Research Associate in Probability (fixed-term)

Salary

For a Research Assistant is £30,505 rising to £36,924 per annum.

For a Research Associate is £37,999 rising to £45,163 per annum.

The Department of Mathematical Sciences at the University of Bath welcomes applications for a Research Associate in probability to work with Dr Matt Roberts, funded by the Royal Society.

About the role

This is a fixed-term position for around 6-7 months, to start as soon as possible.

The position must finish by 28 November 2025.

The successful candidate will join Prob-L@B, a leading research group consisting of 11 permanent academic staff, 3 postdocs and around 12 PhD students. 

There are weekly seminars during term-time and regular reading groups and graduate courses. 

As a member of research staff at the University of Bath, you will be encouraged to take up a minimum of 10 days of professional development pro rata per year.

Candidates should have, or expect to soon receive, a PhD in probability or a related subject. 

They should be interested in projects aligned with the research interests of Matt Roberts, for example branching processes, random graphs, random walks, or noise sensitivity. 

They will be encouraged to continue and to begin other research projects, including existing collaborations or projects with other members of Prob-L@B. They should have the potential to publish in high-quality journals.

Additional information

For informal enquiries about this position please contact:

Sarah Penington ( sp2355@bath.ac.uk) or Matt Roberts (mir20@bath.ac.uk).

However, please submit your application via the University website with:

• an up-to-date CV
• a research statement of up to 2 pages, explaining your work so far and briefly outlining any projects that you would like to work on in the future.

To reduce bias, the first stage of shortlisting for the position will be carried out anonymously, without reference to the CV or research statement, and only using the questions on the application form. Please complete these questions carefully and take care not to reveal your name or other personal details.

A lower grade offer may be made (Grade 6) with comparable reduction in responsibilities and amendment in job title to Research Assistant, if a suitable applicant cannot be found to fill the Grade 7 position. Applicants will need to be within six months of their course completion date and will be promoted to Research Associate once their PhD has been awarded. 

About the department

The Department of Mathematical Sciences has over 70 academic staff from all areas of mathematics. Our Department emphasises the unity of mathematics and there are strong interactions between all research groups: Applied and Interdisciplinary Mathematics (AIMS), Numerical Analysis and Data Science, Probability (Prob-L@B), Statistics, Analysis and PDEs, and Algebra, Geometry and Number Theory (AGENT). 

Impact is achieved through a wide variety of interdisciplinary research projects and industrial collaborations. These activities are supported by the Centre for Doctoral Training in Statistical Applied Mathematics at Bath (SAMBa), which currently has over 80 PhD students. 

In addition, the Bath Institute for Mathematical Innovation (IMI) promotes and supports cross-campus research activities, industrial and international collaborations, in all areas of mathematics and statistics. 

Various research centres such as the Centre for Mathematical Biology (CMB), the Centre for Mathematics and Algorithms for Data (MAD), and the Centre for Nonlinear Mechanics (CNM), provide focus in interdisciplinary collaborations. 

We hold a Silver departmental Athena Swan award and inclusivity is central to the Department's ethos.

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