Research Officer; NeST project

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A founder department of the globally renowned London School of Economics, the Department of Statistics is home to internationally respected experts with cutting- edge specialisms in AI, data science, probability in finance and insurance, social statistics, time series and statistical learning, and more.

We produce cutting-edge research in developing new statistical and data science methods and their theoretical foundations, and apply these to new forms of social, economic and health data, addressing real-world challenges.

• Conducting research projects or programmes either independently or in a team.
• Demonstrating the ability to analyse and research complex ideas, concepts or theories and applying appropriate methodologies.
• Designing and conducting numerical work with both simulated and real data.
• Contributing to the formulation of peer reviewed research grant proposals.
• Writing up research for publication in a variety of modes including peer reviewed journals.
• Initiating and sustaining links with external bodies to foster collaboration.
• Presenting research papers at conferences.
• Organising conferences, seminars and workshops.
• Contributing creative solutions to research challenges.

Candidates should have:

• a PhD in statistics or machine learning or expect to submit their PhD within 6 months of the post start date;
• a solid background in mathematical statistics or machine learning theory;
• excellent research achievement or potential for such achievement in high-dimensional statistics inference and theory;
• an ability to conduct complex simulation and real data analysis; and advanced programming skills.

We offer an occupational pension scheme, generous annual leave, hybrid working, and excellent training and development opportunities.