East China Normal University

School of Statistics and Key Laboratory of Advanced Theory and Application in Statistics and Data Science, Ministry of Education

Faculty positions - Assistant/Associate/Full Professor

The  School of Statistics and Key Laboratory of Advanced Theory and  Application in Statistics and Data Science at East China Normal  University (ECNU) invite applications for  full-time faculty positions at Assistant, Associate or Full Professor level. Applicants must have a doctoral degree in statistics, biostatistics, computer science，insurance，financial engineering or  a closely related discipline. Candidates with research interests in all  areas of statistics, data science and insurance are welcome to apply.  Primary consideration will be given to candidates with research  interests in computational statistics, machine learning, mathematical  statistics, biostatistics, insurance and financial engineering.  Candidates for Full Professor should have a recognized record of  methodological research, experience of extramural funding, and  demonstrated leadership potential. Candidates for Associate Professor  should have a good record of publication and other evidence of research  capability. Assistant Professor applicants should provide evidence of  methodological and interdisciplinary research potential and should,  preferably, have relevant postdoctoral training. Faculty  responsibilities include methodological research, research  collaboration, and teaching. 

Salary and 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, School of Statistics and Key Laboratory of  Advanced Theory and Application in Statistics and Data Science

Founded  in October 1951, East China Normal University (ECNU) is one of China's  key research universities under the direct auspices of the Ministry of  Education and sponsored by the prestigious national program Project 211, Project  985 and “Double-First-Class”.  Currently it has almost 30000 students,  in which half of them are postgraduate students, and more than 4000  faculty and staff members. It is located in Shanghai with two campuses  in Putuo and Minhang Districts respectively totaling an area of 220  hectares.

School of Statistics, formerly the Department  of Statistics starting from 1984, was one of the first three  mathematical statistics departments established in China. It runs one of  the top statistics programs in China (Class A according to 2017 China  Discipline Ranking) and currently has 39 faculty members. It offers  B.S., M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Statistics and actuarial science.  For more information about the university and the department, please visit: www.ecnu.edu.cn and http://stat.ecnu.edu.cn/. 

Key Laboratory  of Advanced Theory and Application in Statistics and Data Science,  founded in 2018 by the approval of Ministry of Education, is the first  interdisciplinary key laboratory of MOE that combines statistics and  data science in China. It currently has 33 full time members and 18 part  time members with research background of statistics, computer science,  education etc.  

Recruitment post

—— Annual salary system: Assistant Professor, Zijiang Young Scholar and Zijiang Excellent Young Scholar

—— Regular Series: Associate Professor, Professor

Basic Requirements

—— Ph.D. in Statistics, Biostatistics, Computer Science, Insurance, Financial Engineering and Related Disciplines.

—— Applicants are welcome for any research related to statistics, data science, insurance and financial engineering.

—— Special attention is paid to the direction of big data computing, machine learning, mathematical statistics, biostatistics and financial statistics.

—— Assistant professors and young scholars in Zijiang need to show good research potential. Excellent young scholars, associate professors and professors in Zijiang need good research records and experience in presiding over scientific research projects.

Salary and Welfare (Welcome to Consultation)

—— Competitive remuneration and benefits are provided according to the applicant's qualifications.

—— Excellent applicants (annual salary system) take one person for one discussion.

To apply the positions

Application screening begins immediately and continues until positions are filled. Applicants  should send a curriculum vitae, a summary of research plan, and three  letters of reference to Professor Yingchun Zhou (yczhou@stat.ecnu.edu.cn).