Connectionists: Chair of Statistics position available

[Geoffrey Goodhill]

CHAIR OF STATISTICS, THE UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND

The Statistics and Probability Group is in the Discipline of
Mathematics in the School of Physical Sciences, which is to become the
School of Mathematics and Physics from the beginning of 2009.
The current research interests of the Group are in a number of areas,
including bioinformatics, biostatistics, computational statistics,
discriminant and cluster analyses, experimental design, image analysis,
machine learning, mixture modelling, multivariate analysis, and
applied probability and stochastic processes.  The Group has established
ongoing collaborations with other disciplines, particularly in the
biological and medical sciences, bioinformatics, engineering and
information technology, as well as with industry and government bodies.

The role: The successful appointee will be expected to provide
leadership in research and teaching in Statistics, and to be a strong
advocate of Statistics within the University and in the broader  
academic,
business, industrial, and political community. He or she will be  
expected
to further raise the University's strong international profile in
Statistics, and to attract postgraduate students and postdoctoral
researchers to the University.

The person: Candidates with research interests in any area of
Applied Statistics are encouraged to apply.  The appointee must have an
outstanding international research record in Statistics.  He/she should
possess a proven record of attracting competitive research funding plus
demonstrated potential for research collaboration with other  
Disciplines.
Applicants must have a proven record of teaching excellence plus
experience in developing curricula for a broad range of courses.

Remuneration: The remuneration package will be $129,654.41 p.a.,
plus employer superannuation contributions of 17% (total package will be
$151,695.66). This is a full-time, continuing appointment at Academic
Level E.

Contact: Obtain the position description and selection criteria at
http://seek.com.au/jobsearch/index.ascx?AdvertiserID=852832.

To discuss the role, contact Professor Geoff McLachlan,
telephone 07-3365 2150 or email gjm at maths.uq.edu.au.

Send applications to Louise Harrison, Human Resources Officer, Faculty  
of
Engineering, Physical Sciences & Architecture, The University of
Queensland, St Lucia, Qld  4072, or email applications at epsa.uq.edu.au.

Applications close 31 October 2008.