Lecturer

University of Auckland

Lecturer - Department of Statistics

The Department of Statistics invites applications for three positions as Lecturer, following the retirement of senior academic staff. The Department is the largest in Australasia and is involved in undergraduate and postgraduate teaching and in research across a broad range of theoretical and applied fields.

Applicants should have or be about to complete a PhD in Statistics or a closely related discipline. The department welcomes applicants with research in any area of Statistics or Probability, but is especially interested in forming productive collaborations inside the department or with other departments at the University. Areas of particular interest include statistics education, applied probability, forensic statistics, mathematical statistics, data science, ecological statistics, financial mathematics and economics, and social statistics.

Successful applicants will be expected to teach undergraduate and postgraduate courses, supervise student research projects and PhDs, develop their own independent research program and participate in the organisation and running of the department.

The Department of Statistics at the University of Auckland is the largest statistics department in Australasia, currently employing approximately 50 staff, and is the home of R. We teach a full range of courses, cover a broad spectrum of statistical research areas and offer a consulting service (see web site: http://www.stat.auckland.ac.nz/). How to apply

All applications will be received online through https://www.opportunities.auckland.ac.nz Applications may be submitted up to end of business on the closing date.

In order to apply you will first need to register with us (https://www.opportunities.auckland.ac.nz) by completing an online user profile and then clicking on the 'Apply Now' button for each job in which you have a particular interest.

Please combine your cover letter and CV as one document when submitting your application.

Applications close Tuesday, 15 December 2015.

For further information go to https://www.auckland.ac.nz/opportunities

The University has an equity policy and welcomes applications from all qualified persons.

The University is committed to meeting its obligations under the Treaty of Waitangi and achieving equity outcomes for staff and students.

Link for applications:
https://www.opportunities.auckland.ac.nz/psp/ps/EMPLOYEE/HRMS/c/HRS_HRAM.HRS_CE.GBL?Page=HRS_CE_JOB_DTL&Action=A&JobOpeningId=17657&SiteId=1&PostingSeq=1