Research Fellow

About the role

Applications are invited for a full-time Research Fellow position to work with Dr Aleksander Doan on the project Gauge Theory and Pseudo-holomorphic Curves in Symplectic Six-Manifolds.

The Research Fellow will work with Dr Doan on grant-related projects and will be encouraged to pursue independent research and establish new collaborations, especially within the UCL Department of Mathematics. The fellowship includes research funds for conference travel and short academic visits.

This post is available from 1st March 2026 or as soon as possible thereafter for appoximately 34 months in the first instance due to funding restrictions.

This advert closes on 1st March 2026 but for full consideration, candidates should apply by 1st Janurary 2026.

About you

Candidates 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 will have a proven track record in research and publishing in one of the following areas of mathematics, broadly understood: differential geometry, geometric analysis, symplectic geometry. They will have excellent interpersonal skills to facilitate participation in a research group, strong desire to work at the heart of, and fully participate in, an active research group in the field and Excellent communication skills, both written and oral

An outstanding candidate will have Expertise in the areas closely related to the project (geometric measure theory, calibrated and special holonomy geometry, pseudo-holomorphic curves, gauge theory) is desirable.

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 Aleksander Doan (a.doan@ucl.ac.uk).

We particularly welcome female applicants and those from an ethnic minority, as they are under-represented within UCL at this level.

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