[R] Job Openings at WU Wien

[Kurt Hornik]

The Department of Statistics and Mathematics at the Vienna University of
Economics and Business Administration invites applications for two new
faculty positions in computational statistics and quantitative research
methodology, to begin in fall 2005.  The positions will be at the
Assistant level.  Candidates should have a strong potential for
statistical computing or intramural research support and statistical
consulting, be interested in involving graduate and undergraduate
students in their research, have completed their Ph.D. or a comparable
degree by June 2005, and be citizens of the European Union.

We seek candidates who can teach a graduate course in advanced applied
statistics and quantitative research methodology and other courses at
the graduate and undergraduate level, mentor students in undergraduate
and graduate research projects as well as Master's and Ph.D. theses.
Candidates should have a strong background in one of the following
areas: psychometrics, computational management or social sciences, and
information systems.  Desirable knowledge and skills include topics such
as statistical software development, quantitative research methodology,
and advanced applied statistical techniques.

The Department of Statistics and Mathematics at the Vienna University of
Economics and Business Administration (WU Wien) has a strong research
focus with currently 14 full time faculty with substantial graduate and
undergraduate teaching responsibilities.  It maintains a leading
position in the development of R, a comprehensive open source
environment for statistical computing.  WU Wien
(http://www.wu-wien.ac.at/english/about) is one of the leading Central
European institutions for international business education with about
20,000 students and more than 1,000 full-time and adjunct faculty and
staff members.

Applicants should submit a letter of interest (with reference numbers
43448 [6-yr position] or 42948 [4-yr position]), current vitae, recent
papers, etc., by July 18, 2005 to

  PERSONALABTEILUNG
  Wirtschaftsuniversitaet Wien
  Augasse 2-6
  1090 Vienna
  Austria


Kurt Hornik, Chair
Department of Statistics and Mathematics
Wirtschaftsuniversitaet Wien