Research Associate - Higher Gauge Theory and Higher-dimensional Integrability
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Research Associate - Higher Gauge Theory and Higher-dimensional Integrability
[Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] - Department of Mathematics
Salary: £37,694 - £46,049 a year | Full-time, Fixed term | York campus
Role Description
The Department of Mathematics at the [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] seeks a post doctoral researcher to work under the supervision of Dr. Benoit Vicedo (and the co-supervision of Prof. Alexander Schenkel from the University of Trento, Italy) on the EPSRC funded project titled “Higher Gauge Theory And Higher-dimensional Integrability”.
Role
The aim of the project is to work towards developing a novel and comprehensive framework for higher-dimensional integrable models using techniques from higher gauge theory to explore higher dimensional and higher gauge-theoretic versions of the recent framework of 4-dimensional Chern-Simons theory. This is a fixed-term contract for up to 24 months.
Skills, Experience & Qualification needed
- Candidates will have completed, or be close to completing, a PhD in a relevant area of Mathematics or Mathematical Physics or equivalent experience
- An ideal candidate will have a strong mathematical background and experience in working with gauge theoretic approaches to integrability based on Chern-Simons theories and/or general higher algebraic structures.
- The applicant should also show great potential at mastering new areas and techniques.
Contact
For informal enquiries: please contact Benoît Vicedo, email: [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal]