[Statlist] Open PostDoc position at the University of Geneva

[Sebastian Engelke]

The Research Center for Statistics invites applications for the 
following position opening February 1, 2020.

POSTDOC (100%)
Research Center for Statistics, University of Geneva

Statistical models for climate extremes or financial crises are based on 
extreme value theory. There is currently a high interest in modeling 
such extreme events in complex scenarios with underlying graphical 
structures, and in exploring connections to high-dimensional inference 
and causality. The prospective PostDoc will work at the interface of 
these research fields and potential topics include the development of 
statistical methods to learn sparse structures in multivariate extremes.
The PostDoc will be part of the group of Prof. Sebastian Engelke within 
the SNSF Eccellenza grant on "Graph structures, sparsity and 
high-dimensional inference for extremes". Close collaboration and 
exchanges are planned with the group of Prof. Stanislav Volgushev 
(University of Toronto).

Profile of the candidate
The successful candidate holds a PhD in Statistics or Probability Theory 
and has a strong interest in at least one of the fields: extreme value 
theory, empirical process theory, graphical models, causality. She/he 
has excellent programming skills and should be proficient in English.

Details
- Type of appointment: Full time (100%) fixed term appointment; hired on 
a 1-year contract renewable for a maximum duration span of 5 years.
- Starting date: February 1, 2020 or upon agreement.
- Employment conditions and remuneration in accordance with the 
standards of the University of Geneva, Switzerland.

For further information please contact Prof. Sebastian Engelke 
(sebastian.engelke at unige.ch).

Applications
Please send your application documents including a CV, a motivation 
letter, and contact information for 3 references by e-mail to 
sebastian.engelke at unige.ch.

Homepage
http://www.sengelke.com/