The following job ad (chair at the University of Bremen, Germany) could be of interest to members of the list. Further information under http://www.math.uni-bremen.de/statistik/ http://www.math.uni-bremen.de/~kai/210-99en.html http://www.bips.uni-bremen.de/ (! Do not reply to me. Thanks.) ==================================================================== ==================================================================== University of Bremen The University of Bremen announces the vacancy of a position in the faculty of Mathematics, Technomathematics, and Informatics (Faculty 03) to be filled as soon as possible, pending official approval: PROFESSORSHIP - salary group C4 - as civil servant for lifetime in the department of STATISTICS, with the major topics of: "BIOMETRICS and methods for EPIDEMIOLOGY". The position is with the Institute of Statistics in Faculty 03, in conjunction with the university department of BIOMETRICS at the Bremen Institute for Prevention Research, Social Medicine, and Epidemiology (BIPSE) which provides considerable research possibilities. We are looking for a mathematician with qualifications in the field of statistics and with experience in applied projects (extensive empirical studies in the field of clinical research / epidemiology). The applicant must have experience in obtaining grants and in the leadership of interdisciplinary working groups. Teaching duties include basic and advanced courses in the field of mathematics, as well as special services providing statistical expertise to other departments, especially for postgraduate studies in health sciences and public health, and for course studies in biology. Division heads at the BIPSE jointly oversee the functions of the individual division heads of the non-university BIPS which is bound to the university by a co-operative agreement. Within this leadership function, the successful applicant will be expected to initiative and acquire funding for projects, and to provide methodological advice to other divisions. The successful applicant will actively support the BIPSE's obligatory goal of research toward preventative techniques. In addition to the general employment requirements for civil servants and the educational suitability and special ability for scientific work, the position requires a qualification equivalent to a German habilitation in mathematics or statistics and relevant teaching experience. The university, in its wish to increase the number of women scientists, specifically invites women to apply. Handicapped individuals with generally equal qualifications and personal ability will be given preference. Please send your application along with the usual documents, including code number P 004/99 until June 8, 1999 to Universitaet Bremen, Fachbereich 03 Postfach 33 04 40 D-28334 Bremen %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%