Research Fellow in Set Theory

Overview

The University of Leeds is hiring one Research Fellow to join the School of Mathematics. The position is a fixed-term contract lasting for 7 months and involves working 100 percent time on an onsite basis. The role is part of the project titled Understanding the axioms II: Symmetric extensions for large cardinal axioms, which receives funding from the UKRI through the Future Leaders Fellowship scheme. The project is led by Dr Asaf Karagila and focuses on examining the interactions between elementary embedding-based large cardinal axioms and the Axiom of Choice, developing mathematical constructions, proving the necessity of choice axioms, and constructing counterexamples.

What you get

The position offers a salary ranging from 41,064 to 48,822 British Pounds per annum. Employees receive 26 days of holiday in addition to approximately 16 Bank Holidays and custom university closure days, totaling 42 days per year. Additional benefits include pension scheme options with life assurance, health and wellbeing provisions featuring discounted gym membership at The Edge, personal development courses, on-site childcare, shopping discounts, and travel schemes.

Requirements

Applicants who are not British or Irish citizens must obtain permission to work in the UK, typically via a visa. EEA and Swiss citizens who were resident in the UK before 31 December 2020 may use their passport or status under the EU Settlement Scheme.

Key dates

The closing date for applications is 2026-11-05.