Associate Professor of Statistics

University of Oxford - Department of Statistics

Location: Oxford

Salary: £58,265 to £77,645 per annum plus additional college benefits. Grade 36S

Hours: Full Time

Contract Type: Permanent

Placed On: 9th October 2025

Closes: 19th November 2025

The Department of Statistics and Merton College are recruiting an Associate Professor of Statistics. The successful candidate will have the honorary title of College Lecturer in Statistics at Merton College conferred on them.

The position is offered on a permanent basis with effect from April 2026 or as soon as possible thereafter. The post will be based at the Department of Statistics.

The successful candidate will have a doctorate in Statistics or a related discipline, and an outstanding research record, as well as the potential to attract research funding. The Department seeks candidates with interests in any field of Statistical research, which integrates well with research by current members of the department. They will have the skills and enthusiasm to lecture at undergraduate and graduate levels, over a wide range of topics within Statistics, and to supervise students.

The postholder will join the dynamic and collaborative Department of Statistics. The Department carries out world-leading research in computational statistics, machine learning, theoretical statistics, and probability as well as applied statistics fields, including statistical and population genetics, bioinformatics, econometrics, statistical epidemiology and statistical finance.

If you would like to discuss this post, please contact Professor Frank Windmeijer at frank.windmeijer@stats.ox.ac.uk, or Professor Simon Myers at myers@stats.ox.ac.uk, or Dr Jane Gover at senior.tutor@merton.ox.ac.uk.

To apply, please upload your CV and a supporting statement to the Department of Statistics. Candidates must also arrange for two referees to send supporting reference letters to hr@stats.ox.ac.uk, quoting the reference number 179505.

The closing date for applications is 12 noon, Wednesday, 19th November 2025. Interviews are expected to take place on Tuesday, 9th December 2025.