Staff_at_Universities.pdf
Salary depends on seniority as agreed between the Danish Ministry of Taxation and the Confederation of Professional Associations.
Aarhus University’s ambition is to be an attractive and inspiring workplace for all and to foster a culture in which each individual has opportunities to thrive, achieve and develop. We view equality and diversity as assets, and we welcome all applicants.
Research activities will be evaluated in relation to actual research time. Thus, we encourage applicants to specify periods of leave without research activities, in order to be able to subtract these periods from the span of the scientific career during the evaluation of scientific productivity.
Aarhus University offers a broad variety of services for international researchers and accompanying families, including relocation service and career counselling to expat partners. Read more here. Please find more information about entering and working in Denmark here.
Aarhus University also offers a Junior Researcher Development Programme targeted at career development for postdocs at AU. You can read more about it here: http://talent.au.dk/junior-researcher-development-programme/
At the Faculty of Natural Science at Aarhus University, we strive to support our scientific staff in their career development. We focus on competency development and career clarification and want to make your opportunities transparent. On our website: https://nat.au.dk/en/about-the-faculty/career, you can find information on all types of scientific positions, as well as the entry criteria we use when assessing candidates. You can also read more about how we can assist you in your career planning and development.
The application must be submitted via Aarhus University’s recruitment system, which can be accessed under the job advertisement on Aarhus University's website.
Aarhus University
Deadline:
10 October 2025
Apply
https://au.career.emply.com/ad/postdoctoral-positions-in-mathematics/prm4hg/en
Aarhus University is an academically diverse and research-intensive university with a strong commitment to high-quality research and education and the development of society nationally and globally. The university offers an inspiring research and teaching environment to its 38,000 students (FTEs) and 8,300 employees, and has an annual revenues of EUR 935 million. Learn more at www.international.au.dk/
Friday Afternoon, Capclave
Sep. 20th, 2025 09:17 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
lydamorehouseWhen last we left our intrepid heroines, Naomi and were off to see what fun Japanese shops we could shop. The only place that was open when we set out (around 10 am) was Maruichi, a grocery store, 1.1 miles from the hotel. It was probably the most fun we had shopping. I tried Boss Coffee Black hot, not out of a vending machine (as it proper) but, even so, it was quite good. I liked this place because I could listen to customers and shop workers speaking a language I’m trying to learn.
I think I’ve talked about this already but I’m at the halfway point in the 13th Warrior language acquisition montage with Japanese. I will embed the video I’m referencing below, so you know what I mean. But, the point in the scene where Antonio can pick out about ten words out of a hundred? That’s me right now.
In the same mall was a kielbasa shop which was filled with other fun Polish goods and goodies. We spent a decent amount of time just window shopping (and gift buying) at these two places.
The other Japanese shops, however, weren’t open for another hour or more and so Naomi and I wandered back down the Rockville Pike checking out all the other little places along the way. We found a fun little tea shop run by an Indian couple who were very charming. Since Mason never reads my blog, I can tell you that I picked up a couple of really nice gifts for him (as my son has turned into a bit of a loose tea connoisseur,) including a cute tea ball where the counterweight is a book reading cat.
Surprisingly, the Tesco (the departo) was a bit of a bust for me. Naomi’s guest liaison had hyped up this store’s stationary section and so I’d gotten my hopes up. Alas, what they called stationary was actually just a packet of lined paper. Not even with a cute bit of art at the top. Very strange. Very disappointing. Tesco, however, had an absolutely mind-boggling number of Lay’s chip flavors and Kit-Kats, etc. It was interesting, thinking back on the Reddit thread comments, that the only language besides English that I heard spoken there seemed to be Mandarin. (I can not say for sure, but it certainly wasn’t Japanese.)
Naomi then took me out for my very first ever conveyor belt sushi. What fun!
Image: the conveyor belt with sushi
I was brave and tried raw squid (not sure I’ll be doing that again!), but otherwise we ate far too much. This place also had robot servers--two different types, a little train that brought small snacks, and an actual robot that brought bigger appetizers and then complained that it had to get back to work. I found it very charming.
