The Department of Statistics, Informatics, Applications "G. Parenti" - DiSIA at University of Florence (Firenze, Italy) invites applications for a Post-doctoral research fellowship within the Research Project "Mixture and latent variable models for causal inference and analysis of socio-economic data" FIRB-Futuro in Ricerca 2012 funded by the Italian Ministry of Research and Higher Education.
The research activity will focus on "Bayesian Inference for identifying and estimating causal effects in complex settings" (Please refer to http://local.disia.unifi.it/mattei/FIRB_2012.html for details regarding the project)
CANDIDATE PROFILE:
The successful candidate will be a highly motivated researcher with a PhD in Statistics. Other desirable qualifications include significant programming skills, demonstrated research abilities and a background in Bayesian inference. Knowledge of Italian is not required; for help regarding the application process, the candidate can contact Alessandra Mattei (email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.)
DEADLINE: APPLICATIONS MUST BE SUBMITTED BY MARCH 27th, 2013, 1:00 p.m. (Rome local time)
TERM OF APPOINTMENT: One-year contract, renewable for one additional year, starting on May 1st, 2013.
Please refer to http://www.unifi.it/upload/sub/assegni/2013/disia_dd13_270313.pdf for further details regarding the position and the application process.