Research Associate (Innovation Experts for the Centre for Mathematics-Driven Innovation)

Contract: Full-time (35 hours a week) 

Detailed description

EPSRC Doctoral Prize Fellowship roles are funded by the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) as part of Heriot-Watt University’s Doctoral Training Partnership award.

Eligibility Essentials

1. Innovation Expert Fellows must work on projects that lie within the EPSRC remit. Successful applicants will be expected to make significant and impactful interdisciplinary research contributions.
2. Innovation Expert Fellowships must commence before 31^st December 2024. Fellowships can be 12 - 24 months.
3. Applicants must have received EPSRC studentship funding and have completed their PhD up to 18 months prior to their starting date of the post, or are planning to submit their doctoral thesis soon. Candidates who have not yet submitted their thesis at the time of application are still eligible, but they must have submitted their thesis prior to the post’s start date, and the supervisor’s letter of support must clearly state the expected submission date. Where the viva exam has not taken place before the start of the Fellowship, the outcome must be an outright pass or pass with minor corrections otherwise the Fellowship will be withdrawn.
4. Applications will be accepted from any student that received EPSRC doctoral funding at a UK institution (fees and/or stipend). This includes students funded by: Centres for Doctoral Training (CDT), Doctoral Training Partnerships (DTP), National Productivity Investment Fund (NPIF) and Industrial CASE studentships (I-CASE). Those who received funding via another of the Research Councils within UKRI are NOT eligible to apply for the EPSRC Doctoral Prize Fellowship.

Main duties and responsibilities 

The INE will: 

1. Conduct individual and/or collaborative research project(s), contributing to the design, execution, and management of the project(s), including meeting project milestones and participating in regular discussions with collaborative partners and their line manager.
2. Liaise with academics, industrial partners, in collaboration with the Centre for Mathematics-Driven Innovation to identify and develop interdisciplinary research projects.
3. Publish the results of research in reports and high-quality peer-reviewed academic journals.
4. Disseminate knowledge of research advances in computational science through activities such as conference presentations, workshops, and national or international research visits.

How to apply 

The deadline for applications is midnight on 21^st June 2024. It is anticipated that shortlisted candidates will be invited to interview end of June or early July 2024. 

The following documents must be completed when submitting an application for an EPSRC Doctoral Prize Fellowship : 

Cover Letter including:

• Any prior/current interdisciplinary/industry-driven mathematics research project  they conducted and the results, and/or why they are interested in such activity
• Why they think they fit the role of INE as described in the section “The Opportunity” above
• CV (including the names of 2 academic referees we can contact, one being their PhD supervisor)
• Director of Research Support Form from School of Mathematical and Computer Sciences

Informal enquiries can be addressed to Professor Emmanuil Georgoulis (e.georgoulis@hw.ac.uk), who will also advise on the Director of Research Support Form required in the application process.

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