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 Lecturer(s)/ Senior Lecturer(s) in Statistics
 UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES
 SCHOOL OF MATHEMATICS
 DEPARTMENT OF STATISTICS
 REF. 1855EMAIL

 The Department of Statistics plans to expand significantly and may be
 offering more than one position at each level of Lecturer/Senior
 Lecturer.  There are currently 10 academic staff in the Department.
 Professor Matt Wand will join the Department in January 2003.  UNSW is
 one of Australia's leading universities and the School of Mathematics is
 comprised of the Department of Applied Mathematics, Department of Pure
 Mathematics and the Department of Statistics.  The School has an
 outstanding record in attracting external research support and operates
 an extensive visitors program for research collaboration.  It has a
 strong commitment to excellence in the service teaching it provides to
 over 4,000 students from a range of Faculties.  There is a vigorous
 graduate program.  The School has state-of-the-art computing facilities,
 both in-house and through strong links to regional and national
 high-performance computing facilities.  The Department conducts a wide
 range of teaching, including specialist undergraduate and honours
 statistics, a Masters degree by coursework, and PhD supervision. The
 Department's contribution to service teaching is substantial and
 regarded as centrally important to its mission.  Current areas of
 research include space-time modelling with applications to
 environmental, meteorological and health risk assessment; semiparametric
 regression and non-parametric methods; mixed models and latent variables
 models; Bayesian methods and Markov chain Monte Carlo computational
 methods; time series analysis, stochastic processes and stochastic
 differential equations; mathematical and statistical modelling in
 financial applications; extreme value methods.  The Department is
 particularly interested in expanding its research and teaching capacity
 in the areas of biostatistics, bioinformatics, computational biology,
 analysis of functional magnetic resonance image data, statistical
 modelling in finance, spatio-temporal modelling and statistical
 computing, but will consider appointments in other areas.
 Essential criteria for both levels:  research doctorate in statistical
 science; an innovative research program;  clear evidence of effective
 teaching experience in statistics, including service teaching; excellent
 oral and written communication skills; understanding of modern computing
 practice in statistical teaching; ability to implement equity and
 diversity policies and programs.
 Additional essential criteria for Lecturer:  success in conducting
 quality research; capacity to develop a productive research program
 leading to publications in internationally refereed journals.
 Additional essential criteria for Senior Lecturer:  proven research
 achievement at the international level; significant publication record
 in internationally refereed journals; evidence of capacity to supervise
 research projects at honours and postgraduate levels.
 Desirable criteria for both levels:  success in obtaining research
 grants.
 The salary range for Lecturer is A$55,079 - A$65,408 per year and the
 salary range for Senior Lecturer is A$67,471 - A$77,800 per year
 depending on qualifications and experience.
 The positions are available from June 2003; however, an earlier or later
 start date can be negotiated.  Membership of a University approved
 superannuation scheme is a condition of employment.
 Enquiries may be directed to Professor Michael Cowling, Head of School
 on (61 2) 9385 7056 or email: [log in to unmask] or Professor
 William Dunsmuir, Head of the Department of Statistics on email:
 [log in to unmask] or Professor Matt Wand on email:
 [log in to unmask]
 For further information about the School and Department, visit our
 website at: www.maths.unsw.edu.au/
 Applications close 31 January 2003.


 APPLICATION PROCEDURE
 Applicants should submit written applications systematically addressing
 the selection
 criteria, QUOTING REFERENCE NUMBER. Include business and private
 telephone numbers; a complete resume, (copies of academic transcript and
 qualifications where appropriate); and the names, addresses (and
 preferably email addresses or facsimile numbers) of at least two
 referees to: The Recruitment Officer, Human Resources, UNSW Sydney 2052,
 Australia. email: [log in to unmask] or facsimile (61 2) 9662 2832
 by applications close date.
 www.unsw.edu.au