Image: the little train-like robot that delivered small snacks. I failed to get a picture of the larger robot.
Then we came back to the hotel room long enough to take a quick break and rest our feet.
I will admit that at this point I “snoozled.” Snoozling is what my family calls those kinds of half-naps where you’re easily wakeable for a chat, but also just as likely to drift into the zone where you might start snoring. You know, snoozling.
From there we went to registration to begin the con. Program participants all got individualized schedules printed on the back--and I was reminded that this was something I wanted to be able to do for our Gaylaxicon folks. This means, I’ll be doing them? But it’s really SO NICE. It feels like a perk to the programming participant, you know?
Naomi had a panel right away at 4 pm called “Morally Grey Characters” which I sat and listened to. Zack Be was the moderator and he did an excellent job, actually. He’s apparently a psychologist by trade and you could kind of tell from the way he talked to some of the folks who asked questions at the end--like he was able to coax out the shy ones, and firmly, but respectfully shut down the rambling ones. I will admit that I wasn’t super riveted by the topic. I am a fan of morally grey characters, but the panel ended up focusing more on how to write them than recommendations on where to find them. I wanted the latter.
Then I was on an absolutely banger of a panel on SF and Romance. The other folks on the panel were fantastic:JL Gribble, Morgan Hazelwood, Sherin Nicole and Andrija Popovic. The conversation was dynamic and informative and I had a tremendous time.
Even cooler, I was wandering towards the con suite thinking I might scrounge up dinner there when JL Gribble invited me out to dinner. I hung out with them and one of their writer friends and had one of those fun con experiences where you go out to a meal with someone you barely know and have a fantastic conversation. At the same time Naomi was off being interviewed in a very similar vein by Scott Edelman for “Eating the Fantastic,” (https://www.scottedelman.com/wordpress/tag/eating-the-fantastic/) which basically hopes to recreate that magical con experience. So, that was kind of a cool coincidence!
Naomi and I met up again at her reading, whereafter I turned into a pumpkin.
There is something that is happening to me now that I am older where I just don’t want to talk to people after 9 pm. I don’t know what that’s about. I still consider myself an extrovert, but I am starting to experience the uniquely introverted experience of being “peopled out.” I’d had my fill of strangers. Time for bed.
I was up this morning early enough to discover that the Starbucks in the hotel has a broken espresso machine. So, I ended up across the street for our lattes again. Today is my busiest day, so I'll have a lot to report tomorrow.
I think I’ve talked about this already but I’m at the halfway point in the 13th Warrior language acquisition montage with Japanese. I will embed the video I’m referencing below, so you know what I mean. But, the point in the scene where Antonio can pick out about ten words out of a hundred? That’s me right now.
In the same mall was a kielbasa shop which was filled with other fun Polish goods and goodies. We spent a decent amount of time just window shopping (and gift buying) at these two places.
The other Japanese shops, however, weren’t open for another hour or more and so Naomi and I wandered back down the Rockville Pike checking out all the other little places along the way. We found a fun little tea shop run by an Indian couple who were very charming. Since Mason never reads my blog, I can tell you that I picked up a couple of really nice gifts for him (as my son has turned into a bit of a loose tea connoisseur,) including a cute tea ball where the counterweight is a book reading cat.
Surprisingly, the Tesco (the departo) was a bit of a bust for me. Naomi’s guest liaison had hyped up this store’s stationary section and so I’d gotten my hopes up. Alas, what they called stationary was actually just a packet of lined paper. Not even with a cute bit of art at the top. Very strange. Very disappointing. Tesco, however, had an absolutely mind-boggling number of Lay’s chip flavors and Kit-Kats, etc. It was interesting, thinking back on the Reddit thread comments, that the only language besides English that I heard spoken there seemed to be Mandarin. (I can not say for sure, but it certainly wasn’t Japanese.)
Naomi then took me out for my very first ever conveyor belt sushi. What fun!
Image: the conveyor belt with sushi
I was brave and tried raw squid (not sure I’ll be doing that again!), but otherwise we ate far too much. This place also had robot servers--two different types, a little train that brought small snacks, and an actual robot that brought bigger appetizers and then complained that it had to get back to work. I found it very charming.
