Join IADU
IADU recruits researchers with doctoral training in mathematics or mathematical physics whose work bears directly on stochastic control, mean field games, PDE methods, or quantitative finance. We are discipline-driven: the question determines the method, not the other way around.
Who We Recruit
Doctoral Training
A completed PhD in mathematics, applied mathematics, mathematical physics, statistics, or a closely related discipline from an institution with a serious research programme. The field of the doctorate is less important than the mathematical depth it required and demonstrated.
Active Research Output
A publication record — whether in mathematics, physics, or quantitative finance — demonstrating original results in areas relevant to IADU's programme. We read papers, not CVs. A short publication list with strong results is preferable to a long list of weak ones.
Mathematical Specificity
Work that is mathematically specific: precise definitions, stated assumptions, proved results. IADU does not produce qualitative analysis, simulation-without-theory, or calibration exercises presented as research. If your best work contains a theorem, you may be a fit.
Relevant Specialisation
Current priority areas: stochastic control and HJB theory, mean field games and large-population equilibria, numerical methods for degenerate parabolic PDEs, market microstructure and optimal execution, and scientific machine learning for high-dimensional control problems. Adjacent disciplines considered where the connection to IADU's programme is clear.
Positions at IADU
IADU maintains a small, senior research staff. We recruit when a specific gap in our programme opens — not on a fixed cycle. Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis.
Research Associate
The core research appointment at IADU. Research Associates hold a completed doctorate and an active publication record. Appointments are full-time and research-focused. Associates are responsible for a defined area of the research programme and are expected to publish regularly in peer-reviewed journals.
Senior Research Associate
Experienced researchers with a substantial publication record and demonstrated ability to lead a research programme independently. Senior Associates typically join from a senior academic position or an equivalent role in a quantitative research institution. The appointment carries additional responsibility for the direction of a research area.
Research Fellow
A senior appointment for researchers with an international reputation in their field. Fellows set the direction of a major research strand within IADU's programme, oversee the work of Associates in their area, and represent IADU in the broader research community. Appointments are made by invitation following a demonstrated body of work.
What We Offer
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Research Independence
IADU researchers set their own research agenda within the Institute's programme. There is no teaching, no administrative burden, and no requirement to produce output that is not mathematically rigorous. You work on the mathematics, not around it.
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Institutional Infrastructure
Access to IADU's computational infrastructure, publication support, and the institutional affiliation that comes with a named position at an independent mathematical research institute. All administrative and client-facing functions are handled centrally — researchers are not expected to manage external relationships.
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Publication Support
IADU covers submission fees, open-access charges, and technical production costs for all research produced under the institutional umbrella. Papers are submitted to refereed journals; preprints are deposited to SSRN and Zenodo under the IADU affiliation.
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A Serious Research Community
51 researchers across three divisions. A shared commitment to the standard that if a result cannot be proved, it is not published. The bar is consistent, the work is real, and the institution does not ask researchers to produce output they cannot stand behind.
Application Process
All applications are submitted in writing. We do not hold open recruitment cycles. Send a written expression of interest at any time — applications are reviewed on a rolling basis as positions open.
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Written Expression of Interest
Send a written expression of interest to JoinUs@iadu.org. Include: your area of specialisation, a brief account of your current research (two to three paragraphs), a list of your five most significant publications, and the type of position you are seeking. No cover letter template. Write what is true.
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Paper Review
We read the papers you list. If your work is relevant to our programme, we will respond in writing within ten business days to discuss the possibility of an appointment. If it is not, we will say so directly. No holding responses.
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Research Discussion
If the initial review is positive, we will exchange written correspondence about your current research, where it intersects with our programme, and what an appointment would involve. We do not hold formal interviews. The correspondence is the assessment.
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Appointment
Appointments are formalised in a written agreement setting out the research area, the position title, the terms of the institutional affiliation, and the publication arrangements. Work begins once the agreement is signed.
Send a Written Expression of Interest
Specialisation, current research, five key publications, and the position you are seeking. We respond in writing within ten business days.
JoinUs@iadu.org