Position Available: Lecturer/Senior Lecturer in Statistics

**PLEASE NOTE THAT THE APPLICATION DEADLINE HAS PASSED**

SCHOOL OF MATHEMATICS AND STATISTICS

Faculty of Science

REF. 9092

Salary Level:  Lecturer: A$88K - A$104K and Senior Lecturer: A$107K - A$123K per year (plus17% employer superannuation and leave loading)

Applications are invited for Lecturer/Senior Lecturer positions in the Department of Statistics within the School of Mathematics and Statistics. Successful candidates for this position will have a research doctorate in statistics, probability and stochastic processes, or a related area; success in conducting high quality research in statistics; evidence of effective teaching or an aptitude and willingness to teach, including service teaching; and excellent written and oral communication skills. Preference may be given to candidates with research and teaching abilities in probability and stochastic processes, including financial mathematics and statistics.

The School of Mathematics and Statistics at the University of New South Wales is the largest in Australia and is a major centre of research in the mathematical sciences. The School has notable strengths in fundamental research right through to cutting edge applications. Its teaching and research activities are carried out in three departments:  Applied Mathematics, Pure Mathematics and Statistics with activities ranging across a multitude of areas including applications in finance, medicine and environmental science.

The Department of Statistics has a vigorous postgraduate research program and an outstanding record in attracting external research support. It also operates an extensive visitors program for fostering research collaboration. Its academic staff members provide specialist teaching in Statistics in all undergraduate levels (including honours) and in course work masters programs. 

There are two full-time positions available. One is on a convertible tenure track employment contract, which will include an initial fixed-term of three years. The 2^nd position is fixed-term for 2 years.

An applicant may be required to undergo pre-employment checks prior to appointment to this role.

Applicants should address the selection criteria found within the position description, in their online application.

For further information about the position, please contact Associate Professor Bruce Henry, Head, School of Mathematics and Statistics, on telephone +61 2 9385 7001 or email: b.henry@unsw.edu.au; or Associate Professor Spiro Penev, Head, Department of Statistics on telephone +61 2 9385 7023 or email s.penev@unsw.edu.au.

Applications close: 7 December 2012

For full details of this position and application procedures, visit: www.hr.unsw.edu.au/jobs.html