Image: the little train-like robot that delivered small snacks. I failed to get a picture of the larger robot.
Then we came back to the hotel room long enough to take a quick break and rest our feet.
I will admit that at this point I “snoozled.” Snoozling is what my family calls those kinds of half-naps where you’re easily wakeable for a chat, but also just as likely to drift into the zone where you might start snoring. You know, snoozling.
From there we went to registration to begin the con. Program participants all got individualized schedules printed on the back--and I was reminded that this was something I wanted to be able to do for our Gaylaxicon folks. This means, I’ll be doing them? But it’s really SO NICE. It feels like a perk to the programming participant, you know?
Naomi had a panel right away at 4 pm called “Morally Grey Characters” which I sat and listened to. Zack Be was the moderator and he did an excellent job, actually. He’s apparently a psychologist by trade and you could kind of tell from the way he talked to some of the folks who asked questions at the end--like he was able to coax out the shy ones, and firmly, but respectfully shut down the rambling ones. I will admit that I wasn’t super riveted by the topic. I am a fan of morally grey characters, but the panel ended up focusing more on how to write them than recommendations on where to find them. I wanted the latter.
Then I was on an absolutely banger of a panel on SF and Romance. The other folks on the panel were fantastic:JL Gribble, Morgan Hazelwood, Sherin Nicole and Andrija Popovic. The conversation was dynamic and informative and I had a tremendous time.
Even cooler, I was wandering towards the con suite thinking I might scrounge up dinner there when JL Gribble invited me out to dinner. I hung out with them and one of their writer friends and had one of those fun con experiences where you go out to a meal with someone you barely know and have a fantastic conversation. At the same time Naomi was off being interviewed in a very similar vein by Scott Edelman for “Eating the Fantastic,” (https://www.scottedelman.com/wordpress/tag/eating-the-fantastic/) which basically hopes to recreate that magical con experience. So, that was kind of a cool coincidence!
Naomi and I met up again at her reading, whereafter I turned into a pumpkin.
There is something that is happening to me now that I am older where I just don’t want to talk to people after 9 pm. I don’t know what that’s about. I still consider myself an extrovert, but I am starting to experience the uniquely introverted experience of being “peopled out.” I’d had my fill of strangers. Time for bed.
I was up this morning early enough to discover that the Starbucks in the hotel has a broken espresso machine. So, I ended up across the street for our lattes again. Today is my busiest day, so I'll have a lot to report tomorrow.
Poetry meta by obsidianpegasus, about writing
Sep. 21st, 2025 12:36 ammific posting in ![[community profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/community.png){kind=small}
fan_writersI just saw this post by obsidianpegasus on tumblr, and wanted to share it here.
Say it with me:
I am a writer. Not a content-producing machine.
I am a writer. Not a content-producing machine.
I am a writer. Not a content-producing machine.
It’s okay if I don’t have time to write.
It’s okay if a chapter is delayed.
It’s okay if my words come out messy.
It’s okay if I need to take a break.
It’s okay if I don’t update every week, every month, or even every year.
My value as a writer is not measured by how fast I post.
My worth is not defined by kudos, bookmarks, or comments.
I am allowed to be slow.
I am allowed to rest.
I am allowed to write for joy, not for an algorithm.
I am a writer. Not a content-producing machine.
And if anyone thinks otherwise, they can wait.
the post on tumblr
Miss Austen (Miniseries)
Sep. 20th, 2025 02:21 pmselenakMiss Austen: is a delightful four part miniseries. Now with the exception of the excellent Miss Austen Regrets, featuring Olivia Williams as an older Jane A., biographical media on Jane Austen has suffered from the usual flaw of biopics or bio series focusing on female authors, i.e. insisting on inflicting plots of their most popular work on their life. Miss Austen also avoids this, not least by the fact the titular Miss isn’t Jane, it’s her older sister Cassandra, played in middle age by a superb as usual Keeley Hawes and in flashbacks when young by SinnØve Karlsen, who is so versatile that despite having seen her being very good as Clarice Orsini, Lorenzo de’ Medici’s wife in Medici and superb most recently as Bayta in Foundation’s third season, I didn’t recognise her until googling her. (In addition to great acting, I blame the regency outfit and hairstyle in the flashbcks. *g*) Jane Austen is played by Patsy Ferran who is also great, both when being mischievous and witty, passionate about writing and her sister, and depressed (for various reasons, not least the early lack of success). In fact, this miniseries has led me to the conclusion that Jane Austen is like Benjamin Franklin in that the best way to treat her is as a supporting character where she can shine and leave the audience asking for more, whereas when Ben or Jane get the main character treatment, the increased focus reduces their charisma and attraction.
