Postdoctoral Research Associate in Mathematics

9 Jan 2024
Job Information

Organisation/Company

NORTHUMBRIA UNIVERSITY

Research Field

Mathematics

Researcher Profile

Recognised Researcher (R2)
Established Researcher (R3)

Country

United Kingdom

Application Deadline

7 Feb 2024 - 00:00 (UTC)

Type of Contract

Other

Job Status

Full-time

Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme?

Not funded by an EU programme

Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure?

No

Offer Description

ABOUT THE ROLE

Working as part of a multi-disciplinary team, you will support the Principal Investigator in delivery of research activity on the implementation of Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning techniques to develop ground-breaking computational tools for modelling coastal flooding.

Tasks will entail modelling and analysis of state-of-the art Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning techniques to be embedded within Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) software designed by our group. Of particular interest is the potential for applications to meteorological tsunami early warning in the UK and around the world.

The role is fixed term and the period of the contract will be 24 months.

ABOUT THE TEAM

This Research Project is being delivered within the Department of Mathematics, Physics and Electrical Engineering . The Department has core groups in Mathematics (Mathematics of Complex and Nonlinear Phenomena), Astrophysics (Solar and Space Physics), Statistics (Applied Statistics), Renewable Energy (Renewable Energy Technologies and Materials), Electrical Engineering (Electrical Power and Control Systems), Communications (Optical Communications Research Group) and Materials Physics (Smart Materials & Surfaces Laboratory). The department has many success stories such as:

• Ranked 25th in the UK for research power in engineering in the 2021 Research Excellence Framework, with 90% of our research outputs rated as world-leading or internationally excellent.
• Ranked in the world top-250 for Engineering and Technology in the Times Higher Education's World University subject rankings 2022.
• External funders of our research include the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC), Science and Technologies Facilities Council (STFC), Medical Research Council (MRC), Leverhulme Trust, US Air Force, and Horizon2020
• Strong links with industrial partners and an excellent record of securing and delivering Knowledge Transfer Partnerships (KTPs), Research and Development collaborative bids and contract research

Within the Department, the MCNP group  conducts world-leading research aiming at impacting on challenges posed by a fast-changing world. It is engaged in ground-breaking research in the hottest areas of modern Mathematics, Physics, Biology and other sciences, including multiple international collaborations with other leading experts.

ABOUT YOU

Applicants should hold a PhD degree awarded in an area of research within Mathematics or Engineering and have demonstrable specialist expert knowledge in modelling, analysis, and optimisation of Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning techniques.

Further information about the requirements of the role is available in the person specification . 

If you would like an informal discussion about the role, please contact Dr Emiliano Renzi, Professor of Industrial Mathematics, at [email protected]

To apply for this vacancy please click 'Apply Now'.  Your application should include a covering letter and a CV. 

ABOUT US

At Northumbria, we embrace tomorrow. We pursue new thinking, forge new partnerships, create, and exchange new knowledge, and find new solutions. Our inspirational academics, partners and students work together to tackle tomorrow’s challenges head on. We are ready for the future whatever it may hold. 

Awarded the title of University of the Year  in the 2022 Times Higher Education Awards, Northumbria University is a research-intensive modern university with a global reputation for academic excellence. 

Northumbria recorded the biggest rise of any UK university for research power in the Research Excellence Framework for the second time in 2021 and is now ranked top 25 for this measure. 

One of the largest universities in the UK with over 37,000 students from 137 countries, filled with world-leading research, award-winning partnerships, and students at the heart of an outstanding experience, Northumbria is a new kind of excellent university.  Discover more about us .  

Northumbria University is a great place to work.  We empower our exceptional people to achieve shared ambitions and promote a positive work life balance. We offer a wide range of benefits including excellent pension schemes, flexible working, a generous holiday entitlement, continued commitment to your learning and development and more . 

Our Northumbria Values are guiding principles that define who we are, what we do and what is important to us. Our Values are: Academic Excellence; Innovation; Inclusivity; Collaboration; and Ambition.

Our Behaviours describe how we do things and how we work together at Northumbria, reflecting our culture and our decision-making. Our Behaviours are: We listen and learn, we support one another to success, we respect everyone and their contributions, we trust in ourselves and each other and we are bold.

Our Behaviours were co-created by colleagues from a range of roles across the University, who worked collaboratively to consider what it feels like to work for Northumbria, and where we need to continue to transform together to achieve what’s important to us. 

Please visit Our Values and Behaviours  page to find out more.

We are an on-campus organisation where colleagues work regular patterns of hours and on campus, with some flexibility on the timing of their hours and the location of their work in discussion with their manager. Our campus locations include City Campus Newcastle and Coach Lane Campus Newcastle.

Northumbria University is committed to creating an inclusive culture where we take pride in, and value, the diversity of our staff.  We encourage and welcome applications from all members of the community.  The University holds a bronze Athena Swan award in recognition of our commitment to advancing gender equality, we are a Disability Confident Leader, a member of the Race Equality Charter and are participating in the Stonewall Diversity Champion Programme.  We also hold the HR Excellence in Research award for implementing the concordat supporting the career Development of Researchers and are members of the Euraxess  initiative to deliver information and support to professional researchers.  

The University has implemented a range of flexible working arrangements, and we are happy to explore candidate requirements as part of the recruitment process.  

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Number of offers available

1

Company/Institute

NORTHUMBRIA UNIVERSITY

Country

United Kingdom

City

Newcastle Upon Tyne

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Where to apply

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https://www.timeshighereducation.com/unijobs/listing/362467/postdoctoral-resear…

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City

Newcastle Upon Tyne

STATUS: EXPIRED