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Ansök senast: 2024-06-25
Assistant Professor in Statistics (T&S)
Assistant Professor in Actuarial Mathematics
Salary: Grade 7 (£36,023 - £45,585)
Contract: Full-time (35 hours per week), Fixed Term for 12 months
Candidates should be available to start in August 2024. Interviews are due to take in May 2024
Detailed Description
The Department of Actuarial Mathematics & Statistics wishes to appoint a fixed-term Assistant Professor to cover the learning and teaching commitments of a staff member who is on maternity leave. This new Teaching and Scholarship (T&S) staff member will be expected to add to the successful T&S team already active in MACS, and to take on the responsibility of delivery, assessment and development of courses in statistics and probability.
Key Duties and Responsibilities
Education, Qualifications and Experience
To be considered for the role the candidate must have a PhD in the mathematical sciences or mathematics education. They must also have relevant experience or potential in teaching mathematics and the development of pedagogy-inspired teaching methods. The Department has a strong collaborative ethos, and the successful candidate will have the drive and commitment to contribute to and develop our global teaching programme.
Essential Criteria
Desirable Criteria
About our Team
The Department of Actuarial Mathematics & Statistics is part of the School of Mathematical and Computer Sciences, which also includes the Department of Mathematics and the Department of Computer Science. The School has developed a challenging and supportive environment for our undergraduates who go on to excel in a diverse range of careers.
The Department of Mathematics forms part of the Maxwell Institute for Mathematical Sciences, a joint research institute bringing together the mathematical research activities at Heriot-Watt University and the University of Edinburgh. The Department is also a co-founder of the International Centre for Mathematical Sciences (ICMS). The ICMS stimulates and promotes the mathematical sciences through organising and hosting diverse international workshops and conferences. Its vibrant events programme attracts leading mathematical scientists from the UK and internationally - connecting mathematical communities across the world and greatly enhancing the mathematical environment in Edinburgh.
The Mathematical Sciences team across the two mathematical departments teaches programmes in Edinburgh, Malaysia and Dubai, and the core 1st and 2nd year courses offered by the Mathematics Department are followed by students in both the Mathematics and the Actuarial Mathematics & Statistics Departments. As such, most teaching in early years involves cross-school and cross-campus teaching teams. The department also provides service teaching of mathematics to engineers and scientists across the wider university.
The School of Mathematical and Computer Sciences has an Athena SWAN Bronze Award and is committed to an equality charter, which includes having a diverse and inclusive workforce, and to offering equality of opportunity to all. We encourage applications from under-represented groups, and we welcome requests for flexible working arrangements and endeavour to accommodate them, whenever possible.
