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Professor / Associate Professor in Statistical/Actuarial/ Data Science Heriot-Watt University - Heriot-Watt University Malaysia - School of Mathematical & Computer Science Location: Putrajaya - Malaysia Salary: Not Specified Hours: Full Time Contract Type: Permanent Placed On: 25th March 2019 Closes: 20th April 2019 Job Ref: IRC21769 The School of Mathematical and Computer Sciences (MACS) currently offers undergraduate programmes in Actuarial Science and Statistical Data Science. With the expansion of the Malaysia campus, the School is currently reviewing and considering widening its academic portfolio to include programmes at both undergraduate and postgraduate level in data science and its applications, broadly intended. This position represent an exciting opportunity to lead the school operation at the Malaysia campus at a time of expansion, and be part of a dynamic university leadership team that is redefining the way education is delivered. The University seeks to appoint an enterprising and inspirational leader to lead the School of Mathematical and Computer Sciences. The successful candidate will be an established academic with proven track record of teaching, research and leadership in any aspect of statistics and data science, or a related discipline, with some preference for our current specialisation in actuarial mathematics or for computational aspects of statistical data science. The appointee will be expected to lead both teaching and research operations in their area of specialisation and more broadly across the University, and to contribute to the development and teaching on our programmes. The candidate will also be expected to develop strong links with industry as well as to provide strategic leadership in the area of Data Science. We expect the successful candidate to undertake a significant management role within the Malaysia Campus through a fixed-term appointment as Associate Head, School of Mathematical and Computer Sciences, working with colleagues across the University’s global footprint. The post holder will be expected to have some experience in leading an academic department, and in managing people and finances. The role will be based at the University's campus in Putrajaya, the administrative capital of Malaysia, and as such, the successful applicant will need to have the necessary visa clearances to live and work in Malaysia. Programmes will be delivered in English and so fluency in English is essential. For more details of this position and how to apply please visit https://www.jobs.ac.uk/job/BRB548/professor-associate-professor-in-statistical-actuarial-data-science. You may leave the list at any time by sending the command SIGNOFF allstat to [log in to unmask], leaving the subject line blank.