(This is also why back in my Highlander days, I never wanted a Methos spin-off, despite being as fond of the character as any other fan. He is perhaps THE example of a character who needs to remain a recurring guest star in order to maintain what makes their charm and mystery.)
( Attend the saga of sisters and a sister-in-law… ) The script manages to avoid the obvious quotes while coming up for Austenish sounding things the characters to say, and does great both with the social comedy of manners and the emotional drama. All in all really superb. Anyone either German like me or French: I watched it on ARTE, which also offers the undubbed, original version. Enjoy!
(This is also why back in my Highlander days, I never wanted a Methos spin-off, despite being as fond of the character as any other fan. He is perhaps THE example of a character who needs to remain a recurring guest star in order to maintain what makes their charm and mystery.)
( Attend the saga of sisters and a sister-in-law… ) The script manages to avoid the obvious quotes while coming up for Austenish sounding things the characters to say, and does great both with the social comedy of manners and the emotional drama. All in all really superb. Anyone either German like me or French: I watched it on ARTE, which also offers the undubbed, original version. Enjoy!
I WAS A FOOL
Sep. 20th, 2025 07:56 ammarcicatBack in June, I posted about how I didn't use a night guard. Since then, for a variety of reasons that don't really aren't interesting enough to explain, I actually have been using a night guard, and let me just say: I WAS A FOOL. SO WRONG. I love wearing a night guard so much I've genuinely considered using them during the day.
Here's the thing: each time the dentist has talked to me about night guards, they've said 'does your jaw hurt in the mornings?' (no, it does not) and also 'do you have a headache when you wake up?' (sure, but my body's first reaction to literally any kind of stress is a headache, so that's not exactly unusual).
What the dentist did NOT say to me was these magic words: MORE SLEEP
I've tried a couple different kinds of night guards, and used them consistently since around the start of July, and my flitbit sleep record has NOTABLY CHANGED. I used to average about an hour of 'awake' time, and now I'm down to more like half an hour. That's MORE SLEEP, HECK YEAH! ONE OF MY FAVORITE THINGS!
In conclusion: I LOVE SLEEP
Here's the thing: each time the dentist has talked to me about night guards, they've said 'does your jaw hurt in the mornings?' (no, it does not) and also 'do you have a headache when you wake up?' (sure, but my body's first reaction to literally any kind of stress is a headache, so that's not exactly unusual).
What the dentist did NOT say to me was these magic words: MORE SLEEP
I've tried a couple different kinds of night guards, and used them consistently since around the start of July, and my flitbit sleep record has NOTABLY CHANGED. I used to average about an hour of 'awake' time, and now I'm down to more like half an hour. That's MORE SLEEP, HECK YEAH! ONE OF MY FAVORITE THINGS!
In conclusion: I LOVE SLEEP
dang, they lost both Hulks, aunt May, and Mr Fantastic Space Papa.
Sep. 20th, 2025 01:54 pmgoodbyebird posting in disneyplusshowsMarvel Stars Stand for Jimmy Kimmel: Pedro Pascal Defends Free Speech While Others Endorse Boycott
psa if you're going to delete your Disney+ account, cancel first. Deleting it doesn't cancel your subscription *shrug emoji*
Pascal’s post came on the heels of other Marvel stars taking their support a step further by endorsing a boycott of the studio and its subsidiaries, including platforms that stream their work. Marisa Tomei, who played Aunt May opposite Tom Holland in the Spider-Man franchise (a Marvel property distributed by Sony, though she appears in Disney releases from the Avengers universe), reposted a call to “unsubscribe and boycott” platforms under the Walt Disney Company umbrella, including Marvel, ABC, ESPN, Fox Entertainment, Hulu, Pixar, Lucasfilm and Bamtech Media.
