Research Fellow In Combinatorics

Salary: Full time starting salary is normally in the range £34,980 to £44,263 with potential progression once in post to £46,974. Grade 7  Contract Type: Fixed Term contract up to April 2026  Closes: 12th February 2024 The School of Mathematics welcomes applications for a Research Fellowship in Combinatorics to work with Dr Eoin Long on the EPSRC funded project “A high-dimensional approach to Ramsey Theory”. The post is available for a period of 24 months in the first instance, with the possibility of being extended for a further 12 months. The starting date is 1 May 2024 (although there is flexibility here). The successful candidate will join a community of researchers in the Combinatorics group within the School of Mathematics, University of Birmingham. The group consists of eight permanent staff as well as large cohort of postgraduate students and postdoctoral researchers and has proven track-record in mentoring and supporting the development of early-career researchers. The profile and research interests of the group may be found at: https://web.mat.bham.ac.uk/combinatorics/index.html Applicants should have a PhD (or one near to completion) in Mathematics at the time of taking up the position, a strong record of research and publications and familiarity with techniques from both Extremal and Probabilistic Combinatorics. The School is a supportive and people-focused friendly environment, committed to equality, diversity and inclusivity, which aims to allow colleagues to develop as researchers and educators. We encourage applications from the widest community and provide equal opportunities in our recruitment processes. The School of Mathematics holds an Athena SWAN Bronze award, supports the London Mathematical Society Good Practice Scheme and is a member of the Piscopia. The University of Birmingham holds the Advance HE's Race Equality Charter Bronze award, a framework through which we are working to self-reflect, identify and remove barriers standing in the way of Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic staff and students. The University of Birmingham is an equal opportunity and a Disability Confident employer. In addition to completing the online application form, you should make sure to upload the following: a cover letter, a CV (including full publication list), a research statement (5 pages maximum) and names and emails of three contactable referees. Main Duties The responsibilities may include some but not all of the responsibilities outlined below. Develop research objectives and proposals for own or joint research, with assistance of a mentor if required; Contribute to writing bids for research funding; Analyse and interpret data; Disseminate research findings for publication, research seminars etc; Supervise students on research related work and provide guidance to PhD students where appropriate to the discipline; Contribute to developing new models, techniques and methods; Informal enquiries should be directed to Dr Eoin Long (e.long@bham.ac.uk) or Dr Stacey Law (s.law@bham.ac.uk). To download the full job description and details of this position and submit an electronic application online please click on the above ‘Apply’ button. Valuing excellence, sustaining investment We value diversity and inclusion at the University of Birmingham and welcome applications from all sections of the community and are open to discussions around all forms of flexible working.