Assistant Professor in Statistics at the London School of Economics

Applications for this new post are invited from outstanding candidates in the field of data science and statistics. Successful candidates will join an established and successful department and contribute to its research and teaching in data science and statistics. The post is tenable from 1 September 2027.

You should have expertise and research interests in statistics, data science, or machine learning. You will have a track record or trajectory of internationally excellent publications, proven ability, as evidenced by existing publications, or potential to publish in top conferences or journals You will also have a clear, well-developed and viable strategy for future outstanding research that has the potential to result in world-leading publications.

You must have a completed PhD, or close to obtaining a PhD in statistics or related areas such as computer science or mathematics by the post start date.

The other criteria that will be used when shortlisting for this post can be found on the person specification, which is attached to this vacancy on the LSE’s online recruitment system.