The Department of Mathematics at King’s College London is one of five departments within the Faculty of Natural, Mathematical & Engineering Sciences. King’s College London is one of the world’s leading universities, currently ranked 31st globally in the QS World University Rankings. Founded in 1829, it is now home to more than 35,000 students from over 150 countries.

 

The Department of Mathematics is based at the University’s Strand Campus in central London. Its research spans a wide range of areas, from pure to applied mathematics and theoretical physics.

 

Among the department’s nine research groups is the Statistics Group. The group has collaborations with other faculties and departments such as Pharmacy, Physical Sciences of Life and Biophysics. The group has strong industry links. The group is involved in Net Zero which is a world-leading centre in science and technology research at King’s. Net Zero aims to focus on research for decarbonising our economy and society, and addressing key environmental issues. The group is involved in the Centre for Urban Science and Progress (CUSP) London. CUSP is a collaboration between King’s College London and New York University. It is a multi-disciplinary research centre that brings together researchers, businesses and government agencies, to apply data science and visual analytics to challenges in and for London.

 

Our group has a wide-ranging expertise that spans from advanced theoretical and methodological Statistics (classical and Bayesian) to diverse applications, allowing for comprehensive research approaches. Our members work on Design of Experiments, Bayesian Statistics with a focus on nonparametric methods, Bayesian Computational Methods, Extreme Value Theory, Biostatistics, Probabilistic machine learning, Medical sciences and engineering applications, Time Series Modelling in Macroeconomics and Finance, Causal Inference, Conformal Prediction, Functional Data Analysis and Applications in linguistics, Forensics, quantitative genetics, healthcare, biosciences, industrial and pharmaceuticals research.

 

Further particulars of the post can be located below, and further information about the department and the research group can be found here

Applications are invited for a Lectureship in Statistics in the Department of Mathematics at King’s College London.

 

Candidates are expected to have a PhD in Statistics, or a closely related area, and research expertise in some area of statistics. They should demonstrate the potential to lead research of high originality, innovation and depth, with the capacity to make a significant long-term impact in their field. A proven ability or clear potential to attract research funding is also desirable.

 

The successful candidate will be expected to lead a self-directed research programme, which will enhance the Department’s research activity, and to take part in teaching and assessment across its undergraduate and postgraduate programmes. They will be expected to promote the reputation of the Statistics research group through participation in scientific meetings, scholarly engagement, and other externally facing activities.

 

They will also play an active role in the institutional and intellectual development of the Department and undertake administrative responsibilities at the Departmental, Faculty, and University levels, as required.

 

This is a full-time position (35 hours per week), and an indefinite contract will be offered.

 

The position is based at the Strand Campus of King’s College London, with an expected start date within six months of the job offer.