Research Fellow (109881-1124)

Location: University of Warwick Campus, Coventry

Duration: 36 months

About the Role  

For informal enquiries, please contact Dr Tom Berrett (Associate Professor - Reader) at Tom.Berrett@warwick.ac.uk. 

Applications are invited for a post-doctoral research associate to work with Thomas Berrett in the Department of Statistics at the University of Warwick. This is a 3-year position that is part of the larger European Research Council project HeDiStat: Statistical theory and methodology for the combination of heterogeneous and distributed data.

The aims of the project are to develop statistical methodology and theory for modern data science problems arising from fields such as semi-supervised learning, missing data, differential privacy, causal inference and distributed learning, with a focus on robust methods for nonparametric and high-dimensional settings.

The larger project runs from October 2024 to September 2029, including two PhD positions and six years of PDRA funding for researchers to join a vibrant research group. This position comes with a generous travel allowance.

About You

Applicants should be highly motivated and hold a PhD in statistics or mathematics, though this can be interpreted broadly to include fields such as theoretical computer science and data science. Familiarity with some of the topics mentioned above is desirable though not essential. An interest and background in theoretical aspects of statistics is particularly valued.

You will be required to work independently as well as collaboratively. You will also be expected engage with group and department events.

For further information regarding the skills required for this role please see the personal specification section of the attached job description.

If you are near submission or have recently submitted your PhD but have not yet had it conferred, any offers of employment will be made as Research Assistant at the top of level 5 of the University grade structure. Upon receipt of evidence of the successful award of your PhD, you will be promoted to Research Fellow on the first point of level 6 of the University grade structure. 

CLOSING DATE: Sunday 02 February 2025 at 11.55 pm

Full details of the duties and selection criteria for this role can be found in the vacancy advert on the University of Warwick's jobs pages. You will be routed to this when you click on the Apply button.

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