Tatiana Maslany, who starred in the title role of She-Hulk: Attorney at Law, a Marvel series that debuted on Disney+, posted a behind-the-scenes photo of herself on set, urging her Instagram followers to “cancel your Disney+, Hulu, ESPN subscriptions!” Mark Ruffalo, who played the Hulk on the big screen, participated in a No Kings online event during which he weighed in. “My industry doesn’t really understand what’s happening right now, but what they do understand is our freedom of speech is being attacked.”
psa if you're going to delete your Disney+ account, cancel first. Deleting it doesn't cancel your subscription *shrug emoji*
The Day in Spikedluv (Friday, Sept 19)
Sep. 20th, 2025 07:08 amspikedluvToday was a LOW-shopping day. *g* I hit the Pharmacy while I was downtown and got in a walk around the park. I filled my gas tank and dropped a book off at the library on the way to mom’s.
I did a load of laundry (washed, dried AND folded), hand-washed dishes, went for several walks with Pip and the dogs, cut up chicken for the dogs' meals, scooped kitty litter, paid some bills online, and showered. *whispers* I picked up more bbq chicken quarters for supper. Sunnycrest was having a Harvest Fest, and bbq chicken and pulled pork was part of that. The dinners were disappointing, but a night of not having to cook supper is still a win for me!
I read more fanfic and watched some HGTV programs.
Temps started out at 60.6(F) and reached 72.1. I had no idea it was going to be so warm in the morning! We were actually warm sleeping overnight because we’d planned for another 45 degree night.
Mom Update:
Mom was doing well today, which was a surprise after yesterday’s exhausting afternoon. ( more back here )
I did a load of laundry (washed, dried AND folded), hand-washed dishes, went for several walks with Pip and the dogs, cut up chicken for the dogs' meals, scooped kitty litter, paid some bills online, and showered. *whispers* I picked up more bbq chicken quarters for supper. Sunnycrest was having a Harvest Fest, and bbq chicken and pulled pork was part of that. The dinners were disappointing, but a night of not having to cook supper is still a win for me!
I read more fanfic and watched some HGTV programs.
Temps started out at 60.6(F) and reached 72.1. I had no idea it was going to be so warm in the morning! We were actually warm sleeping overnight because we’d planned for another 45 degree night.
Mom Update:
Mom was doing well today, which was a surprise after yesterday’s exhausting afternoon. ( more back here )
Edits, edits, always pondering edits
Sep. 20th, 2025 11:39 amvriddyThe Cursed Witch post-beta editing is going slowly. Soooooooooooooooooooo slowly. Not because I'm not putting in the time! I've put in *checks* 18h31. Just for Chapter 2. Out of ten chapters. I've spent 43h51 on this round of editing so far, and I'm not even a quarter of the way through.
I can never write a story in this way again.
It doesn't matter that the changes do seem to be making the story better and more interesting (although I'm still concerned about pace). It's just hard to work on ideas I had 2 years ago when I have more ideas, concepts, life questions I want to dive into now. But mainly, if I'm aware of how much work is ahead of me, and that I won't be able to take on much of anything else during that period, I suspect I just won't start. I don't have any genius ideas that feel worth that much effort. Just a lot of concepts I think are pretty cool.
The main thing is that doing structural edits at this very late stage of the story is likely too much, too late. I suspected it would be, but now I sure as hell feel it! I guess if I had the kind of brain that can work on this for several hours in a day, it would matter less, because I'd still have time to explore all of the fun things, but I can't right now.
I've been trying to teach myself to be a bit more chill about how I edit during the *checks* 191h57 (sob) and 50 millions (actually 4 or 5) rounds of editing, but clearly I don't know how to be chill about editing. Did I mention it took me 30 hours to write the first draft, and that I always say I prefer writing to editing? Something is skewed here.
