Research Fellow

Full-time considered up to a maximum of 1.0 FTE (37.5 hours) Requests for flexible working options will be considered (subject to business need).

Grade 7 starting at £38,784 to £46,049 per annum, pro rata if part time.

Fixed Term Contract

The Research Fellow
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 demonstrate their convergence.

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.

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 maximise the impact of our work.

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

Our university is situated off the A27, next to the beautiful South Downs where you will enjoy everything that our 150-acre campus has to offer. We are accessible by public transport;
Falmer train station is a five-minute walk to campus and several bus stops are located within campus. We also have dedicated cycling paths and encourage our staff to use these with our offering of a cycle to work scheme.

Sussex is a renowned, multi-accredited, research-led International University and this is only possible because of the people that work here. Whether you are a member of Faculty, part of a Professional Services team or a Student, it’s our people that make us great and we want you to be part of that.

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

Visa Sponsorship Queries:
This role has been assigned an eligible SOC code and meets the salary requ irements for Skilled Worker Sponsorship if full timeand appointed at Grade 7.4. Please consult our Skilled Worker Visa information page for further information about Visa Sponsorship.

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

Fixed Term for 8 Months from the Date of Appointment