Lecturer in Statistics (T&R)

About the role

Applications are invited for a Lecturer in Statistics. We are looking for candidates with research expertise in the broad area of Statistics.

About us

The School is part of the Faculty of Science and Engineering, which comprises five schools and two institutes. The Faculty’s student population has grown in recent years, both within the UK and overseas, and its research profile has strengthened considerably.

 The School has large and popular undergraduate and graduate programmes, and aims to continue to expand its research profile as well as its study programmes across both UG and PGT. The School is undergoing an organisational change, and will be organised into 5 Centres. This position will be based in the Centre for Data Science, Statistics and Probability.

The School comprises 85 academic staff and teaching fellows, 16 research assistants and 14 members of professional services staff. The School is home to around 80 PhD students, and approximately 1,000 undergraduates and 100 master level students. 

About you

As the successful candidate, you will have strong leadership qualities and an interest in pursuing excellence in teaching and supervising graduate students, as well as having the ability and flexibility to teach across a range of topics in statistics and its applications at undergraduate and postgraduate level. Successful applicants will have demonstrated exceptional potential for achieving research excellence.

Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

The School holds a departmental Bronze Athena SWAN Award and is a registered supporter of the LMS Good Practice scheme. Please visit www.qmul.ac.uk/maths for information about the School and https://www.qmul.ac.uk/maths/about-us/equality/ for our family friendly policies and parental leave.

Pay & Benefits

We offer competitive salaries, access to a generous pension scheme, 30 days’ leave per annum, a season ticket loan scheme, staff networks and access to a comprehensive range of personal and professional development opportunities. In addition, we offer a range of work life balance and family friendly, inclusive employment policies and flexible working arrangements.

The post is full-time and permanent with an expected start date of March 2025 or as soon as possible thereafter. Starting salary will be in the range of £50,685 - £59,495 per annum inclusive of London Allowance, subject to experience and qualifications.

Queen Mary’s commitment to our diverse and inclusive community is embedded in our appointments processes. Reasonable adjustments will be made at each stage of the recruitment process for any candidate with a disability. We are open to considering applications from candidates wishing to work flexibly. We particularly welcome applications from people who identify as Black, Asian or Other Minority Ethnic groups as these groups are underrepresented at this level at Queen Mary.

Informal enquiries may be made to Professor Boris Khoruzhenko (Head of School) at b.khoruzhenko@qmul.ac.uk and Dr Silvia Liverani (Head of the Centre in Probability, Statistics and Data Science) at s.liverani@qmul.ac.uk.

Please ensure you include with your application your CV, a research statement and a teaching statement.

Please note, if you applied in the past, typically within the last six months, applicants do not need to re-apply or submit another application.

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