Research Fellow

Requests for flexible working options will be considered (subject to business need).  

Location: Brighton, United Kingdom

Contract Type: 8 months fixed term

See current salary scales.

Expected Interview date: To Be Confirmed.

Expected start date: As Soon As Possible

About the role

The Research Associate will work with Chandrasekhar Venkataraman and Philip Herbert at the University of Sussex, as well as with Thomas Sales at University College London on the EPSRC funded project Numerical Analysis Of Free Boundary Problems From Biology.  The project considers the numerical analysis of Stefan-type problems on evolving surfaces, and seeks to construct appropriate numerical schemes and their demonstrate their convergence. 

About you

The successful candidate will hold a PhD in Mathematics or a closely related area, or be awaiting their viva.  Ideally, you will have experience with the numerical analysis and computational approximation of PDEs using the finite element method.  Experience with degenerate parabolic equations, free boundary problems, or geometric PDE are all desirable but not essential.  Similarly, experience with open source finite element software, such as DUNE or Firedrake, are desirable.

About our School

We are a research-intensive School that simultaneously delivers outstanding teaching to our students. As such we aim to be consistently recognised as truly world leading in key areas of our science, by extending the international excellence, impact and visibility of our research. We aim to be within the top UK universities in our discipline areas, attracting high-quality students at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels.

We will establish a reputation as having a particularly open, stimulating, collaborative and supportive working environment for both staff and students, enabling the best possible outcomes for research, teaching and learning. We will further enhance our links with non-academic actors on local, national and international scales, and will maximize the impact of our work.

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The School of Mathematical and Physical Sciences is proud to hold a Bronze Athena Swann Award.

Why work here

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Further Key Information

Please contact:Chandrasekhar Venkataraman (c.venkataraman@sussex.ac.uk) or

Philip Herbert (p.herbert@sussex.ac.uk) for informal enquiries.

The University is committed to equality and valuing diversity, and applications are particularly welcomed from women and black and minority ethnic candidates, who are under-represented in academic posts in Science, Technology, Engineering, Medicine and Mathematics (STEMM) at Sussex.

The University of Sussex values the diversity of its staff and students, and we welcome applicants from all backgrounds.

Eligibility

Visa eligibility will be added here by HR

Please note that this position may be subject to ATAS clearance if you require visa sponsorship.

The University requires that work undertaken for the University is performed in the UK.

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