Glasstone Research Fellowship in Statistics

The Department of Statistics is pleased to invite applications for the Glasstone Fellowship in Statistics. This prestigious post is a three-year postdoctoral fellowship and is supported by the Glasstone Bequest, which was set up to encourage scientists at an early stage of their career to follow their research interests at Oxford, one of the world’s leading science universities. Preference will be given to candidates who are at an early stage in their research career and who have not already held an independent fellowship.

The Fellow 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 finance (including arbitrage and market microstructure), statistical and population genetics, bioinformatics and statistical epidemiology. 

If you would like to discuss this post and find out more about joining the academic community in Oxford, please contact Christl Donnelly (christl.donnelly@stats.ox.ac.uk). All enquiries will be treated in strict confidence and will not form part of the selection decision.

Applications are especially welcome from women and minority ethnic candidates, who are under-represented in academic posts at Oxford.

Applicants must hold a PhD/DPhil in statistics or a related subject awarded by the closing date for applications. Preference will be given to candidates at an early stage in their research career and who have not already held a substantive independent fellowship. 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 (iii) a research proposal, not exceeding two pages of A4 in length, setting out what you aim to achieve during the fellowship.

Candidates must also arrange for three supporting reference letters to be sent by email to hr@stats.ox.ac.uk by the application deadline. 

The closing date for applications is 8^th January, 2025 at 12 noon. Interviews are expected to take place on 3^rd February, 2025.

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