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VISITING POSITIONS AT UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SANTA BARBARA
The Department of Statistics and Applied Probability at UC Santa Barbara
has several visiting faculty positions available for academic year 2011-2012
(re-appointment possible for a second year depending upon Department
needs). Quarter long visits are also possible. Applicants must
demonstrate or show strong promise in teaching and research.
Review of applications will begin immediately and continue until the
positions are filled. Interested candidates should send a vita, teaching
statements (and teaching evaluations if available), and
three letters of recommendation (at least one of which addresses
teaching) to:
Visitor Search Committee,
Department of Statistics and Applied Probability,
University of California,
Santa Barbara, CA 93106-3110, USA
or via e-mail to: visitorsearch@pstat.ucsb.edu
The department is especially interested in candidates who can
contribute to the diversity and excellence of the academic
community through research, teaching and service.
For more information about the Department see http://www.pstat.ucsb.edu
About
the Department
The Department of Statistics and Applied Probability was created in
1989, and has developed a broad range of interests. Courses are offered
leading to Bachelor, Master and PhD degrees. A Bachelor of Science Degree
in Financial Mathematics and Statistics was introduced in Fall 2003.
This is a joint major between the Departments of Statistics and Applied
Probability and Mathematics with the cooperation of the Department of
Economics. Our PhD degree offers emphasis in Mathematical and Empirical
Finance and an interdisciplinary emphasis in Quantitative Methods in
the Social Sciences. At present there are about fifty undergraduate
statistics majors (many emphasising actuarial science), sixty financial
mathematics and statistics majors and premajors, and about fifty graduate
students.
Faculty interests currently include Bayesian computation, bootstrap
methods, comparison of experiments, directional data analysis, functional
data analysis, Bayesian networks, massive data sets and retrieval algorithms,
multi-dimensional scaling, nonparametric modelling, smoothing spline
methods, heavy-tailed stochastic models, stochastic calculus, nonlinear
stochastic partial differential equations, superprocesses, large deviations,
applications in biology, stochastic models in finance, and time series.
There are active interactions with many departments, both personal and
through the Statistical Consulting Laboratory. The Department's computing
facilities are excellent both for faculty and graduate students.
A new Center for Research
in Financial Mathematics and Statistics (CRFMS) was established
in Spring 2006 to provide national and international leadership in quantitative
finance from different perspectives. The Center brings together faculty,
students, and visitors affiliated with the departments of Statistics
and Applied Probability, Economics (Econometrics and Finance), Mathematics
(Applied Mathematics), Computer Science and others on the UCSB campus.
It facilitates interdepartmental cooperation in mathematical modeling,
statistical data analysis and efficient computational methods specific
to financial data.
For more information about the Department see http://www.pstat.ucsb.edu
UC Santa Barbara is located on the shores of the Pacific, neighboring
the beautiful city of Santa Barbara. The area has a population of less
than 200,000, yet has excellent amenities. The climate is ideal.
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