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Senior Lecturer in Environmental Statistics/Data Science (Education and Research)

University of Exeter - Faculty of Environment, Science and Economy

Location: Cornwall
Salary: The starting salary will be from £49,794 to £51,283 on Grade G, depending on qualifications and experience.
Hours: Full Time
Contract Type: Permanent
Placed On: 3rd October 2023
Closes: 31st October 2023
Job Ref: P88025

This new full time post is available immediately on a permanent basis. This role offers the opportunity for hybrid working – some time on campus and some from home.

Summary of the role

The Centre for Environmental Mathematics is part of the Department of Earth and Environmental Science on the University of Exeter’s Penryn Campus. Our research is aligned closely with the department’s Centre for Geography and Environmental Science (CGES) and the Camborne School of Mines (CSM), and also the Environment and Sustainability Institute (ESI), the Centre for Ecology and Conservation, Renewable Energy, and the European Centre for Environment and Human Health (ECEHH) – all groups that are based on the university’s Penryn Campus in Cornwall. We are associated with the university’s Institute for Data Science and Artificial Intelligence (IDSAI) and the newly launched Exeter Centre for Mathematical Sciences (ExCMS).

We apply mathematics, statistics and data science to solving major problems related to environmental change, biodiversity and evolution, energy security, and human health and well-being. We run a suite of Applied Data Science MSc programmes that interweave with our research, and interlink with application areas in Environment and Sustainability, Ecology and Evolution, and Renewable Energy.

Environmental statistics/data science is a growth priority for the university’s teaching and research strategies, and the wider UK and global education sector. Our thriving MSc and PhD student cohort, and the depth and spread of environmental statistics/data science projects at the university and in the department are evidence of this development.

We are seeking to appoint a new Senior Lecturer with a particular interest in applications of statistics and/or data science to topics in environmental and sustainability science (including geography, earth science, ecology and geoscience).

The duties of the post will include:

  • Fulfilling research, teaching and administrative duties as a Lecturer/Senior Lecturer in Environmental Mathematics.
  • Contributing to teaching, assessment, and module/programme development for our suite of Applied Data Science MSc postgraduate programmes.
  • Supervising student projects and dissertations of Applied Data Science MSc students and supporting student projects within the department and on campus where appropriate.
  • Developing research collaboration with colleagues in the department, the wider faculty and university community and beyond where appropriate.

About you

You will have:

  • A PhD or equivalent qualification/experience in mathematics, statistics or data science (or related field) and an independent, internationally-recognised research programme in a relevant active field of research.
  • A record in attracting funding for research, or demonstrate potential to attract such funding.
  • An active approach to inter-disciplinary and multi-disciplinary research and teaching.
  • Enthusiasm for delivering high quality postgraduate taught programmes.
  • The willingness and ability to develop connections and funded projects with business and community partners.
  • Involvement in projects which develop impact.:
  • A strong potential for research and teaching leadership.
  • A track record in refereed publications and success in significant grant capture.
  • Relationships with external organisations and funders, and knowledge and experience of key sectors or business challenges.

Please ensure you read the Job Description and Person Specification for full details of this role.

Further information

Professor Stuart Townley (tel: 01392 255743, email: s.b.townley@exeter.ac.uk) or Dr Markus Mueller (tel: 01392 259483, email: m.mueller@exeter.ac.uk).

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