Research Fellow

**Ref Number**

B04-05652

**Professional Expertise**

Research and Research Support

**Department**

UCL BEAMS (B04)

**Location**

London

**Working Pattern**

Full time

**Salary**

See advert text

**Contract Type**

Fixed-term

**Working Type**

Hybrid

**Available for Secondment**

No

**Closing Date**

10-Dec-2024

**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.

Since 2011, the department has grown considerably, with over 100 academic and honorary staff members, including fellows of the Royal Society. The department also has over 25 postdoctoral research fellows. We welcome a regular stream of distinguished visiting academics from home and abroad. The broad range of research interests is reflected in the wide choice of courses available in the third and fourth years of the degree programmes, from spectral theory, groups and geometry to fluid mechanics and from mathematical ideas in biology to cosmology. Research funding in the department from EPSRC, Leverhulme Trust and the Welcome Trust has grown significantly in recent years, with an increase of 70% in total funding since 2011.

**About the role**:
These posts are available from October 1, 2025 or as soon as possible thereafter. Salary will be UCL Grade 7, point 30-33 which is £43,124-£46,546 per annum inclusive of London Allowance.

These posts are funded for 3 years in the first instance. Interviews are expected in February 2025.

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 28 (salary £41,005 per annum inclusive of London allowance) with payment at Grade 7 being backdated to the date of final submission of the PhD thesis.

**Duties and responsibilities**

**Research**
- Carrying out vigorous, high-level research into the numerical analysis of high frequency waves.
- Submitting publications regularly in refereed journals and participating in national and international conferences

**Teaching**
- The post involves no compulsory teaching duties, but as part of their professional development the Research Fellow may be offered the opportunity to take on teaching and/or supervision responsibilities appropriate to their experience

**Management and Administration**
- Complying with institutional and departmental policies on Fire and Health & Safety Regulations, Equal Opportunities, and other matters
- Undertaking administrative duties in line with the post
- As duties and responsibilities change, the job description will be reviewed and amended in consultation with the postholder
- The postholder will be responsible directly to Jeffrey Galkowski

**About you**:
**Essential**
- Excellent interpersonal skills to facilitate participation in a research group
- A strong desire to work at the heart of, and fully participate in, an active research group in the field
- Excellent communication skills, both written and oral

**Desirable**

**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

**Our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion**: