Postdoctoral Research Associate
Durham University - Department of Mathematical Sciences
| Location: | Durham |
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| Salary: | £38,784 per annum |
| Hours: | Full Time |
| Contract Type: | Fixed-Term/Contract |
| Placed On: | 17th December 2025 |
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| Closes: | 9th January 2026 |
| Job Ref: | 25001698 |
The Role and Department
The Department is one of the UK's leading Mathematics departments with an outstanding reputation in teaching, research, and employability of our students. It has an active programme of internationally recognized research in Pure Mathematics, Applied Mathematics, Statistics and Probability. The research culture is vibrant, with many visitors, seminars, international conferences, and workshops. We aim to provide a supportive and friendly environment with a strong sense of community.
The Department currently has 116 permanent members of staff, following a process of significant growth. The Department holds an Athena SWAN Bronze award. Athena SWAN is a national initiative that recognises the advancement of gender equality, representation, progression, and success for all in academia. The Department also supports the London Mathematical Society Good Practice Scheme, whose aim is to support mathematics departments to embed equal opportunities for women within their working practices.
Durham University is committed to the Concordat to support the career development of researchers. For further information please visit the Research Staff web pages on
The Role
We invite applications for a Postdoctoral Research Associate position in Mathematical Sciences, with an emphasis on generalized symmetries in the broadest sense.
The successful applicant will play an integral role in advancing the aims of the ERC consolidator grant Symmetries and Spectra, led by Prof. Mathew Bullimore.
This post is fixed term for 36 months.
The post-holder is employed to work on a research project led by Prof Mathew Bullimore. Whilst this means that the post-holder will not be carrying out independent research in his/her own right, the expectation is that the post-holder will contribute to the advancement of the grant through contributions to joint research projects and the development of their own research ideas.
Successful applicants will, ideally, be in post by 1st October 2026.
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