Lecturer in Actuarial Science

Location: Highfield Campus

Salary:  £31,656 to £35,609

Full Time Fixed Term (2 Years)

Closing Date:  Wednesday 14 September 2016

Interview Date:  To be confirmed

Reference: 770716PJ

We seek an outstanding Lecturer in Actuarial Science to join Mathematical Sciences.

This post is fixed term in nature to provide teaching cover for the Head of Mathematical Sciences.

Mathematical Sciences forms part of the Faculty of Social, Human and Mathematical Sciences, which brings together a unique range of disciplines and is committed to tackling the world’s biggest challenges through interdisciplinary research. You will also be a member of the Southampton Statistical Sciences Research Institute (S3RI), which coordinates statistical research across the University.

You will be currently active in pursuing excellent research with interests that relate to statistical modelling and computation, ideally with experience in mortality estimation and projection.

Ideally you should hold a PhD (or an equivalent qualification) in actuarial science or statistics, and you should be able to deliver high quality teaching in a range of topics in actuarial science and statistics, at undergraduate and postgraduate level.

For further information about Statistics, Mathematical Sciences and S3RI at the University of Southampton please see our webpages:

http://www.southampton.ac.uk/maths/research/groups/statistics.page

http://www.southampton.ac.uk/maths/

http://www.southampton.ac.uk/s3ri/

Potential applicants who wish to discuss this post are welcome to contact Dr Alan Kimber (A.C.Kimber@southampton.ac.uk).

The position is tenable from 1 October 2016 or as soon as possible thereafter.

Application procedure:

You should submit your completed online application form at www.jobs.soton.ac.uk. The application deadline will be midnight on the closing date stated above. If you need any assistance, please call Charlene Tyson (Recruitment Team) on +44 (0) 23 8059 6803. Please quote reference 770716PJ on all correspondence.