Chair (full professor) and Assistant Professor in Statistics, Durham University, United Kingdom
Oct 3, 2017 The positions are in the Department of Mathematical Sciences at Durham University, United Kingdom. Informal enquiries are welcome: to Professor Peter Craig (p.s.craig@durham.ac.uk) for the Chair and to Dr Ian Jermyn (i.h.jermyn@durham.ac.uk) for the Assistant Professorship. Applications must be made via the Durham University’s vacancies portal for the Chair and Assistant Professor positions. The closing dates are November 6th 2017 for the Chair and November 22nd 2017 for the Assistant Professorship; applications must be submitted by 12:00 GMT on the closing date. The statistics and probability group currently has 17 permanent academic staff (11 in statistics), 3 post-docs, and 27 research students. Uncertainty quantification is a common theme of our research interests which include Bayesian, Bayes linear and non-parametric statistics, and statistical modelling of structure and shape. There is a strong emphasis on foundations, including imprecise probability. The new positions are part of significant growth in the group and department, funded largely by an increase in undergraduate numbers. Durham University and the Department rank very high in the UK for undergraduate education and attract excellent students. Both appointees will contribute to, and help shape the future of, the research and teaching of the Department and will be good citizens contributing to department administration and other wider university activities. The Chair will also share leadership in statistics with senior colleagues. The Department embraces excellence in all its forms and invites all qualified candidates to apply. Durham University is an Equal Opportunities employer.
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Oct 3, 2017 The positions are in the Department of Mathematical Sciences at Durham University, United Kingdom. Informal enquiries are welcome: to Professor Peter Craig (p.s.craig@durham.ac.uk) for the Chair and to Dr Ian Jermyn (i.h.jermyn@durham.ac.uk) for the Assistant Professorship. Applications must be made via the Durham University’s vacancies portal for the Chair and Assistant Professor positions. The closing dates are November 6th 2017 for the Chair and November 22nd 2017 for the Assistant Professorship; applications must be submitted by 12:00 GMT on the closing date. The statistics and probability group currently has 17 permanent academic staff (11 in statistics), 3 post-docs, and 27 research students. Uncertainty quantification is a common theme of our research interests which include Bayesian, Bayes linear and non-parametric statistics, and statistical modelling of structure and shape. There is a strong emphasis on foundations, including imprecise probability. The new positions are part of significant growth in the group and department, funded largely by an increase in undergraduate numbers. Durham University and the Department rank very high in the UK for undergraduate education and attract excellent students. Both appointees will contribute to, and help shape the future of, the research and teaching of the Department and will be good citizens contributing to department administration and other wider university activities. The Chair will also share leadership in statistics with senior colleagues. The Department embraces excellence in all its forms and invites all qualified candidates to apply. Durham University is an Equal Opportunities employer.
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