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Departmental Lecturer in Mathematical and Computational Finance

We are inviting applications for the post of Departmental Lecturer in Mathematical and Computational Finance at the Mathematical Institute, University of Oxford, with effect from 1 September 2025 or as soon as possible thereafter. 

As Departmental Lecturer, you will engage in advanced study and academic research in applied mathematics with a focus on mathematical and computational finance, as part of the Mathematical and Computational Finance Research Group led by Professor Rama Cont.  

Identifiability of phenotypic adaptation from low-cell-count experiments and a stochastic model
 Maini, P Browning, A Crossley, R Villa, C Jenner, A Cassidy, T Hamis, S PLoS Computational Biology
Matrix-Weighted Networks for Modeling Multidimensional Dynamics: Theoretical Foundations and Applications to Network Coherence
 Tian, Y Kojaku, S Sayama, H Lambiotte, R Physical Review Letters volume 134 issue 23 (13 Jun 2025)
Towards a flat space Carrollian hologram from AdS4/CFT3
 Lipstein, A Ruzziconi, R Srikant, A Journal of High Energy Physics volume 2025 issue 6 (09 Jun 2025)

Deputy Head of Administration and Finance

This exciting new post presents an excellent opportunity to join the leadership team of a thriving academic department. The Mathematical Institute is one of the world’s leading mathematics departments and our research, impact, and environment were all ranked first in the UK in the 2021 and 2014 Research Excellence Framework exercises. The department has around 250 staff on the main payroll (including over 100 faculty members).

Local resonance of mechanosensitive channel s
 Goriely, A Liu, S Qi, B Guo, Y Su, L Liu, Y Lu, T Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids
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