Senior Research Associate in Probability

The School of Mathematics, University of Bristol is seeking to appoint a Postdoctoral Research Associate in Probability for a duration of six months. The successful applicant will work with Márton Balázs, supported by his EPSRC grant 'Particle systems, growth models and their probabilistic structures'.

Our School has a vibrant scientific environment with leading researchers, several postdocs and students, high-profile reading groups and seminar series in various fields of Mathematics, including Probability. We take particular care of professional skills development for colleagues in earlier stages of their careers. The post holder will contribute to the research activities of the School, manage their own research agenda with guidance if required, publish their results in strong journals and present them on top international conferences as well as seminars.

Prior or very close to the start date, the successful applicant will have completed a PhD in an area closely related to stochastic processes and demonstrated the ability to conduct world-class research and disseminate results.

Additional information: It is the applicant's responsibility to ensure their referees send their letters of reference to maths-recruitment@bristol.ac.uk by 23/09/2025. This instruction supersedes any information in the online application form suggesting that referees are contacted directly by the University. Contract type: Fixed term until 30/06/2026. The position is available from no later than the 1st of January 2026 and is full time, on a fixed term contract with funding for 6 months. This advert will close at 23:59 UK time on 23/09/2025. For informal queries, please contact: Márton Balázs, +44 117 455 7958, m.balazs@bristol.ac.uk, https://people.maths.bris.ac.uk/~mb13434/

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