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Assistant Professor

London School of Economics and Political Science - Department of Statistics

Location: London
Salary: £61,446 pa
Hours: Full Time
Contract Type: Permanent
Placed On: 17th September 2024
Closes: 8th December 2024

LSE is committed to building a diverse, equitable and truly inclusive university

For this post, we particularly welcome applications by women and people from minority ethnic groups. 

Department of Statistics 

Assistant Professor 

Salary is competitive with Departments at our peer institutions and not less than £61,446 pa (pay award pending) and the salary scale can be found on the LSE website 

Applications for this new post are invited from outstanding candidates in the field of statistics. Successful candidates will join an established and successful department and contribute to its research and teaching in statistics. The post is tenable from 1st September 2025. 

You will have expertise and research interests in statistics, preferably combining with some aspects of machine learning and/or AI. You will have an established track record or trajectory of research at a level of international excellence and proven ability, as evidenced by existing publications, or potential to publish in top journals. You will also have a clear, well developed and viable strategy for future outstanding research that has the potential to result in world-leading publications. 

You must have a completed (or nearly completed) PhD in Statistics or other related area by the post start date. You will maintain an active research programme and contribute to the general work of the Department, including teaching courses in statistics and machine learning, at both undergraduate and postgraduate level. 

We welcome applications from candidates who are keen to collaborate with colleagues with complementary research interests both from within the Department and from other departments in the School. 

The other criteria that will be used when shortlisting for this post can be found on the person specification, which is attached to this vacancy on the LSE’s online recruitment system. 

In addition to a competitive salary the benefits that come with this job include an occupational pension scheme, a research incentive scheme with personal reward options, generous research leave (sabbatical) entitlement, a collegial faculty environment and excellent support, training and development opportunities. 

For further information about the post, please see the how to apply document, job description and the person specification. 

To apply for this post, please click the 'Apply' button. If you have any technical queries with applying on the online system, please use the “contact us” links at the bottom of the LSE Jobs page. Should you have any queries about the role, please email i.noble-andolfo@lse.ac.uk   

The closing date for receipt of applications is 8 December 2024 (23.59 UK time). We are unable to accept any late applications.

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