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

The University of Vienna (20 faculties and centres, 178 fields of study, approx. 9.800 members of staff, about 90.000 students) seeks to fill the position from 01.02.2021 of a


Reference number: 11640

The Institute for Statistics and Operation Research of the University of Vienna is looking for a postdoctoral researcher to work in a joint project with Moritz Jirak, Tatyana Krivobokova and Lukas Steinberger. The project is motived by a biophysical application and aims to develop and to study classification methods for high-dimensional dependent data with extremely unbalanced classes. The position is available immediately for three years with the possibility of extension for another three years. For more information about the project, please contact Tatyana Krivobokova.



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 candidate 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:
• a Ph.D. in statistics, mathematics, or a closely related discipline (completed or pending completion)
• a strong background in mathematical statistics and probability theory
• promising potential for original high-level research
• proficiency in written and spoken Englisch


In addition, we expect the successful candidate to have

• publications in relevant high-ranked journals
• experience of working in interdisciplinary projects and complex data analysis
• (e-)teaching experience



Application documents

• Letter of motivation
• Academic curriculum vitae (including a list of publications, a list of courses and talks given)
• Copies of certificates
• Contact details of two people who could provide a letter of reference



Research fields:

Main research field	Special research fields	Importance
Mathematics	Statistics	MUST

Languages:

Language	Language level	Importance
English	Very good knowledge	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 14.02.2021, mentioning reference number 11640.

For further information please contact Krivobokova, Tatyana +43-1-4277-38632, Sobotka-Tompits, Sabine +43-1-4277-38631.

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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