"Assistant Professor in Statistics"

Assistant Professor in Statistics

Trinity College Dublin, The University of Dublin - The School of Computer Science and Statistics

Location: Dublin - Ireland

Salary: €42,500 to €101,541 or £36,966.33 to £88,319.96 (converted salary*) per annum

Hours: Full Time

Contract Type: Fixed-Term/Contract

Placed On: 9th March 2026

Closes: 7th April 2026

Job Ref: 038986

Post Summary: The School of Computer Science and Statistics is seeking to appoint an Assistant Professor in Statistics, who will join the Discipline of Statistics and Information Systems. The Assistant Professor will be a full faculty member, and as such will be expected to innovate in both research and teaching, to assist in the administration and mission of the School, and to contribute to the wider research community. The appointee should have the potential to develop into a leader in their particular field of research with a world-class research programme. The successful candidate will be expected to contribute to undergraduate and/or postgraduate teaching in the School, particularly in areas of Statistics and Information Systems, including contributions to a number of online programmes.

Post status: Tenure Track - This position is Tenure Track position which is 5-years in the first instance, permanency is subject to satisfying the tenure requirements.

Salary: This appointment will be made on the Assistant Professor Salary Scale (€42,500 - €101,541 per annum) at a point in line with current Government pay policy. monthly/weekly payscales. (tcd.ie)

Closing Date: 12 noon Irish Standard time, Tuesday 7th of April 2026.

Interviews are expected to be held on Wednesday 20th of May 2026

Informal enquiries about this post should be made to Professor Caroline Brophy, Head of the Discipline of Statistics and Information Systems, at caroline.brophy@tcd.ie, and/or Professor Gregory O’Hare, Head of School of Computer Science & Statistics, at Gregory.OHare@tcd.ie.

Application queries about this post, please email Andrea Free at recruit@tcd.ie and include the Competition ID number in the subject heading.