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Closing Date: 6 February 2022, 11:59PM AEDT

The Centre for Environmental Informatics (CEI) in the National Institute for Applied Statistics Research Australia (Centre for Environmental Informatics – University of Wollongong – UOW) is seeking a highly motivated postdoctoral Research Fellow in Statistical Science for up to three years, to join CEI Director Dist. Prof Noel Cressie and Assoc. Prof Andrew Zammit Mangion on a major initiative from the Australian Research Council: Securing Antarctica’s Environmental Future (SAEF). SAEF will deliver interdisciplinary science to forecast environmental change across Antarctica, the sub-Antarctic, and the Southern Ocean; deploy effective environmental-stewardship strategies in the face of this change; and secure Antarctica as a natural reserve devoted to peace and science (https://arcsaef.com). 
Details about the position can be found at:
Research Fellow in Statistical Science – University of Wollongong Careers (oraclecloud.com) 

The successful candidate will use statistical data science skills in areas that include the development and implementation of regional-climate data fusion, statistical downscaling, ice-sheet model calibration, and studying the effects of present and future climate on biodiversity in Antarctica. This will involve collaboration with researchers from SAEF’s participating universities and research institutions.

Wollongong is a highly liveable city on the beautiful Illawarra coast, about 50 miles (80km) south of Sydney.

Contact: Dist. Prof Noel Cressie (ncressie@uow.edu.au)

Mathematical Sciences at UniSA, Mawson Lakes campus

Commencement Salary: $101,784 per annum (plus 17% superannuation)

Applications close: 11.30pm Monday 6 December 2021

Along with being an enthusiastic and collaborative colleague, you will have a genuine commitment to student learning and to innovative research. Some of the key skills and experience you’ll bring include:

• A doctoral qualification in Mathematics, Statistics, or similar (candidates nearing completion are also encouraged to apply)
• Demonstrated ability and experience in teaching, including design and preparation of teaching activities
• Ability to undertake research in one or more of the following areas:
  • Applied statistics
  • Applied optimisation
  • Classical applied mathematical modelling
• Excellent communication skills and empathy for students from a variety of backgrounds
• Understanding of and experience in using a range of contemporary teaching methodologies

More information and application info at this link

Ongoing/Full time

Salary Range: $125,893 – $168,473

Applications close: midnight 26 November 2021

The Mathematics Curriculum Manager works in the Curriculum Division of the Victorian Curriculum and Assessment Authority (VCAA), alongside Curriculum Managers for other learning areas and capabilities.  The role reports to the Executive Director of the Division.

The Ongoing Mathematics Curriculum Manager will work closely with the Curriculum Managers.

The Ongoing Mathematics Curriculum Manager role provides the incumbent with exciting opportunities to proactively provide support to teachers across the three schooling sectors and to stakeholders on a statewide basis.  The combination of resource development and professional learning provision offers incumbent substantial opportunities to enhance their professional repertoire and make an important contribution to Mathematics education in Victoria.

If you have Mathematics qualifications and expertise and a strong and successful Mathematics teaching background and wish to contribute to excellent Mathematics teaching, please consider applying for this exciting role.

For more details regarding this position please see https://jobs.careers.vic.gov.au/jobs/VG-DET-VCAA-20003698B.

Classification:              Academic Level D, C or B
Salary Package:           Level B $101,805 – $115,428 pa plus 17% superannuation
                                    Level C $122, 240 – $135,866 pa plus 17% superannuation
                                    Level D $146,080 – $159,582 pa plus 17% superannuation
Terms:                         Full-time, continuing and/or tenure track

Closing date: 21 November 2021

The Mathematical Sciences Institute (MSI) is strongly committed to improving the gender balance amongst staff and students.  It is taking proactive action towards this goal by advertising a full-time continuing female-only position.

The position is available at academic Level B, C or D (the latter equates to the position of Professor within the United States of America) depending on the experience of the candidate, and is open to all fields of mathematics, but preference may be given to a candidate whose research interests align with one or more of the existing research programs.

These positions are established for mid to later career academics to pursue their research-focused career in any field of mathematics, preferably in the research interests that align with one or more of the existing research programs. 

The level of this appointment, Academic Level D, C or B is to be determined by the appointee’s current research and teaching expertise.

Applicants are expected to have an outstanding record in research and teaching relative to the level of their application. The positions involve teaching both in the candidate’s area of specialisation and standard mathematics undergraduate courses.  Successful candidates will have access to a four-year start up grant to support research, visitors and conference travel.

Joint appointments with other parts of the University are a possibility, depending on their fit with other research groups at ANU.

More info and application process at this page.

Faculty of Engineering & Information Sciences – School of Mathematics & Applied Statistics/ NIASRA

• Fixed Term, full-time appointment (3 years, commencing April 2022)
• Level B/C :  $104,870 – $127,382 + 17% superannuation

Closing date: 17 December 2021 23:59 AET

The National Institute for Applied Statistics Research Australia at the University of Wollongong, Australia, invites applications for a Research Fellow/Senior Research Fellow to join the Institute and the Data Science Team in the Research Hub for Transforming energy Infrastructure through Digital Engineering (TIDE).  The successful candidate will provide critical support through methodological development in Statistical Data Science to meet challenges faced in the energy sector. Areas of research include (and are not limited to)  

• Statistical spatial and spatio-temporal modelling;  
• Physical-statistical modelling; 
• Bayesian inference and uncertainty quantification;  
• Optimal design;  
• Statistical machine learning;  
• Time series modelling.  

 The appointee will collaborate closely with researchers at NIASRA, as well as other members of the Hub, which is based at the University of Western Australia. This is a vibrant and active research environment comprising inter-disciplinary expertise in oceanography, engineering, and data science. The successful candidate will have, or be close to having, a PhD in Statistics or a closely related discipline, good statistical modelling skills, good programming skills, and good communication skills. The position is for three years, with a possibility for extension.

For selection criteria, and to apply, please visit  https://ejgl.fa.ap1.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/CandidateExperience/en/sites/CX_1/job/1871/?lastSelectedFacet=TITLES&mode=location&selectedTitlesFacet=RESEARCH_ONLY

Any queries should be directed to Andrew Zammit-Mangion