Research Fellow (110934-1025)

For informal enquiries, please contact Professor Felix Schulze at felix.schulze@warwick.ac.uk.

Applications are invited to work with Prof. Felix Schulze and collaborators on the ERC Project “GENREG – Generic regularity of area minimising hypersurfaces and mean curvature flows” at the University of Warwick.

The work is situated in Geometric Analysis, drawing on the interplay between PDE Theory, Geometric Flows, Riemannian Geometry and Geometric Measure Theory. The questions to be addressed revolve around the idea of generic regularity for either minimal surfaces or geometric flows. While it is not necessary that you have expertise in all these areas, it is expected that you are interested and willing to learn the background of the other areas necessary for project.

You will be working as part of an inclusive and flexible team, based in the Warwick Maths Institute, a world-leading mathematics department. You will have, if desired, opportunities to travel in the UK and abroad, on research visits to collaborating groups and to conferences. You will be given both time and mentoring support to develop your own research profile and broader skills.

This is a two-year fixed-term contract, starting October 2026 or earlier.

You should have (or be due to submit soon) a PhD, or have equivalent experience, in Geometric Analysis (preferably in Nonlinear PDE Theory, the Calculus of Variations, Geometric Flows, Riemannian Geometry or Geometric Measure Theory).

You can work effectively in a larger research group and have the ability to communicate its results to the wider research community.

You will have excellent communication and presentation skills, and be comfortable talking about your work with academics from other disciplines and non-specialists. You will have a record of research papers published in journals (or accepted to be published). You will have a high capacity for original research and creative thought, as well as the ability to manage your time effectively across multiple strands of research.

You will be working as part of an inclusive and flexible team, based in the Warwick Maths Institute, a world-leading mathematics department. You will have, if desired, opportunities to travel in the UK and abroad, on research visits to collaborating groups and to conferences. You will be given both time and mentoring support to develop your own research profile and broader skills.

For details on the experience and skills required, please refer to the job description attached as a PDF below.

PhD Status

This position is suitable for a finishing PhD student, provided you will have submitted your thesis before the start of this position.

If you are near submission of your PhD, or have not yet had it conferred, any offers of employment will be made at Research Assistant level, at the highest spinal point of pay grade 5 (£34,610 per annum).

Upon receipt of evidence confirming the successful award of your PhD, you will be promoted to Research Fellow, at the lowest spinal point of grade 6 (£35,608 per annum).

The Warwick Mathematics Institute is internationally recognised for its research and our best undergraduates are a match for those at any other UK university. We run a wide range of weekly seminar series, and many workshops and conferences, for which our Mathematics Research Centre provides organisational support.

A list of our staff and their research interests can be found on this webpage, and you can see our undergraduate module pages on this webpage.

We are committed to fostering an inclusive environment, and we would particularly welcome applications from groups that are under-represented in UK mathematics. We are working hard towards improving our gender balance: we currently hold a Bronze Athena Swan award and our energetic Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion committee plays a significant role in shaping departmental policy.

We are an internationally diverse department. For those eligible, the University offers relocation and Immigration Support Scheme packages to assist with costs of relocating and any associated visa applications and HIS (health) surcharge fees.

We are a world-leading research-intensive university founded in 1965. We are ranked 67th in the world and 10th in the UK. 92% of our research is rated world-leading or internationally excellent.*

Find out more about us on our website.https://warwick.ac.uk/about/

* QS World University Rankings 2024, Research Excellence Framework 2021

CLOSING DEADLINE: Sunday 30th November 2025 at 11:55pm (GMT)

To apply, please click "Apply" below and submit an application form by the closing deadline

* You will be asked two include two attachments and three references.

The first attachment should include:

• Your CV, which should outline education and employment history (including your most recent employment), plus any other relevant experience (e.g. volunteering, extracurricular, etc.).
• A list of publications.
• A research statement.

The second attachment should include:

• Your cover letter, which should explain your motivations for applying to the role and how you meet the essential and desirable criteria detailed in the job description (PDF attached below).

All essential criteria must be met by candidates who are invited to interview. You are welcome to include details of any career breaks (e.g. parental leave, caring responsibilities, sick leave).

All applicants should ensure that their three referees email their references by the closing deadline to Alison Glendinning (Senior Administrative Assistant - Department of Mathematics) at MathematicsPA@warwick.ac.uk.

• Interview Date: w/c 05 January 2026
• Start Date: October 2026 or earlier

* Please note that, due to a systems limitation, our application forms only allow applicants to submit two attachments, hence our asking that you submit your CV and research statement together as a single document, and the cover letter separately. If helpful, you can use to merge PDFs.

Please note application forms must be submitted before the stated deadline - you will not be able to submit after 23:55 (even if you opened the form earlier). Only applications submitted via our official careers portal (warwick-careers.tal.net) will be considered.

We provide a comprehensive range of benefits, including:

• An attractive pension scheme.
• 30 days holiday plus University Christmas closure.
• Generous parental/adoption leave policy.
• Onsite childcare facilities.
• Excellent learning and development opportunities.

We recognise the importance of a healthy work/life balance and offer access to flexible working arrangements. For more information, see here.

We are proud to be a Living Wage employer.

Equality, Diversity, & Inclusion

Warwick is committed to fostering a diverse, inclusive and respectful community where everyone can thrive. We welcome applications from all backgrounds, cultures, and communities, and actively encourage candidates from underrepresented groups to apply.

Find out more about our Social Inclusion work at Warwick.

Find out more about our awards and accreditations.

We are also one of the six founder institutions of the EUTOPIA European University Alliance.

Safeguarding & DBS

The University of Warwick is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all those we work with.

• Roles involving regulated activity are subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check at the appropriate level, in line with the DBS Code of Practice.
• The University will ensure that anyone subject to a barring order does not undertake any work with the barred group (children and/or adults).
• All employees, volunteers, and partners are expected to share our commitment to safeguarding.

Rehabilitation of Ex-Offenders

The University will not discriminate against applicants who make a disclosure relating to a conviction.

Disclosures at application stage are only visible to the DBS team, not to hiring panels. This ensures fairness and removes bias from the shortlisting process.