Research Fellow in Mathematical Biology

Job title:

Research Fellow in Mathematical Biology

Company:

University College London

Job description

About usThe 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 the 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 approximately 30 Postdoctoral Research Fellows, around 108 PhD students and 50 MSc students. 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, ERC, NERC, Leverhulme Trust and the Wellcome Trust has grown significantly in recent years, more than doubling since 2014.The department has internationally recognised research groups in pure and applied analysis; fluid mechanics; mathematical physics; geometry and topology; algebra, number theory and combinatorics; mathematical modelling in biology, finance, industry and society. There are regular departmental seminar series in financial mathematics and applied mathematics, as well as seminar series joint with other London universities in number theory, geometry and analysis. There are regular London-Paris meetings in analysis and number theory and a London-Brussels meeting in geometry. The department hosts an annual meeting in the dynamics of rotating fluids.About the roleApplications are invited for a full-time Research Fellow in Mathematical Biology position to work with Prof. Karen Page on the project “Neuronal Trees: Linking Biology to Models”.The responsibilities of the post will include carrying out vigorous, high-level research into mathematical modelling of the development of dendritic trees, using techniques from stochastic process theory, ordinary and partial differential equations. Submitting publications regularly in referred journals, participating in local seminars and in national and international conferences.This 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.This post is available from 1st October 2025 or as soon as possible thereafter.This post is funded until around 14th July 2027 in the first instance.About youCandidates should either have a PhD or equivalent qualification in Mathematics, should be finalising their PhD or waiting for their viva date.Please note: Appointment at Grade 7 is dependent on award and confirmation of a PhD (or equivalent). If this is not the case, the initial appointment will be at Research Assistant Grade 6B, point 25 (salary £38,607 per annum inclusive of London allowance) with payment at Grade 7 being backdated to the date of final submission of the PhD thesis.The successful candidate is expected to have experience and knowledge of stochastic processes and continuum modelling using partial differential equations, ideally in a biological context. A strong interest in biological research and commitment to high quality research and a proven track record in research and publishing. Have excellent interpersonal skills to facilitate participation in a research group and communication with experimental collaborators.An outstanding candidate will have experience of research on chemotaxis, networks/graph theory and building mathematical models in close collaboration with experimental biologists.For a full spectrum of duties and responsibilities as well as essential, and desired criteria please refer to the Further Particulars document attached to this advert.If you have any queries regarding the vacancy or the application process, please contact Anna Rutherford (anna.rutherford@ucl.ac.uk)Informal enquiries may be addressed to Prof. Karen Page, email karen.page@ucl.ac.uk.We particularly welcome female applicants and those from an ethnic minority, as they are under-represented within UCL at this level.What we offerAs 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 InclusionUCL Department of Mathematics is committed to developing the careers of all its staff by providing a supportive environment in which they can flourish.We believe that inclusive teams produce the best student experience, and we strive for an environment in which all staff can bring their whole selves to work.The Department actively promotes UCL’s work-life balance policy, which acknowledges that its staff are most productive when they have achieved a balance that enables them to meet their responsibilities outside work.Our department holds an Athena SWAN Silver award, in recognition of our commitment and demonstrable impact in advancing gender equality.Available documents

Expected salary

£38607 per year

Location

North West London

Job date

Sun, 25 May 2025 06:56:07 GMT

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