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The University of Newcastle, Australia, is seeking a new professor of statistics. The statistics group consists of 5 full time academic staff, 7 FT PhD students, 1 FT research masters students and a number of PT research students. The group also jointly runs the NewStat external consulting group. Our research interests lie mainly in time series, flexible distributions and bayesian, financial, spatial, health and industrial statistics. We have funded research links with engineering (control), environment and geography groups. Our teaching includes core statistics, a coursework masters program available by distance, and service teaching to business, environment, psychology, health, biomedical science. Current staff: Richard Gerlach Peter Howley Robert King Darfiana Nur Paul Rippon Information on applying is available at: http://www.newcastle.edu.au/services/employment/adv/a74_04.html or contact A/Prof John O'Connor, Head of School, Mathaematical and Physcial Sciences <[log in to unmask]> or Robert King, acting head of statistics, [log in to unmask] ---- Robert King, Statistics, School of Mathematical & Physical Sciences, University of Newcastle, Australia Room V133 ph +61 2 4921 5548 [log in to unmask] http://maths.newcastle.edu.au/~rking/ The only function of economic forecasting is to make astrology look respectable. -- John Kenneth Galbraith