Postdoctoral Research Associate in Pure Mathematics (Fixed Term)
University of Cambridge, United Kingdom
- Institution
- University of Cambridge
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Position type
- Postdoc
- Subject area
- Mathematics & Statistics
- Salary
- GBP 38448.00–46970.00 YEAR
- Location
- Cambridge, England, United Kingdom
- Funding
- Fully funded position
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About this position
An exciting opportunity is available for up to two Postdoctoral Research Associates in Pure Mathematics, working in the Department of Pure Mathematics and Mathematical Statistics.
Duties include developing and conducting an individual program of research. The successful candidates will usually be associated with one of the departmental research groups and have a Faculty mentor. There may be opportunities for lecturing at Masters level, assisting with student research projects or delivering small-group teaching.
You will be expected to plan and manage your own research and administration, with guidance if required. You must be able to communicate material of a technical nature and be able to build internal and external contacts.
The successful candidate will have a proven record of internationally outstanding research and will have obtained their PhD within the last three years or be close to completing it. They should have at most 3 years of postdoctoral experience when they take up the position.
The successful candidate will be eligible to receive an annual research allowance up to £7K.
We expect to conduct online interviews in mid-January.
Start Date: 01 October 2027 (or by agreement with the Head of Department)
Fixed-term: The funds for this post are available for 3 years in the first instance.
To apply online for this vacancy and to view further information about the role, please click the 'Apply' button above.
Please indicate the contact details of two academic referees, including their email addresses, on the online application form and upload a publication list, indicating up to four papers or preprints which you consider to be your strongest, a full curriculum vitae, and a description of your recent and planned research (not to exceed three pages).
Please ensure that at least one of your referees is contactable at any time during the selection process and is made aware that they will be contacted by the Mathematics HR Office Administrator to request that they upload a reference for you to our Web Recruitment System.
To ensure your application can be fully considered, please make sure that both of your referees are aware of your application, and understand that their reference must be received BEFORE 14 December 2026. We encourage you to contact them in advance to confirm they are able to respond promptly once contacted.
Informal enquiries should be addressed to Professor Ivan Smith by email at is200@cam.ac.uk
If you have any queries regarding the application process, please contact us via email at LF51540@maths.cam.ac.uk.
Please quote reference LF51540 on your application and in any correspondence about this vacancy.
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