(posted 2020/11/23, listed until 2021/01/05)Contact email: Alexander.m.shapiro@gmail.com Job Description
Job Title: Postdoctoral Research Associate
We invite applicants with a broad range of backgrounds in representation theory, quantum topology, or cluster algebra to apply. The theme of the grant is positive representation theory, and its applications to cluster algebra, quantum character varieties, integrable systems, non-compact ChernâSimons theory, Liouville theory, and supersymmetric gauge theory. Anyone appointed will have freedom to pursue their own research directions. The Opportunity: The post is funded by the ERC grant âNon-compact ChernâSimons theory, Positive Representations, and Cluster Varietiesâ. The post-holders will be expected to contribute to the research programme of the grant, but will also have freedom to persue their own research directions. Candidates will have the opportunity to teach; the School will seek to find assignments that are beneficial in terms of career development and compatible with the postdocâs research expertise. Your skills and attributes for success:
If the application is successful: You will be a part of Hodge Institute within the University of Edinburghâs School of Mathematics. It is home to internationally recognized excellent researchers and to an innovative educational environment for both undergraduates and postgraduates. Our location in the beautiful and historic capital of Scotland puts us in the centre of a vibrant community of academics, cultural institutions, industry partners and research institutes. Further information is available at the following links: School, Hodge, pension scheme, family friendly initiatives, staff benefits page, reward calculator. The University of Edinburgh holds a Silver Athena SWAN award in recognition of our commitment to advance gender equality in higher education. We are members of the Race Equality Charter and we are also Stonewall Scotland Diversity Champions, actively promoting LGBT equality. Application process: Please attach your CV and a research statement. In addition, please arrange for at least three letters of reference to be sent to hr@maths.ed.ac.uk Interviews will be held in mid-January 2021. The University is able to sponsor the employment of international workers in this role. If successful, an international applicant requiring sponsorship to work in the UK will need to satisfy the UK Home Officeâs English Language requirements and apply for and secure a Tier 2/Skilled Worker Visa. Before commencement of employment, you will be required to evidence your right to work in the UK. Further information is available on our right to work webpages About the School: The School of Mathematics is one of the worldâs leading mathematical sciences departments, home to internationally excellent researchers and to an innovative educational environment for both undergraduates and postgraduates. Our location in the beautiful and historic capital of Scotland puts us in the centre of a vibrant community of academics, cultural institutions, industry partners and research institutes. As a School we value both the breadth and depth of our mathematical research. We have over seventy permanent members of academic staff and over twenty research fellows and research associates, who come from across the world and together cover a broad range of research topics in pure and applied mathematics, operational research and statistics. Our Graduate School has over eighty research students and over one hundred MSc students, and our postgraduate provision has gone from strength to strength with the recent introduction of Doctoral Training Centres in Analysis and its Applications, and in Data Science. We have close links with the School of Informatics and are actively involved in current data science developments, particularly as one of the 5 UK-wide partners in the Alan Turing Institute. The School is passionate about delivering a world-leading educational environment for its students and is constantly exploring new ideas in mathematical education in order to provide a stimulating learning environment. Quantitative skills have never been more in demand in the world, and our students graduate with strong skills in critical thinking, independent learning and communication. Within 6 months of graduating, 93% of our students are in full-time employment or study. In 2010 the Teaching Programme review "welcomed the excellent quality of education" provided by the School. The School of Mathematics holds a Bronze Athena SWAN award in recognition of our commitment to advancing the representation of women in mathematics. Further information about the School, our research and our teaching is available at http://www.maths.ed.ac.uk |