Assistant Professor (Mathematical Finance)

University of Warwick; Coventry; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading educational institution in Coventry seeks an Assistant Professor in Mathematical Finance. The successful candidate will have a strong research background and be responsible for delivering outstanding teaching and supervising students in related areas. This role encourages engagement across disciplines and offers the chance to contribute to a dynamic academic environment. Flexible working options are available.

Qualifications

• Strong track record in Mathematical Finance.
• Ability to deliver excellent teaching and supervision.
• Engagement with other disciplines.

Responsibilities

• Deliver excellent teaching and project supervision.
• Engage with other disciplines within the Department.

Skills

Mathematical Finance

Probability

Statistics

Teaching

Student Project Supervision

Job description

Overview

This is an opportunity to join one of the world's most prominent and most research-active Departments of Statistics at the Assistant Professor level.

The Department's research spans a broad range of areas in applied, computational, methodological and theoretical statistics, data science, theoretical and applied probability, mathematical finance and interdisciplinary collaboration. Its teaching programmes attract exceptional students at all levels. It comprises around 800 undergraduate students on degree courses in MORSE, Mathematics and Statistics and Data Science and 150 postgraduate students on the MSc Statistics, MSc Mathematical Finance and PhD degree streams. Major strategic initiatives include the research centre CRiSM, which acts as a catalyst for research across the breadth of the Department, the Applied Statistics & Risk Unit (AS5RU), which promotes and coordinates external partnerships, and the national Academy for PhD Training in Statistics (APTS).

The Department has close relations with the co-located Mathematics Institute and Department of Computer Science and with other departments such as Economics and the Warwick Business School and is strongly engaged with the Alan Turing Institute in London. The newly established Warwick Centre for the Applications of Mathematical and Computing Sciences (CAMaCS) is a joint initiative with Mathematics and Computer Science designed to link Warwick's world-leading research in the departments with external partners and bring benefits to society through impact.

Flexible Working

We will consider applications for employment on a part-time or other flexible working basis (e.g. job share), despite the position being advertised as full-time.

Responsibilities and Qualifications

• We are looking for a researcher with a strong track record and outstanding promise in Mathematical Finance.
• The successful candidate will be expected to deliver excellent teaching and student project supervision in Mathematical Finance, Probability, Statistics and related areas.
• Other positive indicators include enthusiasm for engagement with other disciplines, within and outside the Department.