Massada Junior Research Fellowship in Mathematical Sciences 2026-2028

University of Oxford - Worcester College

ISRAEL AND IONE MASSADA FELLOWSHIPS PROGRAMME

Worcester College, University of Oxford, proposes to appoint a two-year Junior Research Fellow (JRF), potentially renewable for one further year, in any area of the Mathematical Sciences, from any date after 1 January 2026, and for two years hence.

The Massada JRF will be permitted to teach tutorials or classes in their field for a maximum of four hours per week.

The post will be sponsored by The Israel and Ione Massada Programme. In accordance with the terms of the Massada Fund and its programmes at Worcester College -- for which see https://www.worc.ox.ac.uk/about/israel-and-ione-massada-fellowships-programme -- applicants must:

• Be citizens of the State of Israel, irrespective and inclusive of all genders, ethnicities, and religious affiliations.
• Have received or be about receive a doctoral degree in an academic field appropriate to their research proposal. This degree will need to have been awarded by the start of the fellowship and within 4 years prior to that. Allowance will be made for periods of parental, carer, or comparable leave.
• Have English language proficiency at university graduate level.

I THE ROLE

Duties of the Fellowship:

• Propose, plan and execute a high quality and ambitious programme of original research in any area of academic innovation in the Mathematical Sciences;
• Publicise the outcomes of that research at a national and international level through presentation of papers and through publications;
• Liaise with research colleagues within Oxford and elsewhere, with a view to future research collaborations;

II TERMS AND CONDITIONS

The appointment will be fixed term for two years, with a probationary period of 9 months, and an option to apply to extend to a third year.

The salary scale matches the University’s Grade 7 (currently £37,174), and up to £1500 per annum research-expenses. This includes payment for any leave taken outside the academic term and for any bank holiday worked during term time.

III APPLICATION AND APPOINTMENT PROCEDURE

Applicants are asked to submit the application materials set out below in the form of a single PDF file, with their surname in block capitals as the first word of the document title, to the Human Resources Office (academic.recruitment@worc.ox.ac.uk) by 9.00 am on Monday 3rd November 2025. Late applications will not be accepted.

Please go onto our website for the full application process and requirements.

Interviews for the post will be held in January 2026.

Worcester College is an equal opportunities employer. Candidates are encouraged to complete a Diversity Declaration form which will assist the College with monitoring equal opportunities in recruitment. We can assure you that the information given is kept separately from the information used in recruitment decisions; that all information is strictly confidential, used purely for statistical purposes and to ensure that policies are being applied fairly.

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