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CHAIR IN STATISTICS VICTORIA UNIVERSITY OF WELLINGTON SCHOOL OF MATHEMATICAL & COMPUTING SCIENCES The University invites nominations, expressions of interest, and applications for the Chair in Statistics in the School of Mathematical and Computing Sciences. The post will become available in early 2000 following the retirement of Professor David Vere-Jones. The University wishes to appoint an individual with an excellent mathematical background and a substantial record of research and leadership. The successful candidate should also possess a strong commitment to teaching and innovation in teaching. The School includes the disciplines, Computer Science, Mathematics, Operations Research and Statistics. The appointee will be expected to build a distinctive research team centred in the Statistics Group to complement the extremely successful Mathematics Group. He/she will demonstrate an ability to foster interdisciplinary research partnerships within the School, and a willingness to seek competitive research grants outside it. Present research strengths of the School include Point Processes, Information Theory, Bayesian Methods, Computability and Complexity Theory, Discrete Mathematics, and Biometrics. Further information about the School can be found at http://www.mcs.vuw.ac.nz The Head of School, Dr Ross Renner may also be contacted for more information. Send email to [log in to unmask] Applications close 30 August 1999. Please quote: Position Ref SA926 Job descriptions and application forms are available from the HR Assistant, Faculty of Science, Victoria University of Wellington, PO Box 600, Wellington, New Zealand (tel: 64-4-495 5233, ext. 8071; fax: 64-4-463 5122; email: [log in to unmask]) In honouring the Treaty of Waitangi, the University welcomes applications from the Tangata Whenua. We also welcome applications from women, Pacific Islands peoples, ethnic minorities and people with disabilities. %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%