University Assistant (post doc) at the Department of Statistics and Operations Research

The University of Vienna (20 faculties and centres, 184 fields of study, approx. 10.400 members of staff, about 90.000 students) seeks to fill the position from 10.04.2023 of a


Reference number: 13849

The position is meant to provide a young scientist in the years after obtaining a Ph.D. with support to broaden and deepen his or her research agenda. Employment (40 hrs/week) is based on a 3-year contract.



To receive full consideration, applications must include letter of motivation, vita, transcripts, at least two letters of reference, a research statement, and up to three selected publications or preprints.
Applications should be submitted online at http://jobcenter.univie.ac.at/.



For further information please contact jobcenter@univie.ac.at.



Duration of employment: 3 year/s

Extent of Employment: 40.0 hours/week
Job grading in accordance with collective bargaining agreement: §48 VwGr. B1 lit. b (postdoc) with relevant work experience determining the assignment to a particular salary grade.

Job Description:
The successful applicant will join the faculty and participate in the department's research, teaching (to the extent regulated by the collective bargaining agreement), and administrative activities. In particular, the candidate is expected to participate in research projects leading to international publications and presentations.

Profile:
Ph.D. in statistics (completed or pending completion); strong background in mathematical statistics and probability theory; research experience with predictive inference for high-dimensional regression models with particular focus on the Jackknife and related methods.

Good command of English, and Computer Skills.


Research fields:

Main research field	Special research fields	Importance
Mathematics	Mathematical statistics;Statistics	MUST

Applications including a letter of motivation (German or English) should be submitted via the Job Center to the University of Vienna ( http://jobcenter.univie.ac.at) no later than 20.04.2023, mentioning reference number 13849.

For further information please contact Leeb, Hannes +43-1-4277-38620.

The University pursues a non-discriminatory employment policy and values equal opportunities, as well as diversity (http://diversity.univie.ac.at/). The University lays special emphasis on increasing the number of women in senior and in academic positions. Given equal qualifications, preference will be given to female applicants.

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