Cari Colleghi,

con preghiera di diffusione.

Cordiali saluti, Dario Spano`

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University of Warwick - Statistics New Vacancy: Professor of Statistics and Data Science / Director of the Warwick Data Science Institute

http://www.jobs.ac.uk/job/AJP244/professor-of-statistics-and-data-science-di...

Competitive salary

An inspired individual is sought for this unique opportunity to lead the development of the Warwick Data Science Institute (WDSI) and to coordinate the efforts of substantial numbers of talented academic staff already working in this area.

The position arises from the Department of Statistics' commitment, in collaboration with the Warwick Mathematics Institute and the Department of Computer Science, to a coherent methodological approach to the fundamentals of Data Science and the challenges of complex data sets (for example big data).

The successful applicant will have knowledge of the current issues in Data Science and the drive to address them at a fundamental level while forging a collaborative team from researchers across the mathematical sciences at Warwick. The ability to win research funding will be essential. Applicants with career paths involving a substantial amount of time spent outside academia will also be viewed favourably.

This is an opportunity to join one of the world's most prominent and most research-active departments of Statistics at a senior level and to lead an exciting new collaboration between the Mathematical Science departments at Warwick.

Informal enquires can be addressed to any of Professors Saul Jacka (S.D.Jacka@warwick.ac.ukmailto:S.D.Jacka@warwick.ac.uk), Mark Steel (M.Steel@warwick.ac.ukmailto:M.Steel@warwick.ac.uk), David Firth (D.Firth@warwick.ac.ukmailto:D.Firth@warwick.ac.uk) or Gareth Roberts (Gareth.O.Roberts@warwick.ac.ukmailto:Gareth.O.Roberts@warwick.ac.uk), or to any other senior member of the Warwick Statistics Department.

Start date: As soon as possible; by 1 June 2015 at the latest.

Closing date: 27 October 2014

Interview date: 27 November 2014

You may apply by visiting the jobs.ac.uk website

http://www.jobs.ac.uk/job/AJP244/professor-of-statistics-and-data-science-di...

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Dario Spano`

Department of Statistics University of Warwick Coventry CV4 7AL United Kingdom

Email: D.Spano@warwick.ac.uk Phone: +44(0)24 7657 5755 Fax: +44(0)24 7652 4532

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