Department of Statistics, London School of Economics – Research Officer (NeST project)
Company NameDepartment of Statistics, London School of Economics
Position TitleResearch Officer (NeST project)
Company Information
A founder department of the globally renowned London School of Economics, the Department of Statistics is home to internationally respected experts with cutting- edge specialisms in AI, data science, probability in finance and insurance, social statistics, time series and statistical learning, and more.
We produce cutting-edge research in developing new statistical and data science methods and their theoretical foundations, and apply these to new forms of social, economic and health data, addressing real-world challenges.
Duties and Responsibilities
• Conducting research projects or programmes either independently or in a team.
• Demonstrating the ability to analyse and research complex ideas, concepts or theories and
applying appropriate methodologies.
• Designing and conducting numerical work with both simulated and real data.
• Contributing to the formulation of peer reviewed research grant proposals.
• Writing up research for publication in a variety of modes including peer reviewed journals.
• Initiating and sustaining links with external bodies to foster collaboration.
• Presenting research papers at conferences.
• Organising conferences, seminars and workshops.
• Contributing creative solutions to research challenges.
Position Qualifications
Candidates should have:
· a PhD in statistics or machine learning or expect to submit their PhD within 6 months of the post start date;
· a solid background in mathematical statistics or machine learning theory;
· excellent research achievement or potential for such achievement in high-dimensional statistics inference and theory;
· an ability to conduct complex simulation and real data analysis; and advanced programming skills.
Salary Rangefrom £43,277 to £51,714 pa inclusive with potential to progress to £55,497 pa inclusive of London allowance
Benefits
We offer an occupational pension scheme, generous annual leave, hybrid working, and excellent training and development opportunities.