Professor in Financial and Actuarial Mathematics

About Department of Financial and Actuarial Mathematics

Department of Financial and Actuarial Mathematics (FAM) is a friendly and academic-inspiring hub for researchers, educators, and students. Our department is a well-established education centre at the undergraduate and graduate levels. The department has focused research areas in financial mathematics, actuarial science and risks, AI and data science, and statistics and probability. The department also provide PhD degree education in these research areas.

Responsibilities

• Conduct high-quality research as shown by publications in leading journals.
• Actively pursue external research funding.
• Supervise PhD students, master's, and undergraduate students' projects.
• Teach undergraduate and postgraduate students in English.
• Contribute to the functioning of the department and school.

The successful candidate is expected to deliver lectures and tutorials in areas such as financial mathematics, actuarial science and risks, AI and data science, statistics and probability or relevant areas, depending on the evolving needs of the department. The successful candidate is also expected to supervise undergraduate and graduate students in research and contribute to the university in terms of service and administration.

Qualifications/Experiences

Essential Qualifications/Experience:

• Candidates must hold a PhD degree from a reputable doctoral program.
• For early career candidates, we expect to recruit candidates with promising research and teaching potential.
• Candidates for the position of Associate Professor should have a strong track record in teaching and academic supervision, as well as an international research profile in their fields and a successful record of research funding.
• Fluency in English.