University Lectureship in Statistics
The University of Oxford
Department of Statistics in association with Somerville College
Closing date: 14th January 2013The Department of Statistics proposes to appoint a University Lecturer in Statistics from 1st September 2013 or as soon as possible thereafter. The successful candidate will work at the Department of Statistics and will be appointed to a Tutorial Fellowship at Somerville College under arrangements described in the further particulars. The combined University and College salary will be on a scale currently from £42,883 per annum. The appointment will be initially for five years at which point, upon completion of a successful review, the post-holder will be eligible for reappointment to the retiring age.
The successful candidate will have research interests that will augment, complement or build upon those of current members of the department, will have a PhD or equivalent degree in Statistics or related discipline, and a strong, relevant research record published in leading journals, as well as the potential to attract appropriate research funding. The appointee will also be expected to have the ability to lecture in a range of topics for the joint Mathematics and Statistics degree at Oxford and the MSc programme in Applied Statistics, provide relevant supervision of graduate students, tutorial teaching in the first and second year of the Mathematics degree, and to carry out relevant duties of a Tutorial Fellow.
Further particulars, containing details of the application procedure and duties, may be obtained from http://www.stats.ox.ac.uk/vacancies/university_lecturership_in_association_with_somerville_college or jobs@stats.ox.ac.uk.
The closing date for applications is : 12:00 noon (UK time) Monday, 14th January 2013.
Interviews are planned for Monday, 4th March 2013.
Queries about the post should be addressed to Personnel Administration at jobs@stats.ox.ac.uk or telephone: +44 (0) 1865 272869.
Applications are particularly welcome from women and black and minority ethnic candidates, who are under-represented in academic posts in Oxford.
The University is an Equal Opportunities Employer.
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