Postgraduate research
GTA funded Mathematics PhD Studentship
Qualification: PhD
Department: Mathematical Sciences
Application deadline: 4 June 2026
Start date: 21 September 2026
Overview
Open to UK Applicants only
Mathematics are offering 3 fully-funded Graduate Teaching Assistant (GTA) PhD studentships available for UK applicants, starting in September 2026.
Graduate Teaching Assistantships allow research students to fund their PhD through part-time teaching work with the University.
A Graduate Teaching Assistant is responsible to the Head of School and is expected to undertake teaching or other duties within the School - not normally exceeding 8-10 contact hours per week - while undertaking research leading to a PhD.
Approximately 80% of their time will be spent on their doctoral research and 20% on their GTA responsibilities. Training is provided to help Graduate Teaching Assistants develop their teaching related skills and enhance their professional competencies.
Available projects
PhD Projects available for the GTA Studentship are listed below. Applicants should select their project and then refer to the 'how to apply' section for advice on how to apply. The application link is at the bottom of the page.
Dr. Larissa Serdukova - Market Regime Switching and Metastability under Non-Gaussian Lévy Noise
Dr. Matias Ruiz - Numerical Methods for Non-Classical Lippmann-Schwinger Equations in Wave Scattering
Dr Marco Fasondini - A sparse spectral element method on the sphere for numerical weather prediction
Dr. Behnam Hashemi - Validated numerics for matrix functions
Professor Paul D. Ledger - Data driven inverse techniques for object identification
Dr Josh Cork - The geometry of nuclei: skyrmions, holography, and gravitational instantons
Dr Bogdan Grechuk - Systematic and AI-Assisted Solving of Polynomial Diophantine Equations
Dr. Francesco Ragone - Beyond Critical Slowing Down: development of Early Warning Signals of tipping points based on Extreme Value statistics and tail dependence.
Supporting Statements
Applicants must have contacted potential supervisors prior to submission of their application and also provide the following with their online application:
- Personal statement (Maximum 2 pages describing academic background, previous research experiences, and motivation to pursue their chosen project)
- Teaching statement (maximum 500 words summarising the teaching experience and an overview of the modules that you can support)
Funding
Funding
The 4 year GTA funded studentships provide:
- A combined teaching and stipend payment, currently. for 2026/7 this will be £21,805 per year, paid in monthly instalments
- Tuition fees at UK rates
Entry requirements
Entry requirements
Applicants are required to hold/or expect to obtain a UK Bachelor Degree 2:1 or better in a relevant subject. A Master’s degree is preferred. Experience with research or teaching would be a plus.
The University of Leicester English language requirements apply where applicable.
Informal enquiries
Informal enquiries
Project enquiries should be sent to the project supervisor. Email details are on the project descriptions.
Application enquiries to pgrapply@le.ac.uk
How to apply
How to apply
To submit your application, please use the Apply button at the bottom of the page and select September 2026 from the dropdown menu.
Include with your application:
- CV
- Personal statement (Maximum 2 pages describing academic background, previous research experiences, and motivation to pursue their chosen project)
- Degree certificates and transcripts and details of any study currently in progress
- Evidence of English language proficiency (if applicable)
- In the reference section please enter the contact details of your two academic referees in the boxes provided or upload letters of reference if already available
- In the 'fees and funding' section please specify Maths GTA
- In the supervisor section please provide the name of the supervisor and project title you want to be considered for. If you want to apply for more than one project please list them in order of preference
- In the proposal section: We do not require a proposal. Instead please provide a teaching statement (maximum 500 words summarising the teaching experience and an overview of the modules that you can support).
Eligibility
Eligibility
The studentships is open to UK applicants only.To be classed as a UK/ home student, candidates must generally meet the following criteria:
- Be a UK or Irish national (meeting residency requirements), or
- Have EU settled status* or EU pre-settled status* (meeting residency requirement) or,
- Have indefinite leave to remain or enter
If you are unsure if you qualify for UK tuition fees please email pgrapply@le.ac.uk with details of your immigration status.
