UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE
DEPARTMENT OF PURE MATHEMATICS AND MATHEMATICAL STATISTICS
LECTURESHIP IN THE MATHEMATICS OF INFORMATION AND LEARNING
For more info, please visit: http://www.jobs.cam.ac.uk/job/23969/
Salary: GBP 41,526 – GBP 52,559 per annum
Closing date: 31 December 2019
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Applications are invited for a University Lectureship in the Mathematics
of Information and Learning to commence on 1 September 2020 or by
agreement, to be held at the Department of Pure Mathematics and
Mathematical Statistics. Appointment will be made at an appropriate
point on the scale for University Lecturers and will be for a
probationary period of five years with appointment to the retiring age
thereafter, subject to satisfactory performance.
The successful candidate will join the Statistical Laboratory and add to
its expertise in statistics, probability, and modern applications of
stochastic and algorithmic methods. We encourage excellent applicants
who will strengthen our current research activities in the mathematical
foundations as well as the modern applications of information theory,
machine learning, inference, and data science. Candidates should hold a
PhD or equivalent in mathematics, statistics or a closely related
subject, and have an outstanding research record. They should be able to
demonstrate their ability to lecture a range of courses in the
Statistical Laboratory.
Applicants will be expected to give undergraduate and masters-level
lectures, taking feedback from students and providing them with career
or pastoral advice, and perform other usual departmental duties such as
those associated with examinations. They will be expected to investigate
new areas of research and funding opportunities, and submit grant
applications. They will also be required to write papers for
publication, attend conferences, network with national/international
colleagues and give presentations.
In exceptional circumstances, it may be possible to offer a supplement
to the salary range stated for this role of up to GBP 10,000. Any such
supplement would be awarded on the basis of a demonstrable history of
exceptional achievement and is entirely at the discretion of the University.
For further information on the post, and instructions on how to submit
an application, please visit: http://www.jobs.cam.ac.uk/job/23969/
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correspondence about this vacancy.
The University of Cambridge values diversity and is committed to
equality of opportunity. The Department would particularly welcome
applications from women and/or candidates from a BME background for this
vacancy as they are currently under-represented at this level in our
Department.
The University has a responsibility to ensure that all employees are
eligible to live and work in the UK.
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Department of Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics, and
Department of Pure Mathematics and Mathematical Statistics
University of Cambridge
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Cambridge
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