Connectionists: Transitional Assistant Professor in Data Science/Statistics

[Stephen Coombes]

Transitional Assistant Professor in Data Science/Statistics
Reference SCI180116
Closing Date Monday, 15th August 2016
Job Type  Research & Teaching
School of Mathematical Sciences
Salary £34576 to £46414 per annum, depending on skills and experience. Salary progression beyond this scale is subject to performance.

For further details and to apply: http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/jobs/currentvacancies/ref/SCI180116

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Broaden your Horizons: A Transitional Assistant Professor based in the School of Mathematical Sciences.

The Digital Economy is reshaping the world around us, but the very nature of this disruption to businesses, society and people demands interdisciplinary research to understand and shape how the Digital Economy matures.

The RCUK funded Horizon Digital Economy Research Institute centred at the University of Nottingham brings together an interdisciplinary team with expertise from a wide variety of backgrounds including computer science, engineering, psychology, sociology, business, social science and the arts.

An on-going research challenge for the Digital Economy is how to promote deep personalization whilst providing control and privacy to citizens, even as we develop new blended experiences that converge traditional and digital artefacts, services and media.

The Transitional Assistant Professor in Mathematical Sciences, jointly funded for the first four years by Horizon and the School of Mathematical Sciences, provides a pathway to a permanent academic position for an early career researcher.  In the first year the fellow is expected to concentrate on research within Horizon, with a minimal teaching load, while by the fourth year the workload is evenly distributed between research within Horizon and teaching in the School of Mathematical Sciences. At the end of the four years, the fellow will become a permanent member of staff within the School of Mathematical Sciences.

We are particularly seeking candidates with experience of computational statistics, especially the development and implementation of Bayesian approaches, and machine learning.

However, candidates who can show how their research fits with the Horizon research agenda and how their skills complement those within the Statistics and Probability research group and/or other research groups within the School of Mathematical Sciences, are also welcome to apply. Importantly, candidates must be keen to bring their skills and experience into the interdisciplinary team within Horizon addressing the overall socio-technical challenges of the future Digital Economy.

This is a full-time permanent post available from 1 September 2016 or as soon as possible thereafter.
In recognition of its commitment to promoting women in science, the University of Nottingham is one of a small number of universities to hold a Silver Athena SWAN Award.

Informal enquiries may be addressed to Professor Andrew Wood by email at andrew.wood at nottingham.ac.uk<mailto:andrew.wood at nottingham.ac.uk>.
Please note that applications sent directly to this email address will not be accepted. Further information about the School of Mathematical Sciences and Horizon is available at:
http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/mathematics/index.aspx and http://www.horizon.ac.uk.

The University of Nottingham is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all sections of the community.





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