I don't think a "better editing process" is what I need right now. I think more work in the early phases is where I should look next. ( Read more... )
I started alternating these edits with more lighthearted activities, like a fic I'm writing for a new fandom :) Obviously, that means editing will take even longer but it's keeping the insanity at bay, which is great! I recommend that! XD Unfortunately, I also feel like my writing is flat and lifeless at the moment. I know this kind of feelings ebb and flow over the seasons, and I just have to (gently) push through.
Progress is being made!! :) It's just a little bit harder to feel good about it at times. Step by step.
I Love All of You (A Room with a View, 1985, NC-17)
Sep. 20th, 2025 02:39 ambring_me_sugar posting in iddyiddybangbangTitle: I Love All of You
Author: Missy
Fandom: A Room with a View (1985)
Characters: George Emerson, Lucy Honeychurch, and the entire main ensemble
Pairings: George/Lucy
Word Count: 5,000
Rating: E/Explicit
Warnings: No Achieve Warnings Apply; this is rated for smut.
Summary: How George and Lucy spent the fall and winter before their spring wedding. Or: Sex lessons with everything including the tip featuring George's reading skills, Lucy's determination, and Edwardian social mores being upended by under-the-table handjobs.
@ AO3
Author: Missy
Fandom: A Room with a View (1985)
Characters: George Emerson, Lucy Honeychurch, and the entire main ensemble
Pairings: George/Lucy
Word Count: 5,000
Rating: E/Explicit
Warnings: No Achieve Warnings Apply; this is rated for smut.
Summary: How George and Lucy spent the fall and winter before their spring wedding. Or: Sex lessons with everything including the tip featuring George's reading skills, Lucy's determination, and Edwardian social mores being upended by under-the-table handjobs.
@ AO3
Slo-Mo Rewatch: Guardian episode 2, part 1
Sep. 20th, 2025 06:06 pmchina_shop posting in sid_guardian
Hi, and welcome back to the Guardian drama Slo-Mo Rewatch. Watch half an episode a week, at your leisure, and then come and chat about it here in comments. Or you can just jump into the comments without rewatching, of course!
Here are the previous weeks' rewatch posts.
Episode 2, up to 22:11
Summary
Shen Wei heals his shoulder while the fish in his aquarium look on. Zhu Jiu plays chess and schemes to get the Sundial. Zhao Yunlan and Shen Wei save Li Qian from falling off the building, then she faints. Shen Wei and Zhao Yunlan take her to the hospital and discuss, among other things, Shen Wei's marital status. They make a lunch date. Lin Jing, Wang Zheng and Zhu Hong watch footage of the Envoy's appearance, until Chu Shuzhi makes them delete it. Guo Changcheng and cat!Da Qing stake out the hospital to protect Li Qian. Shen Wei shows up with food. Watching from the SID, Zhu Hong identifies Li Qian's necklace as the Longevity Dial, and Zhao Yunlan concludes Li Qian killed her grandmother. Changcheng tackles the hospital attacker, is knocked out, and then Shen Wei plain-clothes Envoys the attacker out of the ward just as Zhao Yunlan arrives. The hospital attacker and Chu Shuzhi fight in the street, and the attacker escapes.
Quote
ZYL: I'll treat you to lunch once this case is solved.
SW: No need... When that happens, it should be my treat.
Detail
I think this is the first time I've noticed that when Zhao Yunlan catches Xiao-Guo at the hospital, he repeats his "I've got your back" from earlier. Zhao Yunlan seems quite shaken, to me, realising he sent Xiao-Guo into genuine danger.
Questions
Do you have a favourite scene or quote from the first half of episode 2? What is Shen Wei thinking when he sees Zhao Yunlan's graze? On a scale of 1 to 10, how sorry do you feel for Li Qian? How much bandage does a person need for a grazed arm? What do you think of Zhao Yunlan's management style? Were you surprised by the passing of time in this half-episode (at the hospital, we learn Li Yufen died two days earlier; at the SID, Zhao Yunlan says Xiao-Guo has been there for a week)? When Zhu Hong warns Zhao Yunlan about Shen Wei, do you think that's genuine suspicion or can she already tell which way the wind is blowing? Do you think Xiao-Guo manages to be successfully supportive at Li Qian's bedside? What's your impression of the hospital attacker, Gao Tianyu? Do you find him sympathetic? On a scale of 1 to 10, how hot is plain-clothes Envoy!Shen Wei?
