East China NormalUniversity
School of Statistics and KeyLaboratory of Advanced Theory and Application in Statistics and Data Science, Ministryof Education
Faculty positions -Assistant/Associate/Full Professor
The School ofStatistics and Key Laboratory of Advanced Theory and Application in Statisticsand Data Science at East China Normal University (ECNU) invite applications for full-time faculty positions atAssistant, Associate or Full Professor level. Applicants must have a doctoraldegree in statistics, biostatistics, computerscience，insurance，financialengineering or a closelyrelated discipline. Candidates with research interests in all areas of statistics, data science and insurance are welcome to apply. Primaryconsideration will be given to candidates with research interests in computationalstatistics, machine learning, mathematical statistics, biostatistics, insuranceand financial engineering. Candidates for Full Professor should have arecognized record of methodological research, experience of extramural funding,and demonstrated leadership potential. Candidates for Associate Professorshould have a good record of publication and other evidence of research capability.Assistant Professor applicants should provide evidence of methodological andinterdisciplinary research potential and should, preferably, have relevantpostdoctoral training. Faculty responsibilities include methodologicalresearch, research collaboration, and teaching.
Salaryand start-up funding will be commensurate with qualification and experience.Other than regular faculty recruitment, we also provide multiple 'talent plan'options offering competitive packages for excellent candidates.
About East China Normal University, Schoolof Statistics and Key Laboratory of Advanced Theory and Application inStatistics and Data Science
Foundedin October 1951, East China Normal University (ECNU) is one of China's key researchuniversities under the direct auspices of the Ministry of Education andsponsored by the prestigious national program Project 211, Project985 and “Double-First-Class”. Currently it has almost 30000 students, in which half of them arepostgraduate students, and more than 4000 faculty and staff members. It islocated in Shanghai with two campuses in Putuo and Minhang Districtsrespectively totaling an area of 220 hectares.
Schoolof Statistics, formerly the Departmentof Statistics starting from 1984, was one of the first three mathematical statisticsdepartments established in China. It runs one of the top statistics programs inChina (Class A according to 2017 China Discipline Ranking) and currently has 39faculty members. It offers B.S., M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Statistics andactuarial science. For more informationabout the university and the department, please visit: www.ecnu.edu.cn and http://stat.ecnu.edu.cn/.
KeyLaboratory of Advanced Theory and Application in Statistics and Data Science,founded in 2018 by the approval of Ministry of Education, is the first interdisciplinarykey laboratory of MOE that combines statistics and data science in China. Itcurrently has 33 full time members and 18 part time members with researchbackground of statistics, computer science, education etc.
To apply the positions:
Applicationscreening begins immediately and continues until positions are filled. Applicants should send a curriculum vitae, a summary ofresearch plan, and three letters of reference to Teacher Wang (lywang@sfs.ecnu.edu.cn).