Title:
Landau Research Fellowships
Position:
JUNIOR
Location:
LIMS, London
Contact:
Alana Ker Mercer
Closing Date:
07-08-2023
Deadline: August 7th, 2023
Description:
The London Institute is delighted to announce the creation of the Landau Research Fellowships. The five full-time, three-year positions are for theoretical physicists and mathematicians from Russia, who will join us in our home at the Royal Institution in Mayfair.
We have named our Fellowships after the Soviet theoretical physicist Lev Landau. In addition to his theory of superfluidity, which earned him a Nobel Prize in 1962, his catalogue of achievements includes his equations for S matrix singularities and the quantum mechanical theory of diamagnetism. The last of these contributed to a field that was pioneered by Michael Faraday at the Royal Institution, where we’re based. Landau spent five key early years at the Ukrainian Technical Institute in Kharkov. A lifelong iconoclast, in 1938 he was arrested by the Soviet authorities for his opposition to Stalin. After his colleagues raised an outcry, he was released 12 months later, and allowed to resume his work.
Applying for a Fellowship
About the role
The posts are full-time positions and last three years. Salaries will be benchmarked against comparable posts at the University of London. Visas will be issued via the UK Global Talent programme. Job activities include:
- Conduct research in theoretical physics or mathematics.
- Publish discoveries in leading journals and disseminate them.
- Be present in the building and interact with scientists and staff.
- Be curious about the work of other researchers at the Institute.
- Help communicate our research and vision to broad audiences.
About the candidate
Landau Research Fellowships are for Russian nationals to move to London and take up research posts at the London Institute for Mathematical Sciences. They are for world-class academic researchers in theoretical physics and mathematics who have a record or the potential for research at the highest level.
About the London Institute
The London Institute for Mathematical Sciences is an independent institute for fundamental research in physics and mathematics. It gives scientists the freedom and support to make discoveries full-time; there are no teaching duties. The Institute is located in the Royal Institution in Mayfair, which provides it with space to expand. This iconic building has witnessed the discovery of 10 chemical elements and electromagnetism, and has 15 Nobel Prizes to its name. You can learn more about the London Institute at our About and Perspectives pages.
How to apply and closing date
To apply, please send a CV to at@lims.ac.uk. Strong applicants will be invited for an interview. Applicants for the Landau programme will automatically be considered for the Arnold programme. The Landau Research Fellowships will open for applications on 1 August 2022. Applications will be evaluated on a rolling basis until suitable candidates are appointed.
Contact: Alana Ker Mercer
Letters of Reference should be sent to: akm@lims.ac.uk
