Assistant Professor x2

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For informal enquiries, please contact Professor Martyn Plummer (Head of Department) at  This is an opportunity to join one of the world’s most prominent and most research‑active Departments of Statistics at the Assistant Professor level. The Department’s research spans a broad range of areas in applied, computational, methodological and theoretical statistics, data science, theoretical and applied probability, mathematical finance and interdisciplinary collaboration.

Its teaching programmes attract exceptional students at all levels. It comprises around 800 undergraduate students on degree courses in MORSE, Mathematics and Statistics and Data Science and 150 postgraduate students on the MSc Statistics, MSc Mathematical Finance and PhD degree streams. Major strategic initiatives include the research centre CRiSM, which acts as a catalyst for research across the breadth of the Department, the Applied Statistics & Risk Unit (AS&RU), which promotes and coordinates external partnerships, and the national Academy for PhD Training in Statistics (APTS).

The Department has close relations with the co‑located Mathematics Institute and Department of Computer Science and with other departments such as Economics and the Warwick Business School and is strongly engaged with the Alan Turing Institute in London. The newly established Warwick Centre for the Applications of the Mathematical and Computing Sciences (CAMaCS) is a joint initiative with Mathematics and Computer Science designed to link Warwick’s world‑leading research in the departments with external partners and bring benefits to society through impact.

• We will consider applications for employment on a part‑time or other flexible working basis (e.g. job share), despite the position being advertised as full‑time.

We are looking for a researcher with a strong track record and outstanding promise in one or more areas of Statistical Methodology and Theory, Computational Statistics and Machine Learning. The successful candidate will be expected to deliver excellent teaching and student project supervision in Statistics, Data Science and related areas. Other positive indicators include enthusiasm for engagement with other disciplines, within and outside the Department.

For details on the experience and skills required, please refer to the job description attached as a PDF below.

The Department of Statistics is committed to promoting equality and diversity, holding an Athena SWAN Silver award which demonstrates this commitment. We welcome applicants from all sections of the community and will give due consideration to applicants seeking flexible working patterns, and to those who have taken a career break.

We are a world‑leading research‑intensive university founded in 1965. We are ranked 106th in the world and 8th in the UK
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* Additionally, 92% of our research is rated world‑leading or internationally excellent
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Closing at 11:55pm (UK Time). To apply, please click “Apply” below and submit an application form by the closing deadline. You will be asked to include a CV and a cover letter.

• Your education and employment history (including your most recent employment).
• Any other relevant experience (e.g. volunteering, extracurricular, etc.).

• Your motivations for applying to the role.
• Using examples, how you meet the essential and desirable criteria detailed in the job description (PDF attached below).

• Applicants should ask their referees to send letters of recommendation in advance of the closing date to

All essential criteria must be met by candidates who are invited to interview. You are welcome to include details of any career breaks (e.g. parental leave, caring responsibilities, sick leave).

• Interview Date:
  March 2026
• Start Date:
  
  01 September…