Dear Colleague
Please could you forward the job advertisement below to any persons
you think might be interested in a position at Heriot-Watt University.
Yours sincerely
Andrew Cairns
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HERIOT-WATT UNIVERSITY
ACTUARIAL MATHEMATICS AND STATISTICS
http://www.ma.hw.ac.uk/ams.html
LECTURESHIP IN ACTUARIAL MATHEMATICS
Applications are invited from persons with an established research record
or an interest in pursuing research in any branch of actuarial science for
a newly-created, permanent appointment in the department of Actuarial
Mathematics and Statistics (part of the School of Mathematical and
Computer Sciences) at Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh. It is intended
that the person appointed will reinforce the department's established
research strengths and contribute to the department's teaching activities
in actuarial science.
Applications are welcome from persons who do not yet have a PhD or an
appropriate professional qualification. In either case the appointee
will be given encouragement and support to achieve these qualifications.
The department of Actuarial Mathematics and Statistics is internationally
renowned for the high quality of both its research and its teaching in
Actuarial Science, Financial Mathematics, Probability and Statistics. This
was acknowledged in 2001 with the award of the very high rating of 5
out of 5* for its research in the recent official ratings of research
announced by the UK's higher- education funding councils (2001 Research
Assessment Exercise). This identifies us as the leading centre for
research in actuarial mathematics in the United Kingdom.
Current teaching in the department includes:
- Undergraduate courses for the Honours degrees in Actuarial Mathematics &
Statistics, Financial Mathematics, and Statistics;
- Postgraduate courses for the MSc in Actuarial Science;
- Postgraduate courses for the MSc in Financial Mathematics;
- Part-time and CPD courses for actuaries and actuarial trainees from local
companies.
Current research interests include the following:
Actuarial Science and Financial Mathematics:
The impact of genetic testing on insurance, risk theory, stochastic
investment models, interest-rate models, derivative pricing, stochastic
models in insurance and pensions, income protection insurance, and
mortality studies.
Statistics and Probability:
Epidemic modelling, stochastic networks, probability and algorithms,
stochastic differential equations, environmental statistics, design
of experiments.
It will be permissible for the persons appointed to undertake a certain
amount of private consultancy work.
Persons wishing to discuss these opportunities informally and in strict
confidence may contact either:
- Howard Waters (Head of Dep't), (0131-451-3211) ( [log in to unmask] ),
- Angus Macdonald, (0131-451-3209) ( [log in to unmask] ), or
- Andrew Cairns, (0131-451-3245) ( [log in to unmask] ).
Further information about the positions and the Department can also be
found on the Department's World-Wide Web page at
http://www.ma.hw.ac.uk/ams.html
The preferred starting date is negotiable but 2 January, 2004 is preferred.
Application forms and further information may be obtained from:
The Director of Personnel, Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh, EH14 4AS,
or phone +44 (0)131 451 3475 (24 hours).
Please quote job reference 92/03/EM for this position.
The closing date for applications is 20 October, 2003.
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