Research Scientist at the Chair of Applied Statistics in Actuarial Sciences

Your role

• Conduct research in risk analysis and statistical modelling of complex actuarial data
• Plan quality research, project managing the scientific activity and supervising the research team in cooperation with the Professor
• Conduct, on own initiative, research and/or develop own research projects in the above mentioned area
• Identify, apply for and manage research funding as well as allocate project resources
• Research dissemination at international conferences and to the actuarial industry
• Teaching activity of up to 90 hours per year in the new Master of Actuarial Science, hereby developing new courses for the Master
• Contribute to student assessment activities, including writing and reviewing assignments and questions for course components
• Supervise master students carrying out practical work
• May participate in dissertation supervisory committees
• Active participation in and support of the organization of the activities of the research group Team MIDAS and of DMATH

• PhD of high quality, ideally in Actuarial Science, Statistics, Economics or Finance
• Interest in interdisciplinary work, especially in actuarial/economic/finance research.
• Detailed knowledge of relevant models, techniques and methods, and able to develop new ones
• Demonstrated success in planning related work, building a team and delivering research results
• Proven ability to formulate advice on and manage teaching and/or research programmes/projects
• Experience in programming languages such as Python or R
• Very good written and oral skills in English
• Capacity to integrate into a team and collaborate with its members, in particular with the researchers hired under the Chair in Applied Statistics of Actuarial Science

• Multilingual and international character. Modern institution with a personal atmosphere. Staff coming from 90 countries. Member of the “University of the Greater Region” (UniGR)
• A modern and dynamic university. High-quality equipment. Close ties to the business world and to the Luxembourg labour market. A unique urban site with excellent infrastructure
• A partner for society and industry. Cooperation with European institutions, innovative companies, the Financial Centre and with numerous non-academic partners such as ministries, local governments, associations, NGOs …

Applications should include:

• Curriculum Vitae
• Cover letter

More information can be found on this link:

https://recruitment.uni.lu/en/details.html?nPostingId=110439&nPostingTargetId=157052&id=QMUFK026203F3VBQB7V7VV4S8&LG=UK&languageSelect=UK&sType=Social%20Recruiting&mask=karriereseiten