"Postdoctoral Research Associate in Non-Equilibrium Many-Body Physics x2"

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The Department of Mathematics at King’s College London is a leading centre for mathematics research in the UK, fostering a vibrant and innovative environment to explore new ways of looking at familiar issues and deliver new tools to solve complex problems.

About the role

The Department of Mathematics at King’s College London invites applications for two postdoctoral research associate positions, for durations of 24 months and 36 months, starting in October 2026.

The successful candidates will work on several projects related to many-body systems, with particular interest in the regime when they are inhomogeneous and out-of-equilibrium, and they are well described via hydrodynamics theories. They will be supported by EPSRC under grant UNIHYPE: Universal hydrodynamic principles and emergent physics, EP/Z534304/1 (assessed under the ERC Advanced Grant scheme).

The ideal candidates will hold a PhD in theoretical/condensed matter physics, with knowledge of non-equilibrium many-body physics and methods of (quantum and classical) integrability, one position emphasising the former and the other the latter. Some numerical skills is also expected.

The post is offered at a competitive salary (spine points 31-35 on KCL salary scale depending on experience, currently £45,031-£49,871), and includes provisions for travel money, computing equipment, and academic and leadership training.

This is a full time post (35 Hours per week), and you will be offered a fixed term contract until 30 September 2028 / 2029.

Research staff at King’s are entitled to at least 10 days per year (pro-rata) for professional development. This entitlement, from the Concordat to Support the Career Development of Researchers, applies to Postdocs, Research Assistants, Research and Teaching Technicians, Teaching Fellows and AEP equivalent up to and including grade 7. Visit the Centre for Research Staff Development for more information.