The School of Mathematics is asking to appoint to a lectureship in
Probability (equivalent to Assistant Professor) to start on 1 January 2022 or
later by agreement. Very strong and experienced applicants may be appointed to
a Readership (equivalent to Associate Professor). We are seeking candidates with a track record of high-quality
research ideally with applications for example in data science, financial
mathematics or machine learning. We encourage applications from candidates who
wish to pursue interdisciplinary research with links to other fields, for
instance Computing, Engineering or Finance, or links to industry or commerce.
As well as carrying out high quality research, the successful candidate will
contribute to the teaching of undergraduate courses and to the teaching and
further development of our successful MSc programmes in Mathematical Finance. The School has particular strengths in stochastic analysis,
applied probability, mathematical finance, machine learning, and computational
modelling, with a wide variety of interests across all aspects of probability.
We are looking for first class researchers to enhance or complement those
strengths, who are self-starting, and have a keen interest in probability as
part of the scientific process of figuring out how the modern world works. The
role will also include the supervision of student projects and involvement in
assessment of students, helping to develop courses and connect with industry
where this is appropriate, and teaching-related administration. The School
takes career development seriously, and will provide appropriately tailored
mentoring in both research and teaching. A PhD in Probability (or closely related discipline) and some
experience of teaching related to probability at University level is essential,
as well as being able to demonstrate independence, effective team working, good
communication and interpersonal skills. Salary Scale: £42,149 - £50,926 per annum. Very strong
and experienced applicants may be appointed to a Readership, for which the
salary is £53,348 - £60,022. Please ensure that your application includes an up-to-date CV,
research statement and teaching statement, and that three references are sent
to references@maths.ed.ac.uk by the closing date quoting the job number 2285 Informal enquiries may be made to Professor Iain Gordon (Head of
School) via hosmaths@ed.ac.uk Click here for a copy of the full job
description. Applications should be submitted online
by 5pm, 11th November 2021. |