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Lecturer in Pure Mathematics x 3

Employer
KINGS COLLEGE LONDON
Location
London (Greater) (GB)
Salary
£46,292 to £54,534 per annum, including London Weighting Allowance
Closing date
4 Jul 2021

Job Details

Job description

Applications are invited for a Lectureship in Pure Mathematics (x3) in the Department of Mathematics at King’s College London.

Candidates are expected to have a PhD in Mathematics, or a closely related area, and research expertise in some area of pure mathematics (broadly interpreted).  They should be able to contribute to the development of teaching in mathematics at undergraduate and postgraduate levels.

Candidates should have the potential to carry out research which has high levels of originality, innovation and depth that may lead to significant impact on their field in the long term.

The successful candidate will be expected to:

  • Undertake a self-directed programme of research and scholarship at a level commensurate with the current international standards of excellence within the department.
  • Demonstrate a proven ability or potential for achieving research excellence in an area that fits within one of our existing research groups, centres or interest groups.
  • Promote the reputation of their research group through scientific meetings, scholarship and other externally facing activities.
  • Deliver an excellent student experience through innovative teaching and assessment methods for both undergraduate and postgraduate taught programmes.
  • Provide supervision to postgraduate research students.
  • Enthusiastically contribute to academic management, and support the administration and organisation of the department to further its education, research activities and ambitions.

Valuing Diversity & Committed to Equality

The Department of Mathematics is a registered supporter of the London Mathematical Society’s (LMS) Good Practice Scheme which supports advancing women’s careers in university mathematics departments.

We are committed to equality, diversity and inclusion and have policies to support staff with flexible arrangements for parental responsibilities or those returning from a long-term absence.  As part of the department’s commitment we hold an Athena SWAN bronze award.  We positively encourage women applicants and those from an ethnic minority to apply, as they are currently under-represented within the Department of Mathematics.

The post is available from September 2021, and is located at the Strand Campus of King’s College London.

Further particulars of the post can be located below and further information about the department can be found at:    https://www.kcl.ac.uk/mathematics

This post will be offered on an indefinite contract

This is a full-time post - 100% full time equivalent

Key responsibilities

As Lecturer in Pure Mathematics you will strengthen the reputation, culture and ambitions of the department and wider institution by:

  • Undertaking a self-directed programme of research and scholarship at a level commensurate with the current international standards of excellence within the department;
  • Demonstrating a proven ability or potential for achieving research excellence in an area that fits in to one of our research groups, centres or interest groups;
  • Promoting the reputation of the research group through scientific meetings, scholarship, and other externally-facing activities;
  • Delivering an excellent student experience through innovative teaching and assessment methods for both undergraduate and postgraduate taught programmes, in core mathematics and an area of pure mathematics;
  • Providing supervision to postgraduate research students;
  • Enthusiastically contributing to academic management and supporting the administration and organisation of the department to further its education, research activities and ambitions.
  • Be responsible for the wellbeing and pastoral care of students, including acting as Personal Tutor;
  • Engage with and contribute to department, faculty and institutional level initiatives in accordance with education strategy at all levels of the organisation.

The above list of responsibilities may not be exhaustive, and the post holder will be required to undertake such tasks and responsibilities as may reasonably be expected within the scope and grading of the post.

Skills, knowledge, and experience

Essential criteria 

  • PhD in Mathematics or equivalent
  • Strong research record in any area of Pure Mathematics, as evidenced by publications in high quality journals and conferences
  • In-depth knowledge in an area of Pure Mathematics
  • Potential to attract external research funds
  • Ability to teach undergraduate and postgraduate modules in core mathematics some areas of Pure Mathematics
  • Ability to supervise postgraduate research students
  • Ability to make significant contribution to administrative work
  • Excellent presentation and communication skills
  • Excellent oral and written communication skills, with an excellent standard of English language
  • A desire and vision to advance research development

Desirable criteria 

  • Experience in attracting external research funds
  • Experience of teaching and examining
  • Experience of administration

Further Information

Applicants should also submit a brief outline of their past and future research and arrange for three referee letters to be sent to: 

  https://nms.kcl.ac.uk/nikolay.gromov/GATIS/KINGS_2021P2_LECTURESHIP.php

Company

King's College London is one of the top 20 universities in the world and among the oldest in England. King's has more than 27,600 students (of whom nearly 10,500 are graduate students) from some 150 countries worldwide, and some 6,800 staff.

King's has an outstanding reputation for world-class teaching and cutting-edge research. In the 2014 Research Excellence Framework (REF) King’s was ranked 6th nationally in the ‘power’ ranking, which takes into account both the quality and quantity of research activity, and 7th for quality according to Times Higher Education rankings. Eighty-four per cent of research at King’s was deemed ‘world-leading’ or ‘internationally excellent’ (3* and 4*). The university is in the top seven UK universities for research earnings and has an overall annual income of more than £684 million.

King's has a particularly distinguished reputation in the humanities, law, the sciences (including a wide range of health areas such as psychiatry, medicine, nursing and dentistry) and social sciences including international affairs. It has played a major role in many of the advances that have shaped modern life, such as the discovery of the structure of DNA and research that led to the development of radio, television, mobile phones and radar.

King's College London and Guy's and St Thomas', King's College Hospital and South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trusts are part of King's Health Partners. King's Health Partners Academic Health Sciences Centre (AHSC) is a pioneering global collaboration between one of the world's leading research-led universities and three of London's most successful NHS Foundation Trusts, including leading teaching hospitals and comprehensive mental health services. For more information, visit: www.kingshealthpartners.org.

King’s £600 million campaign, World questions|KING’s answers, has delivered huge global impact in areas where King’s has particular expertise. Philanthropic support has funded new research to save young lives at Evelina London Children’s Hospital; established the King’s Dickson Poon School of Law as a worldwide leader in transnational law; built a new Cancer Centre at Guy’s Hospital; allowed unique collaboration between leading neuroscientists to fast-track new treatments for Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, motor neurone disease, depression and schizophrenia at the new Maurice Wohl Clinical Neuroscience Institute; created the Cicely Saunders Institute: the first academic institution in the world dedicated to palliative care, and supported the King’s Sierra Leone Partnership in the Ebola crisis. Donations provide over 300 of the most promising students with scholarships and bursaries each year. More information about the campaign is available at www.kcl.ac.uk/kingsanswers.

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