Director of ICMS and Professor

Grade: Grade 10, salary negotiable based on experience and qualifications

Contract Type: Full Time or Part Time (at least 60% / 21 hours per week). The position is Fixed Term for 5 years, with the potential for renewal for a further term

Holiday Entitlement: 33 days annual leave, plus 9 buildings closed days for all full-time staff. Use our total rewards calculator: https://www.hw.ac.uk/about/work/total-rewards-calculator.htm to see the value of benefits provided by Heriot-Watt University

DIRECTOR OF ICMS AND PROFESSOR AT THE UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH

AND HERIOT-WATT UNIVERSITY

ICMS seeks a new director as the tenure of the current Director, Prof Minhyong Kim, comes to an end.

We invite applications from senior academics working in any branch of the mathematical sciences, with a strong research profile, enthusiasm for ICMS's aims, track record of commitment in service of the mathematical community and appropriate administrative experience.

About Us

The International Centre for Mathematical Sciences (ICMS) was set up in the early 1990s and is jointly operated by the University of Edinburgh and Heriot-Watt University. It is currently one of the three pillars of the infrastructure for the mathematical sciences in the UK, along with the Newton Institute in Cambridge and the Heilbronn Institute in Bristol. It is housed in state-of-the-art facilities in Edinburgh city centre.

ICMS stimulates and promotes the mathematical sciences through international workshops and conferences of the highest quality, its popular Research-in-Groups programme, and a wide range of Knowledge Exchange (KE) and Public Engagement activities. Recently, ICMS added to its portfolio the Mathematics for Humanity (MfH) programme, using philanthropic donations and its network and expertise to support events in the global south, opening up new opportunities for early career researchers, and for discussion and meetings on topics of urgent importance for humanity. 

The activities ICMS supports lead to new world-leading research in the mathematical sciences and facilitate new connections to the international community, to other disciplines, industry and government initiatives.  

ICMS has extensive expertise in running and supporting online events, including for KE purposes. It aims to be a sustainable and socially responsible organisation, including through its commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion. 

 

The Directorship and the Professorship

The successful applicant will hold concurrently the position of Director of the ICMS and a Maxwell Institute Professorship in mathematical sciences, with 60% of the time ring-fenced for the Directorship.  Both full-time and part-time appointments (at least 60%) will be considered. 

The professorship and the tenure of the Director is fixed-term for five years with the possibility of re-appointment for a further term of up to five years, subject to funding availability. 

The Maxwell Institute is the joint mathematical sciences research institute and graduate school of the School of Mathematics at the University of Edinburgh and the School of Mathematical and Computer Sciences at Heriot-Watt. The professorship will be held at both Schools, with equal weighting and duties agreed collegially. It is expected that the duties of the post, other than those of the Directorship, will be predominantly research-oriented. The professorship will be line-managed by one of the two universities, in consultation with the other.

Heriot-Watt University has established a reputation for world-class teaching and leading-edge, relevant research, which has made it one of the top UK universities for innovation, business and industry.

Heriot-Watt University has five campuses: three in the UK (Edinburgh, Scottish Borders and Orkney), one in Dubai and one in Malaysia. The University offers a highly distinctive range of degree programmes in the specialist areas of science, engineering, design, business and languages. Heriot-Watt University is also Scotland's most international university, boasting the largest international student cohort. business and languages. Heriot-Watt University is also Scotland's most international university, boasting the largest international student cohort.