[Forum SIS] Correction on the Postdoctoral position in Statistics/Econometrics at the University of Neuchâtel

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Cari colleghi

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elettronico a cui inviare le domande. L'annuncio corretto segue.

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           A POSTDOCTORAL POSITION in STATISTICS/ECONOMETRICS
    is announced at the Institute of Statistics, Faculty of Economics,
University of Neuchâtel, Switzerland

The Institute of Statistics of the Faculty of Economics of the University
of Neuchâtel expects to open a postdoctoral position starting in November
2010.

    QUALIFICATIONS AND ASSESSMENT GROUNDS FOR APPOINTMENT

    The applicant should

    have a doctorate in Statistics or in a related field,
    have a track record of publications in refereed international journals,
    be interested in teaching and willing to perform to a high level in
the didactic duties,
    have good knowledge of both French and English.

    JOB DESCRIPTION

           The postdoctoral fellow will be employed on a fixed-term
contract of up to 4 years and will be active in the Institute
of Statistics, University of Neuchâtel for the full duration of
this position.

    She/he is expected to

    teach an average of 4 hours a week  in the bachelor and master
programs. The teaching is both in French and English
    conduct high-quality research leading to publication in good refereed
international journals
    organize the research seminar of the institute
    supervise undergraduate and master theses and help supervising
doctoral students  within her/his research area
    participate in other administrative activities in the institute
(organize scientific events, etc.)

    SALARY AND BENEFITS

    The successful candidate will receive benefits and salary in
accordance to the rules and regulations of the University of Neuchâtel
(see http://www2.unine.ch/rh/page1577.html).
    Rough and non-binding estimates of the salary for 100% employment go
from a gross salary of around CHF (USD) 100,000 (€ 75,000)/year in the
first year to roughly CHF (USD) 110,000 (€ 83,000)/year in the  fourth
year.

    HOW TO APPLY

    Each applicant should send the following documents to

messagerie.istat at unine.ch

    (1) A CV including biographical information, degrees, work and
teaching experiences, list of publications, list of honors, awards,
scholarships, fellowships, etc.
    (2) Three reference letters (to be sent directly by the reference
scholars to the email address indicated above). The candidate should
arrange for the letters to be sent by the application’s deadline. The
names and addresses (including e-mail and FAX) of three referees
should be included in the CV.
    (3) A short statement (1-2 pages) describing
    the applicant’s interest in the research area, if possible also the
work that he or she would like to do during the appointment
    her/his views  on teaching, relevant previous experiences related to
didactic activities of any kind, etc.
    other experiences and interests demonstrating the qualities listed in
the section on QUALIFICATIONS AND ASSESSMENT GROUNDS FOR APPOINTMENT

           Interviews will  be conducted  starting October 15th.
Conditional on the position being still unfilled applications
will be accepted until November 15th. The position starts
November 1st 2010 or at a later date to be commonly decided.

           Further information can be obtained from Prof. Catalin Starica
at catalin.starica at unine.ch or Prof. Yves Tillé at
yves.tille at unine.ch

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