Position Title: Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Statistics School: Mathematical Sciences Institution: Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Australia Salary: AUD78,542 - AUD93,277 per annum Plus Superannuation: 17% employer contribution Status: Fixed-term until May 2015 Closing Date: 1 July 2012 This project provides the opportunity to conduct research in the mining industry and would suit a candidate holding, or close to attaining, a PhD in statistics, mining engineering, computer science, or a related quantitative discipline. The successful candidate will be employed within a project funded by the Cooperative Research Centre for Optimising Resource Extraction (CRC ORE, see www.crcore.org.au<http://www.crcore.org.au>). The project will deliver better valuation methods for mining projects through improved efficient use of very large geological and geo-metallurgical data sets. The researcher will construct sophisticated statistical models for three-dimensional geo-metallurgical data and design rapid computational sampling schemes for such data. The Postdoctoral Research Fellow will be based in the School of Mathematical Sciences at the Queensland University of Technology (QUT) in Brisbane, Australia, and will collaborate with researchers at the University of Queensland, the University of Tasmania, and CRC-ORE industrial partners, especially the Quantitative Group and BHP Billiton. For further details on this position and how to apply, please visit the following link https://qut.nga.net.au/cp/index.cfm?event=jobs.checkJobDetailsNewApplication&returnToEvent=jobs.listJobs&jobid=a4284b9b-6cbe-45ca-a1b2-6d9eddc24072&CurATC=EXT&CurBID=1877E01E-78DD-4ED2-9D7A-9DB40135CFF4&JobListID=1ad2dcdd-b614-6387-c683-52af99b625ee&jobsListKey=97943758-adfe-43f1-8523-f92679a0c530&persistVariables=CurATC,CurBID,JobListID,jobsListKey,JobID&lid=91815970017 All applicants must submit the following documents: cover letter, curriculum vitae, and selection criteria responses. To discuss the role please contact Dr Helen Thompson on +61 7 3138 2260 or [log in to unmask] You may leave the list at any time by sending the command SIGNOFF allstat to [log in to unmask], leaving the subject line blank.