Assistant Professorships in Statistics
Durham University – Department of Mathematical Sciences
Location: Durham
Salary: £40,793 to £48,676 per annum (grade 8).
Hours: Full Time
Contract Type: Permanent
Placed On: 2nd August 2019
Closes: 20th October 2019
Job Ref: MATH20-7
Closing Date: 20 October 2019 at 12pm midday.

The Department of Mathematical Sciences at Durham University is investing in excellence and seeks to appoint three talented individuals to the role of Assistant Professor in Statistics, joining the existing Statistics group of 14 permanent staff. We welcome applications from those with research and teaching interests in any area of Statistics, including statistical machine learning and artificial intelligence.

This post offers an exciting opportunity to make a major contribution to the development of Statistics at Durham. It will allow you to participate in internationally excellent research and teaching, while offering you unrivalled opportunities to build your career in an exciting and progressive institution.

The Department is one of the UK’s best mathematics departments, with an outstanding reputation in research, teaching, and student employability. Ranked 7th in terms of grade point average intensity in the Research Excellence Framework 2014, it has an active programme of internationally recognized research in Pure Mathematics, Applied Mathematics (including Applied and Computational Mathematics as well as Mathematical and Theoretical Particle Physics), and Statistics and Probability. The research culture is vibrant, with many visitors, seminars, international conferences and workshops. We aim to provide a supportive and friendly environment with a strong sense of community. The Department, which currently has 73 permanent members of staff, has recently grown, and will continue to grow, significantly. In 2020, we will move to a newly constructed building, to be shared with Computer Science, with the goal of fostering constructive interdisciplinary exchanges.

The Department has a proud tradition of delivering excellence in its undergraduate programmes through research-led and small group teaching. Attracting some of the best students in the country (5th best average UCAS entry tariff), the Department was ranked 4th in the Complete University Guide 2020. As part of the expansion of the Department, a new MSc in Scientific Computing and Data Analysis will commence this year, while 2020 will see the launch of a new degree in Mathematics and Statistics. Both degrees will allow research-led teaching in areas at the forefront of modern statistical practice.

The Department holds an Athena SWAN Bronze award and is currently being considered for Silver. Athena SWAN is a national initiative that recognises the advancement of gender equality, representation, progression and success for all in academia. The Department also supports the London Mathematical Society Good Practice Scheme, whose aim is to support mathematics departments to embed equal opportunities for women within their working practices.

To apply, please visit https://www.durham.ac.uk/jobs/recruitment/vacancies/math20-7/?utm_source=jobsac?utm_campaign=arc2019.

For more information about the Department and Statistics group, please visit https://www.dur.ac.uk/mathematical.sciences.