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<div class="">can you please circulate this information to anybody you know who might be interested - it is a great opportunity for both junior and less junior colleagues, and as we are seeking simultaneously two new colleagues, and there is a quite a bit of
flexibility in the profiles (as long as it is on methodological statistics).</div>
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<div class="">Many thanks in advance, </div>
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<div class="">kind regards,</div>
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<div class="">Rainer von Sachs</div>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span class="" style="font-size: 9pt;">The INSTITUTE of STATISTICS, BIOSTATISTICS and ACTUARIAL SCIENCES (ISBA) at the UCLouvain (Louvain-la-Neuve), Belgium<br class="">
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</span><span lang="EN-US" class="" style="font-size: 9pt;">is seeking to fill <b class="">two</b></span><b class=""><span lang="EN-US" class="" style="font-size: 9pt;"> </span></b><b class=""><span lang="EN-US" class="" style="font-size: 9pt;">permanent </span></b><b class="">full-time
professorship</b><b class=""><span lang="EN-US" class="" style="font-size: 9pt;">s</span></b><span class="" style="font-size: 9pt;"> (lecturer/assistant professor or associate professor) in </span><span lang="EN-US" class="" style="font-size: 9pt;"><b class="">statistics</b> for
the start of the academic year 2025/26.</span><span class="" style="font-size: 9pt;"><br class="">
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We are looking for</span><span lang="EN-US" class="" style="font-size: 9pt;"> two </span><span class="" style="font-size: 9pt;">new colleague</span><span lang="EN-US" class="" style="font-size: 9pt;">s, ideally (but not exclusively so) to complete the Institute’s
expertise in <o:p class=""></o:p></span></p>
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• </span><span lang="EN-US" class="" style="font-size: 9pt;">high-dimensional spatial-temporal statistics </span><span class="" style="font-size: 9pt;"><br class="">
</span><span lang="EN-US" class="" style="font-size: 9pt;">or</span><span class="" style="font-size: 9pt;"><br class="">
• </span><span lang="EN-US" class="" style="font-size: 9pt;">statistical and Bayesian learning<o:p class=""></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" class="" style="font-size: 9pt;">including deploying these methods in one or more fields of application, ideally with a strong societal impact. </span><span class="" style="font-size: 9pt;"><br class="">
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" class="" style="font-size: 9pt;">For both positions we expect the new colleagues to publish high-level research articles in international peer-reviewed journals on <b class="">quantitative statistics/data science/machine
learning</b>, and/or specific to their application domain. A proven ability to develop collaborations with experts from various application fields will be a strong asset. </span><span class="" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><o:p class=""></o:p></span></p>
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</span><span lang="EN-US" class="" style="font-size: 9pt;">Our new colleagues are </span><span class="" style="font-size: 9pt;">expected to teach graduate-level courses (</span><span lang="EN-US" class="" style="font-size: 9pt;">in </span><span class="" style="font-size: 9pt;">English</span><span lang="EN-US" class="" style="font-size: 9pt;"> or
French</span><span class="" style="font-size: 9pt;">) </span><span lang="EN-US" class="" style="font-size: 9pt;">in the </span><span class="" style="font-size: 9pt;">Master </span><span lang="EN-US" class="" style="font-size: 9pt;">of</span><span class="" style="font-size: 9pt;"> Statistics
and the Master </span><span lang="EN-US" class="" style="font-size: 9pt;">of</span><span class="" style="font-size: 9pt;"> Data Science</span><span lang="EN-US" class="" style="font-size: 9pt;"> as well as some </span><span class="" style="font-size: 9pt;">undergraduate-level
courses (</span><span lang="EN-US" class="" style="font-size: 9pt;">in French, after some period of getting familiar with the language if necessary). Junior faculty will enjoy reduced teaching loads during the first years.<o:p class=""></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span class="" style="font-size: 9pt;"> </span><span class="" style="font-size: 9pt;">The positions can directly lead to tenure (after a probation period, depending on the applicant’s prior experience in research and teaching) – and further
promotion is possible within our university system.</span></p>
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Starting date: September 202</span><span lang="EN-US" class="" style="font-size: 9pt;">5</span><span class="" style="font-size: 9pt;"><br class="">
Deadline for application: <b class="">November 1</b></span><b class=""><span lang="EN-US" class="" style="font-size: 9pt;">2</span></b><b class="">, 202</b><b class=""><span lang="EN-US" class="" style="font-size: 9pt;">4, at noon</span></b><b class=""><span lang="EN-US" class="" style="font-size: 9pt;"> </span></b><span class="" style="font-size: 9pt;">(strict
!)</span><span lang="EN-US" class="" style="font-size: 9pt;">.<o:p class=""></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" class="" style="font-size: 9pt;">When relevant, we strongly encourage interested candidates to apply for both positions to facilitate flexibility in the simultaneous recruiting process.</span><span class="" style="font-size: 9pt;"><br class="">
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For <b class="">detailed information</b> </span><span lang="EN-US" class="" style="font-size: 9pt;">as well as <b class="">for online application (only) </b></span><span class="" style="font-size: 9pt;">please see</span><span lang="EN-US" class="" style="font-size: 9pt;"> both<o:p class=""></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://jobs.uclouvain.be/PersonnelAcademique/job/An-Academic-in-High-Dimensional-Spatio-Temporal-Data/1117670901/" class=""><span lang="EN-US" class="" style="font-size: 9pt;">https://jobs.uclouvain.be/PersonnelAcademique/job/An-Academic-in-High-Dimensional-Spatio-Temporal-Data/1117670901/</span></a><span lang="EN-US" class="" style="font-size: 9pt;"><o:p class=""></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" class="" style="font-size: 9pt;">and<o:p class=""></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://jobs.uclouvain.be/PersonnelAcademique/job/An-Academic-in-Statistical-and-Bayesian-learning/1117662501/" class=""><span lang="EN-US" class="" style="font-size: 9pt;">https://jobs.uclouvain.be/PersonnelAcademique/job/An-Academic-in-Statistical-and-Bayesian-learning/1117662501/</span></a><span lang="EN-US" class="" style="font-size: 9pt;"><o:p class=""></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" class="" style="font-size: 9pt;">For further information, please contact the Institute’s chair Prof. Catherine Legrand at <a href="mailto:catherine.legrand@uclouvain.be" class="">catherine.legrand@uclouvain.be</a>.<o:p class=""></o:p></span></p>
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