Lecturer/Senior Lecturer

University of Otago

Applications are invited for a full-time, confirmation path position as Lecturer or Senior Lecturer in the Department of Mathematics and Statistics, University of Otago, specialising in statistics. The successful applicant will be expected to teach at undergraduate and postgraduate levels, develop an active research programme, and supervise postgraduate research students.

Candidates should have a PhD in Statistics, a commitment to ongoing statistical research, and experience in teaching. We particularly welcome applicants whose research interests complement that of statistics staff at Otago or which will help develop new links with other departments on campus. Research interests of staff at Otago include statistical ecology, Bayesian inference, time-series analysis, biostatistics, bioinformatics, and statistics in finance.

The Department is committed to diversity in staffing and we encourage applications from women and other groups who are under represented in the Mathematical and Statistical Sciences.

For an application form, EEO Information Statement and a full job description go to: /www.otago.ac.nz/jobs/ Alternatively, contact the Human Resources Division, Tel 03 479 8269, Fax 03 479 8279, Email/ //job.applications@otago.ac.nz

/ Specific enquiries may be directed to Professor Richard Barker, Chair in Statistics, Department of Mathematics and Statistics, Tel 64 3 479 7756, Fax 64 3 479 8427, Email /rbarker@maths.otago.ac.nz /

Further details about the Department, its staff, courses, and research interests can be obtained from /http://www.maths.otago.ac.nz/ //

Reference Number: A07/73.
Closing Date: Tuesday 31 July 2007.