Postdoctoral Research Assistant (PDRA)

University of Oxford - Statistics

Location: Oxford

Salary: £41,636 to £47,779 per annum (with a discretionary range to £53,483) (pro-rata)

Hours: Full Time

Contract Type: Fixed-Term/Contract

Placed On: 21st October 2025

Closes: 24th November 2025

Job Ref: 182706

Location: Department of Statistics, University of Oxford, 24-29 St Giles’, Oxford, OX1 3LB

We invite applications for a Postdoctoral Research Assistant (PDRA) to join a research project funded by an UKRI Grant.

Reporting to Professor Patrick Rebeschini, the post holder will be a member of a research group with responsibility for carrying out research for the UKRI ERC Guarantee Grant project General Theory of Implicit Regularization (GTIR). The post holder will provide guidance to junior members of the research group, including PhD students and project volunteers.

The position is offered on a fixed-term basis until 30 September 2028, with a maximum duration of 24 months (twenty-four months), and is full-time.

Applicants will have, or be close to completing a PhD/DPhil in statistics, computer science, or related areas. They will have excellent communication skills, including the ability to write for publication, present research proposals and results, and represent the research group at meetings.

We proudly hold a Race Equality Charter Bronze Award and a departmental Athena SWAN Silver Award, which guide our progress towards advancing racial and gender equality. As part of our commitment to openness, inclusivity and transparency, we would particularly welcome applications from women and black and minority ethnic candidates, who are currently under-represented in positions of this type at Oxford.

Please direct informal enquiries to Prof. Patrick Rebeschini (prebeschini@stats.ox.ac.uk) quoting vacancy reference 182706.

Applicants will be selected for interview purely based on their ability to satisfy the selection criteria as outlined in full in the job description. You will be required to upload a statement setting out how you meet the selection criteria, a curriculum vitae including a list of publications, a statement of research interests, and the contact details of two referees as part of your online application.

NOTE: Applicants are responsible for contacting their referees and making sure that their reference letters are sent directly to hr@stats.ox.ac.uk, by the closing date – quoting the job title and vacancy reference (Postdoctoral Research Assistant, 182706) on the subject line.

Only applications received before 12:00 noon UK time on 24 November, 2025 can be considered. Interviews are anticipated to be held on 8 December 2025.

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