Lecturer in Statistics (Teaching & Research)

Job reference: SAE-028241

Salary: £46,735 to £57,422 per annum, depending on relevant experience

Faculty/Organisational Unit: Science and Engineering

Location: Oxford Road

Employment type: Permanent

Division/Team: Department of Mathematics

Hours Per Week: Full time

Closing date (DD/MM/YYYY): 08/05/2025

Contract Duration: Permanent

School/Directorate: School of Natural Sciences

Applications are invited for the above post, to start in September 2025 or at a mutually agreed alternative date. We are looking for an academic of outstanding ability, who is seeking a friendly, supportive and collegial environment in which to develop as world-class researcher and teacher.

Applicants should hold a PhD or equivalent in Statistics or a closely related field and be able to demonstrate an outstanding research record in one or more areas of Statistics as well as an ability to lecture a range of courses in Statistics and related areas at both undergraduate and postgraduate level.

The successful candidate will strengthen one or more of the following strategic research areas in the Department: biomedical statistics, computational statistics and machine learning, foundations of data science and AI, high-dimensional data analysis, and uncertainty quantification.

We expect a genuine commitment to and enthusiasm for both teaching and research and the development of others. The successful candidate will carry out research in Statistics and supervise research (PhD) students. They will teach undergraduate and masters-level courses and to contribute to the ongoing curriculum development. Furthermore, they will provide project supervision to students at undergraduate and masters-level in programmes offered by the Department. They will also perform other usual departmental duties, including examinations and further administrative tasks.

The Department and University are committed to the well-being and work-life balance of all staff. We have a package of family-friendly policies covering flexible working, career breaks and entitlement to paid maternity, paternity and adoption leave. For more details on these and other benefits see https://www.manchester.ac.uk/connect/jobs/benefits-working-here/. The Department is fully committed to Athena SWAN principles to promote women in science and is a supporter of the LMS Good Practice Scheme; for more details of our activities relating to Social Responsibility see https://www.maths.manchester.ac.uk/connect/social-responsibility/. This is a full time post but applications from individuals seeking part time, job share or flexible working arrangements are welcome.

In their application, candidates should describe how they meet the corresponding essential and desirable criteria outlined in the person specification.

As an equal opportunities employer we welcome applicants from all sections of the community regardless of age, sex, gender (or gender identity), ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation and transgender status. All appointments are made on merit.

Our University is positive about flexible working – you can find out more here

Blended working arrangements may be considered

Please note that we are unable to respond to enquiries, accept CVs or applications from Recruitment Agencies.

Enquiries about the vacancy, shortlisting and interviews:

Name: Head of the Probability & Statistics Group, Professor Korbinian Strimmer

Email: korbinian.strimmer@manchester.ac.uk

General enquiries:

Email: People.Recruitment@manchester.ac.uk

Technical support:

Jobtrain: 0161 850 2004 https://jobseekersupport.jobtrain.co.uk/support/home

This vacancy will close for applications at midnight on the closing date.

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