Position Description

PDRA in Analysis of Partial Differential Equations (PDE)

Job reference: SRF52424

Salary: £36,636 - £43,482

Closing date: 05/01/2026

Department: School of Mathematical Physical & Computational Sciences

Location: Whiteknights Reading UK

Employment type: AR-Research

Division: Mathematics & Statistics

Hours Per Week: 1.0 FTE

Job live date: 17/11/2025

Employment Basis/Type: Full-time, fixed term (Ending on 1/6/2027)

Job Description

Full-time, fixed term ending on 1/6/2027

By reference to the applicable SOC code for this role, sponsorship may be possible under the Skilled Worker Route. Applicants wishing to consider the SWR must ensure that they are able to meet the points requirement before applying. There is further information about this on the UK Visas and Immigration Website.

Interviews to be held:Third week of January 2026.

Applications are invited for a Post-Doctoral Research Associate in Analysis of Analysis of Partial Differential Equations (PDE) with experience in the study of eigenfunctions of elliptic differential operators. The post is funded by UKRI project Understanding Hot Spots conjecture for planar domains led by Dr Sugata Mondal.

About you

The successful candidate will have a PhD (or shortly expected to obtain) in Mathematics. Preferred areas of expertise include but not limited to Analysis of PDE, Geometric Analysis, Spectral Geometry. A prior work experience in the study of eigenfunctions of elliptic differential operators is desirable.

Contact Name: Sugata Mondal

Contact Job Title: Lecturer in Pure Mathematics

Contact Email address: s.mondal@reading.ac.uk

The University is committed to having a diverse and inclusive workforce, supports the gender equality Athena SWAN Charter and the Race Equality Charter, and champions LGBT+ equality. We are a Disability Confident Employer (Level 2). Applications for job-share, part-time and flexible working arrangements are welcomed and will be considered in line with business needs.

Closing date: at 23:59 on 5 January 2026