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["Dani Gamerman" <dani@im.ufrj.br>]

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Hi all,

Please find below the details of two new job ads (Australia and Belgium)

Best regards,

Jose

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From Richard Gerlach

Lecturer/Senior Lecturer in Econometrics and Business Statistics
Discipline of Econometrics and Business Statistics
Faculty of Economics and Business
Reference No. 127552
Founded 85 years ago, the Faculty of Economics 
and Business at the University of Sydney has a 
rich history of intellectual endeavour. Today the 
Faculty has an outstanding reputation for 
diversity and excellence in teaching, learning 
and research, and is in a leading position among 
business and economics faculties in Australia.
Econometrics and Business Statistics is a 
dynamic, high-level grouping of specialists in 
econometrics, business statistics and management 
decision sciences. They are engaged in the 
development of statistical modelling procedures 
and their application to problems arising in 
economics and business. As well as theoretical 
and applied work within the discipline, 
Econometrics and Business Statistics brings 
sophisticated quantitative techniques to all 
areas of research and scholarship within the 
Faculty. The discipline has strengths in the 
areas of financial econometrics, computationally 
intensive estimation methodology, Bayesian 
econometrics, business forecasting, environmental 
econometrics and the econometrics of energy 
markets. We are particularly seeking new academic 
staff to further strengthen these areas of 
research.
The Faculty of Economics and Business invites 
applications for a full-time position in 
Econometrics and Business Statistics at either 
the Lecturer (Level B) or Senior Lecturer (Level 
C) level, depending upon experience and 
qualifications. Applicants in any area in 
theoretical and/or applied econometrics and/or 
business statistics are sought, but candidates 
with expertise in the areas listed above are 
particularly encouraged to apply. The successful 
applicant will join a dynamic group that teaches 
a wide variety of courses in econometrics, 
business statistics and management decision 
science/operations research. The Discipline of 
Econometrics and Business Statistics has a very 
active research program and has enjoyed 
considerable recent and long-term success in 
attracting research funding.
Applicants should have a PhD (or substantial 
progress towards a PhD) in Econometrics, Business 
Statistics or a related field and should have 
evidence of research potential in the form of 
published papers, working papers and a quality 
current research agenda. Successful applicants 
should also have teaching experience and ability 
to teach at all levels in the Discipline, 
including the supervision of honours students (at 
a Lecturer level) and research higher degree 
students (at a Senior Lecturer level).
Applicants should indicate clearly whether they 
wish to be considered for a Level B position or a 
Level C position.
The position is full-time continuing (tenure 
track), subject to the completion of a 
satisfactory probation and/or confirmation period 
for new appointees. For further information 
contact Dr. Richard Gerlach on (+612) 9351 3944 
or email: R.Gerlach@econ.usyd.edu.au
Remuneration package: Lecturer Level B: 
$84,067-$99,830 p.a. (which includes a base 
salary $71,852-$85,324 p.a., leave loading and up 
to 17% employer's contribution to superannuation).
Remuneration package: Senior Lecturer, Level C: 
$102,980-$118,742 p.a. (which includes a base 
salary $88,017-$101,489 p.a., leave loading and 
up to 17% employer's contribution to 
superannuation).
A salary supplement may be negotiated with a successful applicant.
Closing date: 5 May 2008
The University is a non-smoking workplace and is 
committed to the policies and principles of equal 
employment opportunity and cultural diversity. 
The University reserves the right not to proceed 
with any appointment for financial or other 
reasons.

From Ingrid Van Keilegom

FULL TIME PHD AND POSTDOCTORAL RESEARCH POSITIONS
INSTITUTE OF STATISTICS
UNIVERSITE CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN

Starting from September 2008, the Institute of 
Statistics (IS) of the Université catholique de 
Louvain, Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium, is offering 
the following full time teaching and research 
assistant positions and postdoctoral positions :
	*	4 teaching assistant positions 
for preparing a PhD in statistics (up to 6 years' 
contract, with  monthly salary of about 2600 
Euros, including social security) : Besides 
working on his/her thesis, the doctoral student 
is teaching tutorials in a variety of service and 
master courses of the IS.
	*	4 research assistant positions 
for preparing a PhD in statistics (up to 4 years' 
tax-free monthly grant of about 1500 Euros) : The 
doctoral student's main activity is working on 
his thesis, but he/she can be involved on a small 
scale into some teaching activities of the IS.  
One of the research positions is on asymptotic 
theory for semiparametric statistics, one on time 
series econometrics, and two on general topics in 
statistics.
	*	3 postdoctoral positions (1 year 
grants, roughly 2000 Euros per month tax-free) : 
One position is on asymptotic theory for 
semiparametric statistics, and two on general 
topics in statistics.
The Institute of Statistics of the Université 
catholique de Louvain is a renowned research 
centre of high international reputation which 
offers a very stimulating working environment, 
equipped with modern computing facilities, a 
statistics library, a vivid visitors' programme 
and ample funding for scientific travel.  It is 
placed in the heart of a modern, vivid and 
international university campus ( 
http://www.uclouvain.be/en-acces.html), in close 
proximity of Brussels and its international 
airport, and in short travel distance to other 
European capitals.

More information (description of the working 
environment, description of the positions, 
required qualifications, modes of application, 
contact persons, ...) can be obtained from 
http://www.uclouvain.be/cps/ucl/doc/stat/documents/AssistantPost08.pdf 
for the PhD positions and  
http://www.uclouvain.be/cps/ucl/doc/stat/documents/Postdoc08.pdf 
for the postdoc positions.

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Prof. Ingrid Van Keilegom
Institute of Statistics
Université catholique de Louvain
Voie du Roman Pays 20
B-1348 Louvain-la-Neuve
Belgium

E-mail : ingrid.vankeilegom@uclouvain.be
Tel : +32 10 47 43 30
Fax : +32 10 47 30 32
URL : http://www.stat.ucl.ac.be/ISpersonnel/vankeile/vankeile.html
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