Senior Statistician Specialising in Environment, Food and Agriculture

Biomathematics and Statistics Scotland (BioSS) is looking for a quantitative scientist who is ready to develop a personal research profile while leading statistical consultancy across the environmental, food and agricultural sciences. Our society is facing multiple challenges, where we need to simultaneously increase food security, reduce our impact on climate change, and increase biodiversity, and the quantitative sciences are key to making better informed responses to these issues.

With rapidly evolving technologies generating large and complex data sets, this position will provide exciting opportunities for a committed and innovative scientist to build a stimulating career in a dynamic and collegial working environment. The post offers opportunities to work across a broad range of scientific areas, collaborating primarily with SRUC (Scotland’s Rural College).

The post will provide excellent long-term career opportunities for a suitably qualified statistician or quantitative scientist, offering a stimulating mix of work including collaboration with scientists at leading UK research institutions; interactions with other quantitative experts within and beyond BioSS; a generous time allocation within which to develop an area of quantitative methodological research; the opportunity to advance your career in a supportive environment at BioSS as we continue to grow as a widely-admired centre of quantitative applied research and consultancy.

BioSS is eligible to apply for UKRI funding, and we will be keen for the successful applicant to contribute to, develop and lead proposals as we seek to grow our portfolio of projects. This position will be based at the BioSS unit in Edinburgh.

BioSS is a member of the SEFARI (Scottish Environment, Food and Agriculture Research Institutes) collective ((Use the "Apply for this Job" box below).); we have an international reputation for research, consultancy and training in statistics, mathematical modelling and bioinformatics. BioSS offers a stimulating working environment, with over 50 staff and students at four locations, collaborating on applications in plant & crop science, animal health & welfare, environmental science & ecology, and human health & nutrition.

For more information about BioSS please see Home Page ¦ Biomathematics and Statistics Scotland.

Potential applicants are welcome to contact Dr Sarah Brocklehurst () to discuss this position.

• 35 hour working week as standard.
• Generous entitlement of up to 40.5 days annual leave per year.
• Pension:
  Employer Contribution of 15% of salary into a Personal Pension Plan, with employee contribution flexibility.
• Self-managed hours and Flexible Working: options to structure your working time, in line with organisational needs, to define a healthy work life balance.
• Employee Assistance Programme: A confidential service available to support employees and their families with work or personal problems.

• Deliver collaborative research and statistical consultancy across application areas in the environmental, food and agricultural sciences, with particular focus on the needs of SRUC (Scotland’s Rural College).
• Develop a portfolio of personal research in applied statistics, statistical genetics or mathematical modelling motivated by quantitative problems encountered in collaborative environmental, food and agricultural projects.
• Generate additional income by leading, and participating in, applications for funding, and contributing to resulting projects.

Given the seniority of the post, candidates are expected to evidence a track record of achievement; they will be expected to evidence independent initiative and leadership experience.

• Contribute quantitative expertise to collaborative…