Florence Nightingale Bicentenary Fellow in Statistics
Overview
The Department of Statistics at the University of Oxford is recruiting a Florence Nightingale Bicentenary Fellow. These are career development positions designed to carry about half the teaching load of an ordinary Oxford faculty post, with research costs funding of £2,000 per year. The post is fixed term for two years in the first instance.
The department does world-leading research in computational statistics, machine learning, theoretical statistics and probability, as well as applied areas such as statistical and population genetics, bioinformatics and statistical epidemiology. It has been based since 2015 in a renovated building in central Oxford with its own lecture theatres. In the 2021 Research Excellence Framework, in a joint submission with the Mathematical Institute, 78 percent was judged to be in the top world-leading category. The department holds a Race Equality Charter Bronze Award and an Athena SWAN Silver Award, and particularly welcomes applications from women and black and minority ethnic candidates.
Requirements
The successful candidate will hold a doctorate in statistics or a related subject. The department seeks candidates whose research interests fit well with the work of the Oxford Protein Informatics group. Applicants are selected for interview solely on their ability to meet the selection criteria in the job description.
What you get
The full-time post pays £49,119 to £58,265 per annum, with a discretionary range up to £65,336, and is based on site in central Oxford.
How to apply
Applicants upload a statement setting out how they meet the selection criteria, a CV, other documents such as a publications list, and contact details for two referees. Applicants are responsible for making sure their referees send letters by the closing date, quoting vacancy reference 188841. Informal enquiries about the post are welcome.
Key dates
Only applications received before 12.00 noon UK time on 21 October 2026 can be considered. Interviews are expected on 30 October 2026.
About University of Oxford
The University of Oxford is a collegiate research university in Oxford, England. Teaching there is documented from the late eleventh century, which makes it one of the oldest universities in the world, although its exact founding date is unknown. It has no single central campus, and its buildings are spread throughout the city. Every student belongs to a college, and the colleges operate alongside the university's academic departments, which are grouped into divisions.
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