Research Associate in Numerical Analysis and Scientific Computing, Imperial College

Job in London, Greater London, W1B, England, UK

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Full Time position
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Job specializations:

Research/Development
Research Scientist, Postdoctoral Research Fellow

Salary/Wage Range or Industry Benchmark: 60000 - 80000 GBP Yearly GBP 60000.00 80000.00 YEAR

Research Associate in Numerical Analysis and Scientific Computing, Imperial College London

Applications are invited for a Research Associate position in the Department of Mathematics at Imperial College London. The position is funded by the Natural Environment Research Council and will be part of a multi-university group in the UK (Imperial College London, Exeter, Leeds, Surrey) focusing on time-parallel numerics for atmosphere and ocean simulation.

The project will involve working closely with Dr Colin Cotter on the design, implementation and analysis of time-parallel methods for atmosphere and ocean flow, focusing on fundamental proof-of-concept studies using the rotating shallow water equations on the sphere. The spatial discretisation will be based upon compatible finite element methods, implemented using the run-time code generation library Firedrake, also developed at Imperial College London.

The postholder will be required to communicate with and visit our collaborators in other universities and our partners at the Met Office.

Duties and Responsibilities:

Work on the design, implementation and analysis of time-parallel methods for atmosphere and ocean flow
Collaborate with Dr Colin Cotter and other team members
Communicate with and visit collaborators in other universities and partners at the Met Office

Essential Requirements:

A PhD (or equivalent) in Applied Mathematics or closely related field
Research experience in design, analysis and implementation of numerical discretisations of partial differential equations
Clear evidence of outstanding promise and originality in research, with a good publication record, commensurate with career stage
A strong background in numerical discretisations for partial differential equations
Excellent written communication skills and the ability to write clearly and succinctly for publication
Ability to identify, develop and apply new concepts, techniques and methods

Closing date: 7 July 2019

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