JOB: Research Associate/Fellow in Statistics @ University of Nottingham

[Theodore Kypraios]

Please see below details for a 3-years Postdoc position at Nottingham on
an NIHR-funded project on developing novel likehood approximations and
simulation-based-inference (SBI) methods for partially observed
stochastic epidemic processes.

Best,
Theo

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# Post
Research Associate/Fellow in Statistics in the School of Mathematical
Sciences at the University of Nottingham

# Salary
£32,080 to £47,389 per annum, depending on skills and experience
(minimum £35608 with relevant PhD). Salary progression beyond this scale
is subject to performance.

# Duration
3 years, fixed-term

# Deadline
Closing date: 6 April 2026

# How to apply
Click here: https://jobs.nottingham.ac.uk/vacancy.aspx?ref=SCI699726

# Brief Description
We are looking for a highly motivated researcher, whose expertise lies
in statistics and computational methods, to work on an NIHR-funded
project entitled “Beyond Data-Augmentation: Advancing Bayesian Inference
for Stochastic Disease Transmission Models”. The overarching aim of the
project is to develop the next generation of statistical tools for
fitting stochastic epidemic models to infectious disease outbreak data.
The post will contribute to cutting-edge methodological research on
Bayesian inference for complex stochastic transmission models, as part
of a team developing analytic likelihood approximations and neural
posterior estimation methods for epidemic data analysis.

This role offers an excellent opportunity to work at the interface of
statistics and epidemiology, using modern computational approaches to
improve inference for real-world transmission models. The project seeks
to deliver robust and scalable alternatives to traditional data-
augmentation methods, with outputs including open-source software,
careful evaluation on synthetic and real outbreak data, and training
materials to support wider uptake.

# Duration
Full-time post, available from 01 May 2026 [or as soon as possible
thereafter] and will be offered on a fixed-term contract until 30/04/2029.

# More details
For more details (role profile etc), and on how to apply, please visit:

https://jobs.nottingham.ac.uk/vacancy.aspx?ref=SCI699726


Feel free to drop me an email if you have any questions about this post
[theodore...@nottingham.ac.uk].

Best wishes,
Theo


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Prof. Theodore Kypraios
Professor of Statistics @ University of Nottingham
https://www.maths.nottingham.ac.uk/plp/pmztk/

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