(posted 2021/10/14, listed until 2021/11/10)The School of Mathematics is seeking to appoint to a number of
Lectureships in Statistics (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 and teaching in Statistics. 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 Statistics. The School has particular strengths in statistical learning,
statistical computing and applied statistics (especially energy and
environment), with a wide variety of interests across Bayesian and frequentist
statistical modelling and methodology. We are looking for first class
researchers to enhance or complement those strengths, who are self-starting,
and have a keen interest in statistics as part of the scientific process of
figuring out how the world works. The role will also include the supervision of
student projects and involvement in assessment of students, helping to develop
courses and programmes 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 Statistics (or closely related discipline) and some
experience of teaching statistics 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 - £50,296 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 Job Req 2284 Informal enquiries may be made to Professor Ruth King (Thomas
Bayes’ Chair of Statistics) via ruth.king@ed.ac.uk Click here for a copy of the full job description. Applications should be submitted online
by 5pm, 10th November 2021. |