Associate Professor (or Professorship) in Applied Mathematics

Mathhire.org; Oxford; On-site; GBP 52,187 - 63,784; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Oxford Living Subsidy

Full Professor title allowance

Job summary

The Mathematical Institute at Oxford is inviting applications for an Associate Professor (or Professor) in Applied Mathematics. The appointment includes duties at Christ Church and a salary scale with a substantial Oxford Living Subsidy, plus an additional potential allowance upon Full Professor title.

Successful candidates will conduct high-impact research, secure funding, supervise projects, and teach a range of mathematics topics.

Qualifications

• PhD in mathematics or a closely related discipline with outstanding research in applied mathematics.
• We welcome applications from across applied mathematics with a preference for candidates developing or applying modern data-centric computational methodologies, including machine learning and artificial intelligence, to advance fundamental understanding and engineering of problems arising in the physical, biological, medical, and information sciences.
• They will be expected to teach effectively across a range of topics in mathematics.

Responsibilities

• Carry out, disseminate the results of, obtain funding for, and supervise research at a high international standard in the field of applied mathematics and for teaching a range of topics in mathematics via lectures, classes and tutorials.
• They will be responsible for carrying out, disseminating the results of, obtaining funding for, and supervising research at a high international standard in the field of applied mathematics and for teaching a range of topics in mathematics.

Skills

Research leadership

Teaching excellence

Grant acquisition

Education

PhD in mathematics or closely related discipline

Job description

Associate Professor (or Professorship) in Applied Mathematics

OX2 6GG Oxford

United Kingdom

The Mathematical Institute proposes to appoint an Associate Professor (or Professor) in Applied Mathematics from 1 October 2027 or as soon as possible thereafter. The successful candidate will be appointed as an Official Student at Christ Church (the equivalent of Tutorial Fellows in other colleges), under arrangements described in the job description.

Thecombined University and College salary scale has a minimum point of £57,986 per annum, plus additional benefits and allowances including an Oxford Living Subsidy of £21,567 per annum. An allowance of £3,199 per annum would be payable upon award of Full Professor title.

• An Oxford Living Subsidy of £21,567 per annum.
• An allowance of £3,199 per annum would be payable upon award of Full Professor title.

The Associate Professor will join a thriving research community of applied mathematicians at Oxford, at the world-leading Mathematical Institute. They will play a leading role in helping to build further collaborations across the global research community, in addition to engaging with outreach activities to support the department in achieving its strategic aim to improve the diversity of its undergraduate and postgraduate student body, and in particular its gender diversity. They will be responsible for carrying out, disseminating the results of, obtaining funding for, and supervising research at a high international standard in the field of applied mathematics and for teaching a range of topics in mathematics via lectures, classes and tutorials. A complete list of duties and responsibilities is set out in the job description.

• They will be responsible for carrying out, disseminating the results of, obtaining funding for, and supervising research at a high international standard in the field of applied mathematics and for teaching a range of topics in mathematics via lectures, classes and tutorials.

The successful candidate will have a PhD in mathematics or a closely related discipline, with a record of outstanding research in applied mathematics. We welcome applications from across applied mathematics, with a preference for candidates developing or applying modern data-centric computational methodologies, including machine learning and artificial intelligence, to advance fundamental understanding, and engineering, of problems arising in the physical, biological, medical, and information sciences. They will be expected to teach effectively across a range of topics in mathematics.

• The successful candidate will have a PhD in mathematics or a closely related discipline, with a record of outstanding research in applied mathematics.
• We welcome applications from across applied mathematics, with a preference for candidates developing or applying modern data-centric computational methodologies, including machine learning and artificial intelligence, to advance fundamental understanding, and engineering, of problems arising in the physical, biological, medical, and information sciences.
• They will be expected to teach effectively across a range of topics in mathematics.

Informal enquiries regarding the application process should be directed to the Recruitment Coordinator ([e-mail] ), quoting vacancy reference 186067.

Only applications received before 12.00 noon UK time on Monday 28 September 2026 can be considered.

In person interviews will take place in Oxford on Thursday 29 and Friday 30 October 2026.