i-like Research Associates (5 posts) £27,854 - £36,298 pa Fixed Term Contract for 2 Years (with possibility of renewal for further 2 years)
Applications are invited for 5 Research Associate positions to work on the EPSRC-funded programme "Intractable likelihood, New Challenges for Modern Applications (i-like)". The posts will be based at Department of Statistics at the University of Warwick or Department of Mathematics at the University of Bristol or Department of Mathematics and Statistics at Lancaster University or Department of Statistics at Oxford University. The i-like project is a large and broad statistical research project tackling challenging research problems in statistical inference for intractable likelihood. It involves the collaboration of the above named institutions and will be led by Gareth Roberts, Christophe Andrieu, Paul Fearnhead, David Firth and Chris Holmes.
Applicants are advised that they should apply directly to the institution where they wish to be based. Start dates will be agreed with the appointed candidates. Details of how to do this and further information on how to apply can be obtained from the following webpage: http://www.i-like.org.uk/recruitment
Informal enquires can be made to any of: Professor Gareth Roberts Professor David Firth Professor Christophe Andrieu Professor Paul Fearnhead Professor Chris Holmes
Further information on the "i-like" project: http://www.i-like.org.uk All applicants should ensure that their referees send a letter of reference by email to Paula Matthews (Department Administrator, Statistics, Warwick) by the closing date.
The closing date/time for applications is midnight (British time) at the end of Thursday 28 February 2013.
Professor David Firth
http://go.warwick.ac.uk/dfirth (for the i-like team)
