Please bring this post to the attention of your colleagues; the advertisement should appear in the Higher on 2 July. ----------------------------------------------------------- University of Bristol Lectureship in Statistics Candidates with research interests in any branch of statistics or applied probability are invited to apply for a Lectureship in Statistics in the Department of Mathematics tenable from 1 October 1999 or a date to be arranged. Academic staff in the statistics group are expected to carry out both research and teaching to an excellent standard; with this in mind teaching loads are relatively light. The Department offers a stimulating environment with first-rate facilities. The statistics group was rated 5A in the 1996 RAE. The salary will be on the Lecturer A or B scale (currently 16,655 - 21,815, 22,726 - 29,048 pounds p.a., respectively). In the event of a really strong field of applicants, there is a possibility of making two appointments. Applications quoting reference number 5647 with a C.V. and the names of three referees should be sent to: Personnel Office (EO), Senate House, Bristol BS8 1TH, UK. Further details available from http://www.stats.bris.ac.uk/ or from the Personnel Office: Telephone: (0117) 925 6947, Fax: (0117) 925 9473, Email: [log in to unmask] (state reference number and your postal address only). For informal discussion, please contact Peter Green (0117-928-7967; [log in to unmask]) or Bernard Silverman (0117-928-7968; [log in to unmask]) Closing date: 16 August 1999; interviews will be in mid-September. The University of Bristol is an equal opportunities employer. -- Professor Peter Green telephone: +44 (0)117 928 7967 Department of Mathematics fax: +44 (0)117 928 7999 University of Bristol email: [log in to unmask] Bristol BS8 1TW, UK www: http://www.stats.bris.ac.uk/~peter %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%