Research Assistant/Research Fellow - 14617 - 1

Brunel University London, Uxbridge Campus

Salary: Grade R1

Research Assistant: from £35,490 to £37,488 inclusive of London weighting with potential to progress to £38,532 per annum inclusive of London weighting through sustained exceptional contribution.

Research Fellow: from £39,607 to £44,240 inclusive of London weighting with potential to progress to £46,771 per annum inclusive of London weighting through sustained exceptional contribution.

Contract Type: Fixed term for 4 months.

Brunel University London was established in 1966 and is a leading multidisciplinary research-intensive technology university delivering economic, social and cultural benefits. For more information please visit: https://www.brunel.ac.uk/about/our-history/home.

The successful candidate will contribute to Dr A.-S. Kaloghiros’s project “The Calabi problem for smooth Fano threefolds” funded by EPSRC Standard grant EP/V056689/1. The candidate will interact with other participants of that project. The successful candidate will conduct research in Algebraic Geometry, interact with PhD students in Geometry and academics at Brunel, and take part to Algebraic Geometry seminars and workshops in the London area.

The successful candidate will be encouraged to pursue their own research agenda. Expertise in one (or more) of the following areas is essential: birational geometry, explicit geometry of Fano 3-folds, K-stability, moduli theory, foliations. Candidates should be close to completing their PhD in Algebraic Geometry.

Informal enquiries about the post can be made by writing to: Anne-sophie.kaloghiros@brunel.ac.uk.

We offer a generous annual leave package plus discretionary University closure days, excellent training and development opportunities as well as a great occupational pension scheme and a range of health-related support. The University is committed to a hybrid working approach.

Closing date for applications: 15 July 2024.

Interviews will take place on week of 29 July 2024 virtually.

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