This new post, commencing 1 September 2013 or as soon as possible
thereafter, is part of a continuing expansion of the Department which
led to six new academic appointments during 2012. In addition to this
Lectureship, two further new Chairs -one in Statistics and one in Pure
Mathematics and a Lecturer in Analysis are being sought for 2013. Over
the last five years, the Department has seen an increase in
undergraduate numbers of over 80% and in research student numbers of
over 40%. The University is committed to continuing this expansion.
Lancaster University has one of the largest and strongest statistics
research groups in the UK comprising 21 academic staff, 9 research
associates and 32 FTE research students. In the UK 2008 Research
Assessment Exercise, 60% of Lancaster’s Statistics and OR outputs were
graded as 3* or 4*. The statistics group takes a leading role in the
development of statistical methodology such as Markov chain Monte Carlo,
particle filtering, extreme value theory, wavelets, the analysis of
longitudinal and spatial data and mixture modelling. Application
interests include medicine, industry and the social sciences. The
Medical and Pharmaceutical Statistics Research Unit collaborates with
the pharmaceutical industry and is part of the MRC-funded North West Hub
for Trial Methodology Research with the Universities of Liverpool and
Bangor. With researchers in the Faculty of Health and Medicine, the
Department plays a leading role in developing and applying methods of
spatial epidemiology. In collaboration with the Department of
Management Science, we host STOR-i, one of only three EPSRC-funded
Doctoral Training Centres in the Mathematical Sciences. The STOR-i DTC
funds at least 10 PhD students each year within Statistics and
Operational Research, and has a strong emphasis on collaborative
research with manufacturing, energy and financial companies. The Social
statistics group has attracted major research funding in recent years ,
and is involved in developing methods and applying statistics to
criminology, forensic science, psychology, linguistics and health. The
Department is part of the ESRC-funded North West Doctoral Training
Centre for Social Science together with other departments at Lancaster
and the Universities of Liverpool and Manchester. The wavelets research
group also has strong industrial links that have led to the funding of
two Research Associates.
You may have research interests in any area of statistics, but a clearly
demonstrated potential of attracting research funding and research
studentships is required. Appointments that strengthen our existing
statistics research groups or lead to the establishment of similar
groups with other methodological interests or to collaborations in other
application areas are sought. We also seek people who will be capable
and enthusiastic contributors to the Department’s undergraduate
programme, helping to deliver the existing syllabus and to expand the
range of modules offered. Further teaching opportunities exist on our
thriving MSc course in Statistics, MSc programmes in Quantitative
Methods and Quantitative Finance, on courses in statistics for other
departments and on short specialist courses in advanced statistical
methods, some of which attract participants from throughout the UK and
Europe. The Department provides a statistics advisory service for all
researchers on campus, and engages in consulting with industry and
public bodies.
Informal enquiries can be made to: Professor John Whitehead,
j.whitehead@lancaster.ac.uk. General information about the Department
can be found at: http://www.maths.lancs.ac.uk.
To apply online, go to http://hr-jobs.lancs.ac.uk/
Lectureship in Statistics
Department of Mathematics & Statistics, Lancaster University, UK
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Salary: £32,267 to £44,607
Closing Date: Monday 15 April 2013
Interview Date: Thursday 2 May 2013
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Reference: A647