we need to talk about statistics

support for Remain comes first in latest YouGov survey

assistant professorships at Warwick Stats

There is an opening for three assistant professor positions in our department at the University of Warwick, starting next Fall. With a new Head of Department. The candidate should be an excellent academic in statistics (to be interpreted in the widest sense and to include both applied and methodological statistics, probability, probabilistic operational research and mathematical finance together with interdisciplinary topics involving one or more of these areas). Deadline is January 2019. (See this link from Warwick U for indications on how to get working rights from abroad. Uncertain Brexity times…)

a political ad?!

head position at Warwick stats

The Department of Statistics at Warwick seeks a new head to continue to develop and advance the quality of its education and research. The successful candidate will be appointed as a professor on an indefinite basis and will have a strong research and leadership profile. The appointment as Head of Department will be for three years in the first instance, with an option to extend. The next Head will work with this large and diverse community of academics and students, and support collaboration with the wider University. They will represent the Department to public and private audiences, nationally and internationally, and develop networks to promote the work of the Department. The deadline for applicants is 28 September 2018.

 

Trump is coming…

 

In conjunction with the official (if not state-) visit of Donald Trump to the UK, a list of demonstrations throughout the kingdom, on top of the national demonstration in London on July 13, Together Against Trump, jointly organised by the Stop Trump Coalition (STC) and Stand Up To Trump (SUTT). (Even stoptrump.uk wrong address returns an appropriate heading!)

just in case your summer of British conferences is not yet fully-booked…