UK: Postdoc position in Numerical Linear Algebra

Application deadline: Tuesday, 2 June 2026
Interviews: Late June or early July 2026
Start date: 1 August 2026
Contract: Fixed-term until 31 May 2029

A Postdoctoral Research Associate position is available to work with Dr Behnam Hashemi on the EPSRC-funded New Investigator Award Project, Rigorous Numerics for Transcendental Functions of Matrices.

The project aims to develop verified algorithms for computing matrix functions with applications to monitoring the quality of results produced by standard floating-point algorithms and to computer-assisted mathematical proofs in dynamical systems and ordinary and partial differential equations. The role will involve developing rigorous a posteriori forward error bounds for matrix functions using interval analysis, as well as contributing to open-source software development in MATLAB and Python.

The successful candidate will join the Scientific Computing and Applications Research Group in the School of Computing and Mathematical Sciences and will have opportunities to collaborate with project partners in Germany and the UK.

Applicants should have a PhD in Mathematics or a closely related field, together with a strong track record in research and publication. Relevant expertise includes numerical linear algebra, floating-point arithmetic, interval arithmetic and dynamical systems. Excellent communication and presentation skills are required.

For informal enquiries, please contact Dr. Behnam Hashemi at b.hashemi@le.ac.uk. 

Application URL: https://jobs.le.ac.uk/vacancies/13255/research-associate-
in-rigorous-numerics-for-matrix-functions.html