JOBS IN UK: chair and lecturer in statistics, Lancaster University

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DEPARTMENT OF MATHEMATICS AND STATISTICS, LANCASTER UNIVERSITY

CHAIR in STATISTICS (Ref: A340)
Salary: from £59,078 (professorial minimum) Closing Date: 24 February
2012

LECTURESHIP in STATISTICS (Ref: A341)
Salary: £31,948 - £44,166
Closing Date: 16 March 2012

Applications are invited for a Chair and a Lectureship (Grade 7 or 8)
in Statistics within the Department of Mathematics and Statistics at
Lancaster University. These new posts are part of an expansion of the
Department which also includes a chair and two lectureships in
algebra. Over the last four years, the Department has seen an increase
in undergraduate numbers of over 80% and in research student numbers
of over 40%: these posts arise from that success and our desire to
maintain it.

Lancaster University has one of the largest and strongest statistics
research groups in the UK, comprising 18 academic staff, 7 research
associates and 32 FTE research students. In the 2008 RAE, 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 and the analysis of
longitudinal and spatial data.

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 wavelets research group also has strong
industrial links that have led to the funding of two Research
Associates. 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, and is involved in applying statistics to criminology,
forensic science and health.

Candidates for the new posts may have research interests in any area
of statistics, but a proven record (for the Chair) and clearly
demonstrated potential (for the Lectureship) of attracting research
funding and research studentships is required. Appointments that
strengthen our existing statistics research groups or lead to the
establishment of similar group 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 an advisory service for all researchers on campus, and
engages in consulting with industry and public bodies.

All posts are available from 1 September 2012 or as soon as possible
thereafter Informal enquiries for all posts can be made to:
Professor John Whitehead, j.whi...@lancaster.ac.uk

General information about the Department can be found at:
http://www.maths.lancs.ac.uk
For further information and to apply online, please visit:

Chair: http://hr-jobs.lancs.ac.uk/Vacancy.aspx?ref=A340
Lecturer: http://hr-jobs.lancs.ac.uk/Vacancy.aspx?ref=A341