Associate Professor of Statistics

Location: 24-29 St Giles’, Oxford, OX1 3LB 

The Department of Statistics and Merton College are recruiting an Associate Professor of Statistics. The successful candidate will have the honorary title of College Lecturer in Statistics at Merton College conferred on them.

The position is offered on a permanent basis with effect from April 2026 or as soon as possible thereafter. The post will be based at the Department of Statistics.

The successful candidate will have a doctorate in Statistics or a related discipline, and an outstanding research record, as well as the potential to attract research funding. The Department seeks candidates with interests in any field of Statistical research, which integrates well with research by current members of the department. They will have the skills and enthusiasm to lecture at undergraduate and graduate levels, over a wide range of topics within Statistics, and to supervise students.

The postholder will join the dynamic and collaborative Department of Statistics. The Department carries out world-leading research in computational statistics, machine learning, theoretical statistics, and probability as well as applied statistics fields, including statistical and population genetics, bioinformatics, econometrics, statistical epidemiology and statistical finance.

If you would like to discuss this post and find out more about joining the academic community at Oxford, please contact Professor Frank Windmeijer (frank.windmeijer@stats.ox.ac.uk ), or Professor Simon Myers (myers@stats.ox.ac.uk ) at the Department of Statistics, and Dr Jane Gover (senior.tutor@merton.ox.ac.uk) at Merton College. All enquiries will be treated in strict confidence and will not form part of the selection decision.

To apply, please upload (i) your CV, (ii) a supporting statement explaining how you meet each of the selection criteria for the post using examples of your skills and experience.

Candidates must also arrange for two referees to send supporting reference letters directly to hr@stats.ox.ac.uk, quoting the reference number and job title on the subject line of the email, by the application deadline. 

The closing date for applications is 12 noon, Wednesday, 19^th November 2025. Interviews are expected to take place on Tuesday, 9^th December 2025.

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