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University of Sheffield, School of Mathematical and Physical Sciences

Position ID:
MPS-PDRALIP [#27563]
Position Title:
2x Postdoctoral Research Associate positions (Mathematical Physics/Pure Mathematics)
Position Type:
Postdoctoral
Position Location:
Sheffield, South Yorkshire, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Subject Areas:
Mathematical Physics, Enumerative Algebraic Geometry, relations to Number Theory
Appl Deadline:
2025/11/28 11:59PMhelp popup (posted 2025/11/04, listed until 2026/05/04)
Position Description:
   

Position Description

Applications are invited for two Postdoctoral Research Associate positions funded by the Leverhulme International Professorship grant “Quantum geometry and arithmetic” (PI: Albrecht Klemm).

Candidates with a background in enumerative algebraic geometry, high energy mathematical physics, or number theory in relation to quantum field theory are particularly encouraged to apply. The position is tenable for up to three years and the expected start date is in October 2026.

The position will be hosted in the Sheffield Algebraic Geometry and Mathematical Physics group (https://agmp.sites.sheffield.ac.uk/) in the School of Mathematical and Physical Sciences at the University of Sheffield. This a thriving and expanding group of geometers and mathematical physicists, with currently 8 permanent faculty, and a healthy cohort of postdocs and PhD students. Our interests broadly encompass complex algebraic geometry and the geometric structures that underpin quantum field theory and string theory, including mirror symmetry, Bridgeland stability conditions, topological strings, gauge theory, moduli spaces of curves, Donaldson-Thomas theory, derived categories, dualities in string theory, and their relations to integrability, combinatorics, and number theory.

The deadline to apply is 28 November 2025. It is anticipated that online interviews of shortlisted candidates for the role will take place in the week commencing 15 December 2025. We plan to let candidates know if they have progressed to the interview stage before 5 December 2025.

We are not accepting applications for this job through MathJobs.Org right now. Please apply at https://jobsite.sheffield.ac.uk/job/Research-Associate-Quantum-Geometry-and-Arithmetic/1779-en_GB external link.
Contact: Albrecht Klemm
Email: email address
Postal Mail:
Hicks Building
Hounsfield Road
Sheffield
S3 7RH
Web Page: http://www.sheffield.ac.uk/mps