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Lectureship in Statistics at Lancaster University ------------------------------------------------ This position is available for an initial term of three years, though it is anticipated that the post is likely to be extended. The starting date is negotiable between 1 January 2000 and 1 October 2000. The post is based in the Department of Mathematics and Statistics. The appointee will have two roles: (i) as a lecturer in the Statistics group you will be expected to undertake teaching and administration duties as well as to develop your own research interests in statistical methodology. (ii) together with other members of the Statistics group, you will also be expected to develop collaborative research links with colleagues in Environmental Science and Biology. The collaborative aspects of the job will build on existing productive research links between the research groups, as well as providing high-level statistical input to the design and analysis of new projects in these application areas. Applicants should have a developing record of research in either statistical methodology or in the application of statistical methods to substantive scientific problems. Previous experience of the analysis of environmental/biological applications, spatial statistics, time series or extreme values would be helpful but not essential. The Statistics group at Lancaster is one of the strongest statistical research groups in the UK, with 11 full time academic staff and about 20 research staff. Details can be found on the web-site http://www.maths.lancs.ac.uk/. The post is one of 5, in a range of disciplines across the University, which have been created as part of a HEFCE-funded initiative, Environment Lancaster. This initiative, building on existing strengths in the quantitative modelling of environmental and biological systems, is aimed at enhancing interdisciplinary research in environmental sciences at Lancaster. Salary will be at the appropriate point on the scale 17,238-30,065 pounds. For application details see http://www.lancs.ac.uk/users/personnel/jobs/default.htm or apply to Personnel Services, quoting reference Ref A198, answerphone 44(0)1524-846549, email [log in to unmask] Informal enquiries should be made to Prof. Jonathan Tawn (email [log in to unmask] or phone 01524-593965). The closing date for applications is 26th November 1999. %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%