Postdoctoral Fellow in Pure Mathematics (x2 posts)

Fixed term for 3 years

Applications are invited for two Post-Doctoral Fellowships in Pure Mathematics at the School of Mathematics at the University of Edinburgh. The proposed start date is September 2026, other dates can be agreed.

The successful candidate should show very considerable promise in research, and would normally have a PhD by the time of taking up the fellowship. The Fellow will be able to focus on research throughout the fellowship. They will also have the opportunity to teach (but there is no requirement to do so).

The Fellow will be associated to one of our existing research themes and will be supported by an academic mentor.

Please include with your application:

• a CV with publication list,
• a research statement summarising past research achievements and indicating future research plans,
• a separate PDF indicating which of the five research areas “Algebra/Representation Theory”, “Analysis/PDE”, “Algebraic Geometry/Symplectic Geometry/Number Theory/Topology”, “Mathematical Physics”, “Probability” their research belongs to, along with a short (five word) description of their research area.

In addition, please ask three referees to send letters of recommendation directly to references@maths.ed.ac.uk quoting ref 13344 by the closing date of 1st December 2025.

If potential candidates have any academic questions they are encouraged to make contact with Jim Wright (J.R.Wright@ed.ac.uk) as Chair of the hiring committee, or potential mentors in their research area. Any questions of an administrative nature should be directed to hr@maths.ed.ac.uk.

Click here for a copy of the full job description. 

As a valued member of our team you can expect:

• A competitive salary
• An exciting, positive, creative, challenging and rewarding place to work.
• To be part of a diverse and vibrant international community
• Comprehensive Staff Benefits, such as a generous holiday entitlement, competitive pension schemes, staff discounts, and family-friendly initiatives. Check out the full list on our staff benefits page (opens in a new tab) and use our reward calculator to discover the total value of your pay and benefits

Championing equality, diversity and inclusion

The University of Edinburgh holds a Silver Athena SWAN award in recognition of our commitment to advance gender equality in higher education. We are members of the Race Equality Charter and we are also Stonewall Scotland Diversity Champions, actively promoting LGBT equality.

The School of Mathematics is dedicated to valuing and celebrating diversity and ensuring equality of opportunity for all its members. Therefore, we encourage applications from all genders, backgrounds, and communities, particularly from under-represented groups.

Prior to any employment commencing with the University you will be required to evidence your right to work in the UK. Further information is available on our right to work webpages (opens new browser tab)

Key dates to note

The closing date for applications is 1st December 2025.

Unless stated otherwise the closing time for applications is 11:59pm GMT. If you are applying outside the UK the closing time on our adverts automatically adjusts to your browsers local time zone. 

Interviews will be held in late December 2025 or early January 2026.

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