If you're familiar with the novel, any thoughts about how the drama adaptation compares? The novel!SID team versus the drama!SID team? Anything else?
(As usual, these are all just conversation starters - feel free to answer all, some, or none, and to say as much or as little as you like! You don't have to be keeping up with the rewatch to join in. We'd love to hear your thoughts!)
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Philosophical Questions: Society
Sep. 20th, 2025 12:30 amysabetwordsmithPeople have expressed interest in deep topics, so this list focuses on philosophical questions.
Has social media been a net positive or a net negative for our society? Why?
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Has social media been a net positive or a net negative for our society? Why?
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Book review: The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet
Sep. 19th, 2025 10:46 pmrocky41_7 posting in fffridayLast night I finished Becky Chambers' The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet, a sci-fi book about a motley crew of spacefarers who "drill" wormholes to enable rapid travel across space for the diverse galactic alliance known as the GC. At the start of the book, they are offered a bid on a particularly difficult, lucrative job, and can't resist taking the bait.
This should be (another) lesson to me in not going all-in on a creator because I've enjoyed one of their works. I loved Chambers' To Be Taught, if Fortunate, and I've heard plenty of internet praise for The Long Way, so when I saw it at the bookstore recently, I dropped $20 on it readily. If I hadn't, I probably wouldn't have bothered finishing it.
First - if you picked up this book looking for the femslash, it's barely there, and it's a lot more friends-with-benefits than romance. The other two romances in the book get a lot more attention. If what you really want is F/F romance, it's not really here.
This is a character-driven book with barely a plot, which wouldn't be a problem if the characters were interesting. As it is, they are functionally interchangeable: a crew of people who are all optimistic, friendly, emotionally open, painstakingly polite, and obsessively well-intentioned (except for the one guy who's a Jerk, who exists to be a jerk whenever the scene calls for someone who needs to be less-than-fanatically-polite or there's a chance for Chambers to squeeze in another instance of his being a jerk, even when he's technically right). There is no character growth to speak of; none of these characters changes at all between the start of the book and the end. There's no complexity to anyone.
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This should be (another) lesson to me in not going all-in on a creator because I've enjoyed one of their works. I loved Chambers' To Be Taught, if Fortunate, and I've heard plenty of internet praise for The Long Way, so when I saw it at the bookstore recently, I dropped $20 on it readily. If I hadn't, I probably wouldn't have bothered finishing it.
First - if you picked up this book looking for the femslash, it's barely there, and it's a lot more friends-with-benefits than romance. The other two romances in the book get a lot more attention. If what you really want is F/F romance, it's not really here.
This is a character-driven book with barely a plot, which wouldn't be a problem if the characters were interesting. As it is, they are functionally interchangeable: a crew of people who are all optimistic, friendly, emotionally open, painstakingly polite, and obsessively well-intentioned (except for the one guy who's a Jerk, who exists to be a jerk whenever the scene calls for someone who needs to be less-than-fanatically-polite or there's a chance for Chambers to squeeze in another instance of his being a jerk, even when he's technically right). There is no character growth to speak of; none of these characters changes at all between the start of the book and the end. There's no complexity to anyone.
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Torchwood: Fanfic: Target practice
Sep. 20th, 2025 03:27 pmm_findlow posting in fan_flashworksTitle: Target practice
Fandom: Torchwood
Characters: Ianto, Owen, Jack
Author: m_findlow
Rating: M
Length: 1,809 words
Content notes: None
Author notes: Written for Challenge 491 - Riddle
Summary: Ianto and Owen get caught in the crossfire whilst investigating.
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Fandom: Torchwood
Characters: Ianto, Owen, Jack
Author: m_findlow
Rating: M
Length: 1,809 words
Content notes: None
Author notes: Written for Challenge 491 - Riddle
Summary: Ianto and Owen get caught in the crossfire whilst investigating.
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