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a day for social good in London

Posted in pictures, Travel, University life with tags , , , , , , , , , , , , on September 16, 2023 by xi'an


On Thursday, I went (from Paris) to London for the final day of Warwick DSSGx UK 2023 (Data Science for Social Good), which took place in The Shard, the tallest building in London (and certainly not the prettiest!), where the Warwick Business School has offices, and on the way, stopped by the nearby Tate Modern museum

where I spotted a few interesting pieces of art (but not that many!)

before heading to the 17th floor of the Shard building
And celebrating the great work done by the 16 Fellows (with the support of their fantastic technical mentors and project managers). Unfortunately, two of them were denied student visas and had to work remotely.The four projects were about predicting deforestation (in the Brazilian Amazon), failure to join a sixth form college (in the UK), risk of turning NEET (in the UK), and greenwashing (from social media).

We are now starting planning the next cohort, hence looking for candidates, projects, and financial support. Contact dssg@wbs.ac.uk for expressions of interest.

four positions in statistics at Warwick [reposted]

Posted in University life with tags , , , , , , , , , , on November 12, 2022 by xi'an

Assistant and Associate Professor positions in Statistics and Machine Learning at Warwick

Outstanding and enthusiastic academics are sought by the Department of Statistics at Warwick, one of the world’s most prominent and most research active departments of Statistics. The Department has close relations with the co-located Mathematics Institute and Department of Computer Science and with other departments such as Economics and the Warwick Business School. Four permanent posts are available, which reflects the strong commitment of the University of Warwick to invest in Statistics and Machine Learning:

Assistant Professor, Applied Statistics

Associate Professor, Machine Learning

Assistant Professor, Machine Learning

Associate Professor, Statistics

Applicants should have evidence or promise of world-class research excellence and ability to deliver high quality teaching across our broad range of degree programmes. At Associate Professor level, applicants should have an outstanding publication record. Other positive indicators include enthusiasm for engagement with other disciplines, within and outside the Department and, at Associate Professor level, a proven ability to secure research funding. Further details of the requirements for each of the four positions can be found at https://warwick.ac.uk/statjobs.

The Department of Statistics is committed to promoting equality and diversity, holding an Athena SWAN Silver award which demonstrates this commitment. We welcome applicants from all sections of the community and will give due consideration to applicants seeking flexible working patterns, and to those who have taken a career break. Further information about working at the University of Warwick, including information about childcare provision, career development and relocation is at https://warwick.ac.uk/services/humanresources/workinghere/.

Informal inquiries can be addressed to Professors Jon Forster (J.J.Forster@warwick.ac.uk) or Adam Johansen (A.M.Johansen@warwick.ac.uk) or to any other senior member of the Warwick Statistics Department.

Closing date: December 12, 2022.

More details and a link to the application forms: https://warwick.ac.uk/statjobs

Further information about the Department of Statistics: https://warwick.ac.uk/stats

Further information about the University of Warwick: https://www2.warwick.ac.uk/services/humanresources/jobsintro/furtherparticulars