Research Associate in Applied Mathematics

6 months ago


Manchester, United Kingdom The University of Manchester Full time

Applications are invited for a post-doctoral position focused on mechanistic and data-based modelling of blood flow and transport in the human placenta. The position is supported by the Wellcome Leap grant “Multi-modal studies to understand pregnancy and prevent stillbirth”.

The Research Associate will join a rapidly-growing mathematical physiology and biomechanics group within the Department of Mathematics, working directly with Dr Igor Chernyavsky, Dr Carl Whitfield and Professor Oliver Jensen, in close collaboration with computational and experimental experts, physiologists, clinicians and biomedical engineers in the UK and internationally. This position benefits from being a part of a large project that will provide unique experimental and computational input to the mathematical modelling effort.

This project lies at the interface between applied mathematics, continuum mechanics, multi-scale physics, spatial statistics and image analysis. The overall aim of this project is to develop and validate an upscaled image-based model for blood flow and solute transport in the human placenta.

**What you will get in return**:

- Fantastic market leading Pension scheme
- Excellent employee health and wellbeing services including an Employee Assistance Programme
- Exceptional starting annual leave entitlement, plus bank holidays
- Additional paid closure over the Christmas period
- Local and national discounts at a range of major retailers

As an equal opportunities employer we welcome applicants from all sections of the community regardless of age, sex, gender (or gender identity), ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation and transgender status. All appointments are made on merit.

Our University is positive about flexible working - you can find out more here

Hybrid working arrangements may be considered.

Any CV’s submitted by a recruitment agency will be considered a gift.

**Enquiries about the vacancy, shortlisting and interviews**:
Name: Dr Chernyavsky

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**Please see the link below for the Further Particulars document which contains the person specification criteria.



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