Dr. Jay Taylor

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Research Interests

Deligne-Lusztig Theory Geometric Methods Representations of Finite Reductive Groups Character Sheaves Generic Ordinary Character Tables Unipotent Conjugacy Classes Generalised Gelfand–Graev Representations

Experience

Neumann Fellow

2022-01-01 — Present

University of Manchester • Manchester, UK

Research in representation theory and finite groups.

Assistant Professor

— Present

University of Southern California • Los Angeles, USA

Position held in the RTPC.

Postdoctoral Research Associate

— Present

University of Arizona • Arizona, USA

Research position focusing on representation theory.

Marie Curie Fellow

— Present

Istituto Nazionale di Alta Matematica • Padova, Italy

Worked on geometric methods in mathematics.

Postdoctoral Researcher

— Present

EPFL • Lausanne, Switzerland

Part of research group led by Donna Testerman.

Wissenschaftlicher Mitarbeiter

— Present

TU Kaiserslautern • Kaiserslautern, Germany

Worked under Gunter Malle.

Requirements for University of Manchester

Master Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3.3
IELTS
Listening
Required:6
Reading
Required:6
Writing
Required:6
Speaking
Required:6
Overall
Required:7
TOEFL
Listening
Required:20
Reading
Required:20
Writing
Required:20
Speaking
Required:20
Total
Required:100
Prerequisites
Bachelor's degree in a relevant engineering or science subject Strong background in mathematics and physics
Application Checklist
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  • English language proficiency certificate
Specialization Notes

Includes MSc in Advanced Electrical Power Systems and MSc in Communications and Signal Processing.