Mathematician | Mathematical Scientist
- Employer
- Dstl
- Location
- Porton Down, Salisbury & Sevenoaks, Kent
- Salary
- £24,500-£28,000
- Closing date
- 26 Jun 2019
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- Clearance Level
- DV, SC
- Sector
- Central Government, Defence
- Job Type
- Permanent
Job Details
As a Mathematician in Dstl you’ll be part of a highly skilled, multi-disciplinary team. Leading research and development activities, you’ll support a wide range of Dstl’s projects including forensic intelligence, threat assessment, data processing and analysis.
You’ll be involved in research, testing and analysis across a variety of domains.
The role You’ll have the freedom, support and responsibility to deliver and contribute to innovative, creative and highly meaningful research.
The impact you’ll make in protecting the UK will be far reaching - more than you could ever imagine.
Providing vital technical expertise in mathematical areas, you’ll have the chance to create a rounded skill set in a state of the art field and you can expect to be deployed on exciting projects across a number of domains, collaborating with other researchers in the MOD and wider Government, as well as with Industry, Academia and abroad.
You will work with a growing team of researchers in a variety of roles across several different projects.
Roles could include developing new software tools to support the critical research we undertake; providing technical partnering to industry and academia; developing new algorithms as well as implementing bespoke methods to analyse data.
Challenges
·Undertake technical research and development to support a wide range of projects across Dstl;
·Contribute to development of MOD’s AI & Machine learning capability; ·Provide impartial advice and support to senior Dstl staff and MOD partners to enable them to make informed decisions;
·Support the long term prosperity of the UK with benefit to UK Defence and security capabilities;
Qualifications
Essential
Educated to degree level or higher in mathematics or a relevant scientific discipline with sufficient mathematical/statistical content.
Desirable
A higher degree (MSc or PhD or other)
Company
The Defence, Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl) is an executive agency of the Ministry of Defence. We bring together the top minds in government, industry and academia to keep our armed forces and the UK safe.
Our values are at the heart everything we do: we are innovative, collaborative and impactful.
There’s a lot more to us than white lab coats.
We also have cyber labs, wargaming teams, engineering workshops, trial areas and collaborative working spaces. Of course, we do have science labs too. We need them to do the vital research and sensitive project work that simply can’t be done anywhere else – and we are hiring!
At Dstl, you can learn and grow within one of our divisions (or experience multiple) with opportunities available within:
- Cyber and Information Systems,
- Platform Systems,
- Exploration,
- Counter-terrorism and Security,
- Chemical, Biological and Radiological or
- within one of our enabling divisions.
Interesting fact…not all of our employees have PHDs, Masters, or Degrees because we equally value experience and the right mindset. So, if you don’t have higher level qualifications we welcome your application and if you want to, we can help you to obtain qualifications to advance your career even more.
Already have the qualifications? We want to hear from you too!
As well as our on-going recruitment for experienced hires, our emerging talent recruitment calendar happens every year. Our emerging talent opportunities are award winning, from being voted a top graduate and apprentice employer to having our own apprentices winning awards such as the prestigious Rising Star award.
At Dstl everyone is encouraged to thrive, succeed and achieve their ambitions, whatever their background, circumstances, experiences, or characteristics.
We achieve amazing things when we work together. We work hard to make sure everyone can be themselves at work, be heard, and reach their full potential.
We listen and share experiences through our active Employee Support Networks. They are run by our people and supported by our leaders.
Apply now to become part of the science, or the support behind it!
- Telephone
- 01980 613000
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