Research Fellow

These positions are associated with the EPSRC Established Career Fellowship on Resources in Computation held by Professor Samson Abramsky.

The primary duties are:

• Conducting research within the project, in particular on developing the structural theory of resources in both classical and quantum computation, and relating structural aspects to expressiveness and complexity.


• Producing quality publications in leading venues
  
  A strong background in one or more of mathematics, theoretical computer science, and quantum information and computation.


• Also, willingness and ability to learn about the other areas listed above.


• In addition, some programming background, and the ability to perform numerical explorations and simulations, are desirable.
  
  UCL's Department of Computer Science (CS) is a top-ranked Computer Science Department in the UK. In the 2021 Research Excellence Framework (REF) evaluation, UCL Computer Science was ranked second in the UK for research power and first in England., As London's Global University, we know diversity fosters creativity and innovation, and we want our community to represent the diversity of the world's talent. We are committed to equality of opportunity, to being fair and inclusive, and to being a place where we all belong. We therefore particularly encourage applications from candidates who are likely to be underrepresented in UCL's workforce. These include people from Black, Asian and ethnic minority backgrounds; disabled people; LGBTQI+ people; and for our Grade 9 and 10 roles, women. You can read more about our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion here: https://www.ucl.ac.uk/equality-diversity-inclusion/. Our department holds an Athena SWAN Gold award, in recognition of our commitment and demonstrable impact in advancing gender equality. This appointment is subject to UCL Terms and Conditions of Service for Research and Support Staff."
  
  As well as the exciting opportunities this role presents, we also offer some great benefits some of which are below:


• 41 Days holiday (27 days annual leave 8 bank holiday and 6 closure days)


• Additional 5 days' annual leave purchase scheme


• Defined benefit career average revalued earnings pension scheme (CARE)


• Cycle to work scheme and season ticket loan


• Immigration loan


• Relocation scheme for certain posts


• On-Site nursery


• On-site gym


• Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption pay


• Employee assistance programme: Staff Support Service


• Discounted medical insurance Visit https://www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/reward-and-benefits to find out more.