Senior Research Associate in Statistics

Position

Senior Research Associate in Statistics

School of Mathematical Sciences

Bailrigg, Lancaster, UK

£39,906 to £46,049 (Full-Time/Indefinite with End Date)

Tuesday 30 June 2026

Monday 06 July 2026

0508-26

We are seeking applications for a 5‑month Senior Research Associate to work within the Department of Mathematics and Statistics at Lancaster University, as part of the EPSRC grant “Exploring and exploiting new representations for multivariate extremes”.

This grant focuses on developing understanding of geometric representations of extremes, and how these can be used to provide state‑of‑the‑art statistical methodology for multivariate extreme value problems. The Principal Investigator on the grant is Jennifer Wadsworth and the postdoc position will be based in Lancaster.

Work, both independently and with the PI and collaborators, on statistical methodology for, and applications of, multivariate extreme value theory. Publish and disseminate results via journal articles, conference presentations and open‑source computer code.

• Develop and apply statistical methods for multivariate extremes.
• Collaborate with the PI and research team on theoretical and applied projects.
• Publish findings in peer‑reviewed journals and present at conferences.
• Produce and maintain reproducible, open‑source code.

• Completed or close to completing a PhD in statistics, data science or a closely related discipline.
• Strong record of research, including submitted and draft publications.
• Excellent programming skills, e.g. R, MATLAB, C++.
• Experience with multivariate extreme value theory (essential). Experience with the geometric approach to multivariate extremes (highly advantageous).

The position is available from 1 September 2026 and will run for a maximum of 5 months.

Interested candidates may informally contact Dr Jennifer Wadsworth () if they have any queries about the position.

We welcome applications from people in all diversity groups, including those of different ages, religions, gender identities or expressions, races, disabilities, and sexual orientations. The University is committed to promoting diversity and equality of opportunity.