Research Fellow London, England
Job description
About us
The Department of Mathematics at UCL is an internationally renowned department within one of the world’s most prestigious universities. Since its beginning, mathematics at UCL has been enhanced by its many outstanding members of staff. Indeed, two of its students (and later staff) Professor Klaus Roth (1958) and Professor Alan Baker (1970) have gone on to win the Fields Medal. Another former member of staff Professor Tim Gowers won the Fields Medal in 1998 for work he did whilst at UCL.
About the role
The department has internationally recognised research groups in pure and applied analysis; fluid mechanics; mathematical physics; geometry and topology; algebra, number theory and combinatorics; mathematical modelling in biology, finance, industry and society.
Applications are invited for a full-time Research Fellow position in the analysis group at UCL. This project focuses on problems in spectral and scattering geometry, especially those arising from high energy spectral asymptoticsand from the Steklov problem. The project focuses on the study of spectral asymptotics both in the setting of scattering theory and compact manifolds using microlocal methods.
The responsibilities of the post will include: carrying out vigorous, high-level research inthe area of analysis, submitting publications regularly in refereed journals; participating in local seminars and in national and international conferences.
This post will be available from 1 July 2023 as soon as possible thereafter. Salary will be UCL Grade 7, point 29-30: £38,308 – £39,333 per annum inclusive of London Allowance.
This post is funded for34 months in the first instance.
A job description and person specification can be accessed at the bottom of this page.
If you have any queries regarding the vacancy or the application process, please contact Adrianna Mickiewicz ([email protected]).
Informal enquiries may be addressed to Dr Jeffrey Galkowski, email [email protected].
About you
Candidates should either have a PhD or equivalent qualification in mathematics, or should be finalising their PhD or waiting for their viva date.
The successful candidates will have a proven track record in research and publishing, they will have an excellent grasp of analysis and geometry, excellent communication skills, both written and oral, as well as excellent interpersonal skills to facilitate participation in a research group.
An outstanding candidates will have research experience inanalysis and geometry, especiallyspectral and scattering geometry.
Please note: Appointment at Grade 7 is dependent on award and confirmation of a PhD (or equivalent). If this is not the case, initial appointment will be at Research Assistant Grade 6B, point 26 (salary £35,411 per annum inclusive of London allowance) with payment at Grade 7 being backdated to the date of final submission of the PhD thesis.
What we offer
As well as the exciting opportunities this role presents, we also offer some great benefits some of which are below:
- 41 Days holiday (27 days annual leave 8 bank holiday and 6 closure days)
- Additional 5 days’ annual leave purchase scheme
- Defined benefit career average revalued earnings pension scheme (CARE)
- Cycle to work scheme and season ticket loan
- Immigration loan
- Relocation scheme for certain posts
- On-Site nursery
- On-site gym
- Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption pay
- Employee assistance programme: Staff Support Service
- Discounted medical insurance
Visit https://www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/reward-and-benefits to find out more.
Our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
As London’s Global University, we know diversity fosters creativity and innovation, and we want our community to represent the diversity of the world’s talent. We are committed to equality of opportunity, to being fair and inclusive, and to being a place where we all belong.
We therefore particularly encourage applications from candidates who are likely to be underrepresented in UCL’s workforce.
These include people from Black, Asian and ethnic minority backgrounds; disabled people; LGBTQI+ people; and for our Grade 9 and 10 roles, women.
Our department holds an Athena SWAN Silver award, in recognition of our commitment and demonstrable impact in advancing gender equality.
