英国兰卡斯特大学博士后职位—-统计学或数学方向
卡斯特大学(Lancaster University),简称兰卡,建于1964年,是一所位于英国英格兰西北部兰开夏郡的顶尖学府,世界一流研究型大学,享有良好的学术声誉,属于平板玻璃大学,是N8大学联盟、欧洲大学协会、英联邦大学协会成员,拥有世界一流的兰卡斯特大学管理学院(LUMS)以及英国顶尖的环境科学学院、数学与统计学系、语言学系、法学院等。
Description
Senior Research Associate
Mathematics & StatisticsSalary: £34,804 to £40,322 Closing Date: Thursday 24 June 2021Interview Date: Friday 02 July 2021 Reference: A3386
Applications are invited for a Senior Research Associate position on the research project “ Was that change real? Quantifying uncertainty for change points ” funded by the EPSRC. You will conduct the relevant research under the direction of Professor Paul Fearnhead.
This EPSRC-funded project is joint between Lancaster University and the London School of Economics, who are also currently recruiting a postdoctoral researcher to work under the direction of Professor Piotr Fryzlewicz link. Candidates are invited to apply for one or both posts, according to their interests.
Candidates for either post must have or expect to a PhD in statistics or a related subject, or expect to have submitted their PhD thesis by the post start date. Successful applicants should demonstrate excellent research achievement or potential for such achievement in mathematical or computational statistics. Experience in change point research is desirable but not essential.
Lancaster’s internationally recognised Statistics group is one of the largest and strongest Statistics groups in the UK with 25 academic staff, with a vibrant community of Post-doctoral researchers and research students. The Statistics group sits within the Department of Mathematics and Statistics, Lancaster is one of the UK’s top departments in Mathematics and Statistics, ranked 5th overall in the 2014 Research Excellence Framework and 3rd for the impact of its research.
The department provides an environment which aims to meet the individual needs of each member of staff. We are committed to family-friendly and flexible working policies, and seek to promote a healthy work-life balance. The University is a charter member of Athena SWAN and has held a Bronze award since 2008, in recognition of good employment practice to address gender equality in higher education and research. The Department achieved its own Athena SWAN Bronze award in 2017 and is a registered supporter of the London Mathematical Society’s Good Practice Scheme.
For further information about the post, please see the job description and the person specification. If you would like to discuss the posts, please contact Professor Paul Fearnhead (p.fearnhead@lancaster.ac.uk) or Professor Piotr Fryzlewicz (p.fryzlewicz@lse.ac.uk).