Lecturer in Statistics

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**DEPARTMENT OF MATHEMATICS AND STATISTICS**
**DIVISION OF SCIENCE**

**_About our team/Mō te tīma_**

The University of Otago is one of New Zealand’s largest and most research-intensive universities, currently in the top 1% in the QS World University ranking. It is a leader across all fields of academic endeavour regularly topping the New Zealand Tertiary Education Commission’s performance indicators. The University is located in the vibrant southern city of Dunedin, which is a gateway to the beautiful Otago region of New Zealand.

**_The role/Te mahi_**

Applications are invited for appointment as Lecturer (on the University’s confirmation path) to join the Statistics Group in the Department of Mathematics and Statistics. Two positions are available. The Statistics Group has an outstanding research profile. This opportunity would suit active researchers who wish to further their career in an academic environment. The US equivalent of this appointment is tenure-track Assistant Professor.

The University values research and research informed teaching, and teaching assignments and loads are structured accordingly. We encourage academics to establish and maintain international research collaborations, and we support this with research/sabbatical and conference leave.

**_Your skills and experience/Kā pūkeka me kā wheako_**

The successful applicant will be capable of teaching a range of our Statistics papers, from first-year to post-graduate, and will supervise postgraduate research students.

**_Further details/Pūroko_**

The University of Otago is strategically committed to the Treaty of Waitangi, and to furthering the aspirations of Māori and its Pacific neighbours.

Specific enquiries about these positions may be directed to Professor Martin Hazelton via the contact details below. Further details about the Department, its staff, courses, and research interests can be obtained from the Department website.

**_Application/Tono_**
- Cover letter
- CV
- Names and addresses of at least three referees