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A permanent vacancy for a statistician has arisen within Man Investment Products, London. An advert will also appear in RSS News. Please forward this to any colleagues who do not have access to Allstat. Company background Man Investment Products are a leader in the field of alternative investment products. Within this area we specialise in the development and application of quantitative investment approaches and the management of client and institutional funds. Job description The successful applicant will work within the research team who are responsible for the development and maintenance of the in-house trading models. In particular the applicant will have the opportunity to gain experience in the field of alternative investments and work in areas including the statistical modelling of markets, financial time series and modelling/analysis of portfolio risk. Statistical experience We are looking for someone with practical experience in the development and application of statistical techniques to applied problems. In particular the applicant should have an MSc or PhD and preferably some post-qualification experience working in a statistical area. Experience in time series, financial statistics or extreme value theory would be beneficial but not essential. An interest in finance is important but previous experience in this area is not necessary. Computing experience We use a wide range of computing languages implemented on both UNIX and Windows operating systems. It is essential the applicant has good computing skills. Relevant experience would include MATLAB, S-Plus (or other statistical packages) and C related languages. Rewards We offer a competitive salary and additional benefits which include company pension, bonus scheme and health insurance. Closing date There is no specific closing date for applications. Application Please submit your CV and covering letter to: Ms Jo Smith, Personnel Manager, Man Investment Products Ltd, Sugar Quay, Lower Thames Street, London, EC3R 6DU. Tel: 020 7285 2006 Fax: 020 7285 2080 Email: [log in to unmask] For further information on the company please contact Jo for an information pack or visit www.manip.ch. ********************************************************************** Any information in this communication which is confidential must not be disclosed to others without our consent. Such consent is not required where the information is publicly available and intended for onward distribution. If the information is confidential and if you are not the intended recipient, you are not authorised to and must not disclose, copy, distribute, or retain this message or any part of it. You are requested to return this message to the sender immediately. Due to the electronic nature of e-mail, there is a risk that the information contained in this message has been modified. Consequently E D & F Man can accept no responsibility or liability as to the completeness or accuracy of the information. ********************************************************************** %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%