UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE
DEPARTMENT OF PURE MATHEMATICS AND MATHEMATICAL STATISTICS
POSTDOCTORAL RESEARCH ASSOCIATE IN STATISTICS
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For more info, please visit: http://www.jobs.cam.ac.uk/job/18273/
Salary: GBP 32,236 – GBP 39,609 per annum
Limit of tenure: up to three years
Closing date: 1 December 2018
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Applications are invited for a Research Associate in Statistics. The
post is available for up to 3 years from 1 August 2019 (or by
negotiation). Appointments will be made at an appropriate point on the
University's Research Associate scale. The post is connected with
Professor Richard Samworth’s EPSRC fellowship 'Statistical Methodology
and Theory in the Big Data Era’, and priority will be given to
applicants with expertise in relevant fields, such as high-dimensional
and nonparametric statistical inference.
The successful candidate will have completed (or nearly completed) a PhD
in Statistics or a closely related area prior to their appointment, and
will have demonstrated a capacity to produce world-class research.
Duties would include developing and conducting individual and
collaborative research projects. The role holder will be expected to
plan and manage their own research and administration, with guidance if
required. They must be able to communicate material of a technical
nature and be able to build internal and external contacts. They may be
asked to assist in the supervision of student projects, the development
of student research skills, provide instruction or plan/deliver seminars
relating their research area.
To apply online for this vacancy, please visit:
http://www.jobs.cam.ac.uk/job/18273/. This will route you to the
University's Web Recruitment System, where you will need to register and
log on before completing the online application form.
You will need to upload a full curriculum vitae, list of publications
and an outline proposal for future research of not more than 2 pages
together with the contact details of two academic referees. Please
ensure that at least one of your referees is contactable at any time
during the selection process, and is made aware that they will be
contacted by the Mathematics HR Office Administrator to request that
they upload a reference for you to our Web Recruitment System; and
please encourage them to do so promptly.
Informal enquiries may be directed to Professor Richard Samworth (email:
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The University values diversity and is committed to equality of
opportunity. The Department would particularly welcome applications from
women as we have an historic imbalance in the number of women holding
research positions.
The University has a responsibility to ensure that all employees are
eligible to live and work in the UK.
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Department of Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics, and
Department of Pure Mathematics and Mathematical Statistics
University of Cambridge
Centre for Mathematical Sciences
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Cambridge
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