Full-Time, Fixed-Term (Two-year contract, with possibility of a one-year extension)
Starting Salary is £33,797 per annum pro rata. London Allowance of £2,134 will be payable in addition to salary.
Applications are invited for the post of Postdoctoral Research Assistant in Theoretical Physics in the Physics Department at Royal Holloway.
This is a post to work on the quantum many body problem both via analytical calculations and numerical simulations. The post involves developing new tools relying on random matrix theory in order to understand strongly interacting and disordered quantum systems from a dynamical and statistical point of view. The work is funded by a research grant from the Leverhulme Trust.
The holder of the post will be expected to help produce independent and original research within the RHUL Physics Department, to submit publications to refereed journals, and to work together and supervise postgraduate and MSci students. In return we offer a highly competitive rewards and benefits package including generous annual leave and training and development opportunities.
The successful applicant will have a PhD in theoretical physics with experience on analytical calculations using quantum many body techniques, as well as programming abilities in C, C++ or python.
This is a full time post, available from 1 May 2021 or as soon as possible thereafter for a fixed term period of 24 months at Royal Holloway, University of London, with the possibility of extension.
In return we offer a highly competitive rewards and benefits package including:
Generous annual leave entitlement
Training and Development opportunities
Pension Scheme with generous employer contribution
Various schemes including Cycle to Work, Season Ticket Loans and help with the cost of Eyesight testing.
Free parking
The post is based in Egham, Surrey where the College is situated in a beautiful, leafy campus near to Windsor Great Park and within commuting distance from London.
For further information about the post please contact Dr. Gregoire Ithier:
[email protected].
To view further details of this post and to apply please visit
https://jobs.royalholloway.ac.uk. For queries on the application process the Human Resources Department can be contacted by email at:
[email protected].
Please quote the reference: 0321-065
Closing Date: Midnight, Monday 3 May 2021
Interview Date: TBC
We particularly welcome female applicants as they are under-represented at this level in the Department of Physics within Royal Holloway, University of London.
