Postdoctoral Research Assistant at University of Oxford

We invite applications for a Postdoctoral Research Assistant to join a research project funded by UKRI and led by Professor Patrick Rebeschini.

The position is full-time and will be held for 33 months.

The successful candidate will be a member of a research group with responsibility for carrying out research for the UKRI Horizon Europe Guarantee Grant project General Theory of Implicit Regularization (GTIR), reporting to Professor Patrick Rebeschini. The post holder provides guidance to junior members of the research group such as PhD students, and/or project volunteers.

Applicants will have, or to be close to completing a PhD in Statistics, computer science, or a related field. 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 the HR office (email: hr@stats.ox.ac.uk), quoting vacancy reference 170800.

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 full 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 letters are sent to hr@stats.ox.ac.uk directly by the closing date).

Only applications received before 12.00 noon UK time on 8 March 2024 can be considered. Interviews are anticipated to be held in the week commencing 18 March 2024.