Applications are invited for a three year postdoctoral research position to
work on a multidisciplinary research project “Simulation Tools for Robust
Automated Manufacturing”. The project is a new collaboration between
statisticians at the School of Mathematics and Statistics and engineers at
the Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre at the University of Sheffield.
The project objective is to develop and test a methodological framework for
efficient optimisation of automated manufacturing processes that will be
robust to input uncertainties. The main job roles will be to
1. develop and implement methodology for the Bayesian analysis of
uncertainty in computer model outputs, with a particular focus on model
calibration and optimisation, and
2. develop and implement statistical methodology for signalling out of
control processes in the presence of autocorrelation. Use this methodology
to construct optimal feedback adjustment techniques, in order to return the
processes to target levels.
The Research Associate will be working under the supervision of Dr Jeremy
Oakley, Dr Eleanor Stillman and Dr Kostas Triantafyllopoulos in the School
of Mathematics and Statistics, and will be collaborating actively with
researchers at the Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre.
Candidates should have (or expect soon to have) a PhD in Statistics or a
related field with a strong background in Bayesian statistical methods, and
good statistical computing skills in a software environment such as R or
Matlab.
This post is fixed-term with a start date of July 1st 2013 and an end date
of June 30th 2016.
For further details, including information about how to apply, go to
and search for this job using the reference number UOS006589
For informal enquires, please contact Jeremy Oakley (
j.oakley@sheffield.ac.uk) +44 114 2223853
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Jeremy Oakley
School of Mathematics and Statistics
University of Sheffield
The Hicks Building
Hounsfield Road
Sheffield S3 7RH, UK
Phone: +44 114 222 3853
Fax: +44 114 222 3809
http://www.jeremy-oakley.staff.shef.ac.uk/
Research Associate
School of Mathematics and Statistics
University of Sheffield, UK
Closing Date: 21st June 2013
Salary: £28,685 to £36,298 per annum, with potential to progress to
£39,649
Job Reference Number: UOS006589