Professor / Reader in Combinatorics University of Bristol

Heilbronn Professor / Reader in Combinatorics

University of Bristol -School of Mathematics

Job number: ACAD100199
Division/School: School of Mathematics
Contract type: Open ended contract staff
Working pattern: Full time
Salary: Salary on Professorial scale to be agreed on appointment (or between £47,314 - £52,233 per annum if appointed at Reader)
Closing date for applications: 01-Apr-2013

The University of Bristol seeks an outstanding candidate for a post as Heilbronn Professor/Reader in Combinatorics. The successful candidate will become a member of the Pure Mathematics Group within the School of Mathematics. We are seeking applicants who have demonstrated, or shown potential for, the highest achievement in any area of combinatorics, broadly interpreted.

This position forms part of the University's strategic expansion in research areas that complement existing strengths in Pure Mathematics at Bristol. The successful candidates will be expected to build up and lead a research group of the highest international level, and to interact with Heilbronn postdoctoral fellows.

The Pure Mathematics Group at the University of Bristol is internationally recognised with interests spanning pure mathematics, including number theory, arithmetic geometry, arithmetic combinatorics, ergodic theory, random matrix theory, representation theory, complex analysis, partial differential equations, set theory and logic. The Group has strong links with the Heilbronn Institute for Mathematical Research, which focuses on discrete mathematics, funds about 20 postdoctoral fellows in the School of Mathematics, and runs a co-ordinated series of research programmes, conferences and workshops.

The School of Mathematics is one of the leading centres for research and teaching in mathematics in the UK. There are groups working in Applied Mathematics, Pure Mathematics and Statistics. In the 2008 Research Assessment Exercise (RAE), Applied Mathematics ranked third, Pure Mathematics ranked joint fifth and Statistics ranked joint fourth in terms of grade-point average.

Women are currently under-represented in the School of Mathematics, therefore we particularly welcome applications from women for this post. The University has numerous family friendly policies which can be found on the Positive Working Environment website.

In order to receive full attention, applications should be received by 12:00 pm (i.e. midnight) on Monday 1 April 2013.

To discuss any aspect of the posts, please contact Professor Trevor Wooley, FRS, +44 (0)117 331 5240,matdw@bristol.ac.uk  Alternatively, please feel free to contact any of the people listed below for informal discussions with respect to the post:

Lynne Walling, Head of Pure Mathematics, +44 (0)117 331 5245, malhw@bristol.ac.uk
Professor Noah Linden, Head of the School of Mathematics, +44 (0)117 928 8633, hod-maths@bristol.ac.uk

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