Postdoctoral Research Associate in Mathematical Sciences

DURHAM UNIVERSITY; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading UK university invites applications for a Postdoctoral Research Associate in Mathematical Sciences, primarily focusing on generalized symmetries. The successful applicant will contribute to the ERC grant project, enhancing research within a community-oriented department. This is a fixed-term position for 36 months, and candidates should ideally start by 1st October 2026.

Qualifications

• Postdoctoral Research Associate in Mathematical Sciences focusing on generalized symmetries.
• Contribute to the ERC grant project focusing on Symmetries and Spectra.

Responsibilities

• Play an integral role in advancing aims of the ERC grant.
• Contribute to joint research projects and develop own research ideas.

Job description

Organisation/Company DURHAM UNIVERSITY Research Field Educational sciences Mathematics Researcher Profile Recognised Researcher (R2) Established Researcher (R3) Country United Kingdom Application Deadline 10 Jan 2026 - 00:00 (UTC) Type of Contract Other Job Status Full-time Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme? Not funded by a EU programme Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure? No

Offer Description

The Role and Department

The Department is one of the UK's leading Mathematics departments with an outstanding reputation in teaching, research, and employability of our students. It has an active programme of internationally recognized research in Pure Mathematics, Applied Mathematics, Statistics and Probability. The research culture is vibrant, with many visitors, seminars, international conferences, and workshops. We aim to provide a supportive and friendly environment with a strong sense of community.

The Department currently has 116 permanent members of staff, following a process of significant growth. The Department holds an Athena SWAN Bronze award. Athena SWAN is a national initiative that recognises the advancement of gender equality, representation, progression, and success for all in academia. The Department also supports the London Mathematical Society Good Practice Scheme, whose aim is to support mathematics departments to embed equal opportunities for women within their working practices.

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The Role

We invite applications for a Postdoctoral Research Associate position in Mathematical Sciences, with an emphasis on generalized symmetries in the broadest sense.

The successful applicant will play an integral role in advancing the aims of the ERC consolidator grant Symmetries and Spectra, led by Prof. Mathew Bullimore.

This post is fixed term for 36 months.

The post-holder is employed to work on a research project led by Prof Mathew Bullimore. Whilst this means that the post-holder will not be carrying out independent research in his/her own right, t he expectation is that the post-holder will contribute to the advancement of the grant through contributions to joint research projects and the development of their own research ideas.

Successful applicants will, ideally, be in post by 1st October 2026.