Research Fellow in Combinatorics

University of Birmingham - School of Mathematics

Location:	Birmingham
Salary:	£36,636 to £46,049 Grade 7
Hours:	Full Time
Contract Type:	Fixed-Term/Contract

Placed On: 6th February 2026

Closes: 1st March 2026

Job Ref: 106957

Salary: Full time starting salary is normally in the range £36,636 to £46,049 with potential progression once in post to £48,822. Grade: 7

Contract Type: Fixed Term contract up to December 2026

The School of Mathematics welcomes applications for a research fellowship in Probabilistic Combinatorics to work with Joshua Erde on the FWF funded project "Supercritical behaviour in random subgraph models".

The post is a fixed term until the end of 2026.

The successful candidate will join a community of researchers in the Combinatorics, Probability and Algorithms group within the School of Mathematics, University of Birmingham. The group consists of 7 permanent staff as well as many postgraduate students and postdoctoral researchers and has a proven track-record in mentoring and supporting the development of early-career researchers. The profile and research interests of the group may be found at: https://web.mat.bham.ac.uk/combinatorics/

Applicants should have a PhD in Mathematics awarded or submitted at the time of taking up the position, a strong record of research and publications, and familiarity with the field of probabilistic combinatorics.

The School is a supportive and people-focused friendly environment, committed to equality, diversity and inclusivity, which aims to allow colleagues to develop as researchers and educators. We encourage applications from the widest community and provide equal opportunities in our recruitment processes.

The School of Mathematics holds an Athena SWAN Bronze award, supports the London Mathematical Society Good Practice Scheme and is a member of the Piscopia.

The University of Birmingham holds Advance HE's Race Equality Charter Bronze award, a framework through which we are working to self-reflect, identify and remove barriers standing in the way of Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic staff and students. The University of Birmingham is an equal opportunity and a Disability Confident employer.

In addition to completing the application form, you should make sure to upload the following: a cover letter, a CV (including full publication list), a research statement (3 pages maximum) and names and emails of three contactable referees.

Role Summary

• Work within specified research grants and projects and contribute to writing bids;
• Operate within area of specialism;
• Analyse and interpret research findings and results;
• Contribute to generating funding;
• Contribute to licensing or spin out deals with demonstrated commercial success (such as revenues, asset or company sales, IP generated) and/or public understanding of the discipline or similar.

Main Duties

The responsibilities may include some but not all of the responsibilities outlined below.

• Develop research objectives and proposals for own or joint research, with assistance of a mentor if required;
• Contribute to writing bids for research funding;

Person Specification

• First degree in area of specialism and normally, a higher degree relevant to research area or equivalent qualifications;
• High level analytical capability;
• Ability to communicate complex information clearly;

Informal enquiries to Andrew Treglown (a.c.treglown@bham.ac.uk) or Candida Bowtell (c.bowtell@bham.ac.uk)

To download the full job description and details of this position and submit an electronic application online please click on the 'Apply' button above.