[DMANET] Post-doctoral research fellow position

Applications are invited for a post-doctoral Research Fellow at Brunel University, London, UK. The post is in the area of combinatorics and graph theory to work on a project entitled "Graph and Matroid Polynomials", directed by Dr Steven Noble. The project will investigate bounds on zeros of graph and matroid polynomials, the relationships between evaluations of the Tutte polynomial and Tutte polynomials for structures other than graphs and matroids.

Candidates are expected to possess a PhD in Mathematics and should demonstrate experience and strong research potential in a number of the following areas: graph polynomials, algorithmic graph theory, algebraic graph theory, matroid theory. The successful candidate will also have good computing skills and good communication skills, both written and verbal.

For further details concerning the content of the research project or to make an informal enquiry, please contact Dr Steven Noble, email: steven.noble@brunel.ac.uk.

Closing date for applications is: 31st May 2012
To apply online go to https://jobs.brunel.ac.uk/WRL/pages/vacancy.jsf?search=12

Vacancy Ref: BHA0327-1
Fixed Term Contract - 36 months beginning no later than 1st October 2012.
Salary R1: £32,288- £38,104 per annum incl of London Weighting

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Dr Steven Noble
Senior Lecturer
Deputy Head and Level One Coordinator
Department of Mathematical Sciences
Brunel University, UK
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