University of Cambridge – Department of Pure Mathematics and Mathematical Statistics

Salary: £32,236 to £39,609
Closing Date 9th December 2018

Applications are invited for a Post-Doctoral Research Associate position to work in the StatScale Programme. StatScale is an exciting collaboration between researchers at the University of Cambridge and Lancaster University. The programme will tackle the important inference challenges arising from streaming data. This multi-million pound research initiative is funded by the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC), the two participating institutions and a number of committed project partners. The position is for 3 years, to commence on 1st September 2019 or a mutually agreed alternative date.

The programme is led by Idris Eckley, Paul Fearnhead (Lancaster) and Rajen Shah, Richard Samworth (Cambridge). This position would be supervised by Richard Samworth at the University of Cambridge.

You should have, or be close to completing, a PhD in Statistics or a related discipline. You will be experienced in one or more of the following areas: nonparametric statistics; high-dimensional statistics and statistical-computational trade-offs. Demonstrable ability to produce academic writing of the highest publishable quality is essential.

To apply online for this vacancy and to view further information about the role, please visit:

http://www.jobs.cam.ac.uk/job/18631. This will take you to the role on the University’s Job Opportunities pages. There you will need to click on the ‘Apply online’ button and register an account with the University’s Web Recruitment System (if you have not already) and log in before completing the online application form.

You will need to upload a full curriculum vitae, list of publications and an outline proposal for future research of not more than 2 pages together with the contact details of two academic referees. Please ensure that at least one of your referees is contactable at any time during the selection process, and is made aware that they will be contacted by the Mathematics HR Office Administrator to request that they upload a reference for you to our Web Recruitment System; and please encourage them to do so promptly.

Informal enquiries may be directed to Professor Richard Samworth (email: LF16583@maths.cam.ac.uk).

Closing date is 9th December 2018

Please quote reference LF16583 on your application and in any correspondence about this vacancy.

The University values diversity and is committed to equality of opportunity. The Department would particularly welcome applications from women as we have an historic imbalance in the number of women holding Research staff positions.

The University has a responsibility to ensure that all employees are eligible to live and work in the UK.