The Department of Mathematical Sciences at Durham University wishes to recruit two lecturers in Statistics.
Closing date: February 5th 2016.
Successful candidates will have an excellent research record in Statistics. Preference may be given to candidates whose research areas are compatible with existing interests of the Statistics group. You will be expected to undertake and publish original research of the highest level, to contribute to the research activities of the Statistics & Probability group, and to undertake teaching and administrative duties as assigned by the Head of Department of Mathematical Sciences.
The Statistics & Probability Group currently has 15 academic staff, 3 Post-doctoral researchers and 24 PhD students. Areas of particular research interest in statistics include Bayesian statistics, non-parametric statistics, statistical modelling, foundations of statistics and decision theory, and applied statistics.
Informal enquiries can be made to Professor Frank Coolen (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.), Dr Peter Craig (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.) and Professor Anne Taormina (head of department, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.). For detailed information regarding the post, the person specification and information on how to apply, see http://bit.ly/1ThraN1
The Department of Mathematical Sciences encourages applications from holders of personal fellowships. Durham University is an equal opportunity employer, committed to recruiting staff from groups that are under-represented in academic posts in the University. Applications are welcome from candidates who would be interested in taking the position part-time. The Department supports the LMS Good Practice Scheme.
