Position Details
School of Mathematics
Location: University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham UK
Grade 8 Full time starting salary is normally in the range £46,735 to £55,755 with potential progression once in post to £62,728
Grade 9 Full time starting salary is normally in the range £57,422 to £66,537 with potential progression once in post to £86,760
Grade: 8 or 9
Full Time, Permanent
2 positions available
Closing date: 1st December 2024
UK and international travel will be required for this role.
We are looking to recruit two Assistant or Associate Professors who will be based in Birmingham but have responsibility to deliver teaching in Guangzhou.
* Flying Faculty: Delivering intensive and concentrated teaching in either 2 separate 1 month blocks or 2 concurrent 1 month blocks in Guangzhou, to take place once in an academic year.
* Secondee: Delivering teaching in a 4-6 months block in Guangzhou, teaching is delivered once in an academic year.
* The total number of teaching hours is approximately the same for these two staffing models.
For these posts, we will also consider applications for either a Teaching and Research contract, or Teaching-focused contract.
Background
J-BJI, the Jinan University – University of Birmingham Joint Institute, is a joint venture based at the Panyu Campus, Jinan University, Guangzhou, China which took its first students in 2017. We currently deliver four BSc programmes in Mathematics, Mathematics with Economics, Mathematics with Statistics and Mathematics with Information Computing Science, attracting high-quality undergraduates from across China.
In this round of recruitment, we are looking to recruit two Grade 8 Assistant or Grade 9 Associate Professors based in Birmingham who will spend periods of 1-2 months teaching blocks as Flying Faculty or as Secondee staff periods of four to six months teaching in Guangzhou.
We are seeking enthusiastic and committed staff with experience of, or demonstrable potential for, delivering standard first and second year material as well as third year modules covering topics such as applied statistics, game theory or optimization to a broad range of highly motivated students.
Teaching is entirely in English. Although speaking Mandarin is not essential for either staffing model, it would be desirable for candidates in the Secondee posts given the possible length of time spent in a Mandarin speaking environment. Accommodation for Birmingham staff is provided at the Panyu Campus.
Applicants should have a PhD or equivalent experience working in any area of statistics, mathematics or related subject may apply. We are particularly keen to encourage applicants with research interests that might lead to impact activity or who are working in areas such as Applied Mathematics, Data Science and Optimisation as well as Applied Statistics, Epidemiology, Medical Statistics, Econometrics, Stochastic Modelling, Financial Mathematics and Machine Learning.
The School of Mathematics aims to provide a supportive and friendly environment for staff and research fellows to develop as researchers and lecturers. The School is committed to equality, diversity and inclusivity.
Role Summary
The key duties and responsibilities will include but not be limited to: giving lectures and seminars, supervising undergraduate/post-graduate students, course development and innovation, taking an active part in examinations, carrying out innovative research and writing papers on topics relevant to the specialist subject area, and obtaining research grant funding.
The successful applicant will have a PhD in a relevant specialist subject area, as well as postdoctoral experience. We are looking for candidates who will actively contribute to our portfolio and community, through pursuit of research that will bring new opportunities, synergies, and interdisciplinary collaboration.
OH/DBS required
The University is committed to safeguarding and we promote safe recruitment practice, therefore all associated pre-employment checks will be undertaken before any appointment is confirmed.
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Informal enquiries to Professor Christopher Good, email: c.good@bham.ac.uk and Professor Olga Maleva, email: o.maleva@bham.ac.uk.
We believe there is no such thing as a 'typical' member of University of Birmingham staff and that diversity in its many forms is a strength that underpins the exchange of ideas, innovation and debate at the heart of University life.
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