Savilian Professorship of Geometry

The University of Oxford intends to appoint to the Savilian Professorship of
Geometry from 1 September 2025 or as soon as possible thereafter. The post is
associated with a Professorial Fellowship at New College.





The Savilian Professorship of Geometry is a premier appointment, one of a
number of Statutory Professorships currently held at the Mathematical
Institute. The Professor will be expected to provide research leadership in
their own research area and more widely within the Mathematical Institute and
at national and international level, and will also engage in teaching at both
undergraduate and postgraduate level within the Mathematical Institute, and
play a major role in the supervision, guidance and examination of graduate
students.



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We are seeking a mathematician of the highest international calibre in
Geometry or some other branch of Pure Mathematics. You should have a proven
record of original research of the highest quality and of securing research
funding, with an excellent publication record and a demonstrable ability to
provide research leadership and direction. You should be able to provide
effective and innovative teaching at both undergraduate and postgraduate
level, to direct postdoctoral researchers and to communicate effectively with
a wide range of colleagues within the Department, College and wider
University.





If you would like to discuss this post in more detail, please contact
Professor James Sparks, Head of the Mathematical Institute, at head-of-
dept@maths.ox.ac.uk. All enquiries will be treated in strict confidence and
will not form part of the selection decision.





We proudly hold a departmental Athena SWAN Silver Award and an institutional
Race Equality Charter Bronze Award, which guide our progress towards advancing
racial and gender equality. As part of our strategic aim to improve staff
equality and diversity, we would particularly welcome applications from women,
from disabled people and from people of Black, Asian and minority ethnic
backgrounds, who are currently under-represented in positions of this type at
Oxford.





Applications for this vacancy are to be made online. To apply for this vacancy
and for further information, including a job description and selection
criteria, please see the Further Particulars.





The closing date for applications is **12:00 UK time on Monday 26 February
2024**.Interviews are expected to be held in April 2024.