CABDyN VACANCIES

Saïd Business School

Senior Research Fellow in Complex Systems

CABDyN Complexity Centre
Grade 8 (£36,715 - £43,840 with discretionary range to £47,905),
Fixed term post for two and a half years

We are seeking to recruit a Senior Research Fellow in Complex Systems who will join the research team based at the CABDyN Complexity Centre at the University of Oxford. Further information on CABDyN and the full further particulars for the post are available here.

The advertised post is funded through one of the Centre’s new projects:

“Forecasting Financial Crises: Measurements, Models and Predictions” is funded under the European Commission’s Framework 7, Future of Emerging Technologies Open Scheme. The project involves an interdisciplinary consortium of computer scientists, physicists, economists and policy makers seeking to develop novel approaches to understanding and forecasting systemic risk and global financial instabilities.

Candidates will be expected to have a PhD in appropriate discipline e.g. biological (biological networks), computer science, economical, engineering, mathematical, physical, or quantitative sociology (social network analysis) from a major research university, with postdoctoral training in complex systems and networks, with a track record of serious interdisciplinary collaboration and engagement. Candidates will be expected to have practical experience of managing and working with large-scale empirical data sets, familiarity with financial data sets, and an understanding of the finance research literature. An appropriate track record of high-quality peer-reviewed publications on complex systems and networks, good programming skills and demonstrated practical experience of managing and working with large-scale empirical data sets will be essential. 

The Senior Research Fellow will be based at the Saïd Business School, Park End Street, Oxford, OX1 1HP, under the direction of Dr Felix Reed-Tsochas (Institute for Science, Innovation and Society). The post is funded for 2.5 years, ideally commencing 1 January 2011, or as soon as possible thereafter.

If no suitable applicant is forthcoming an appointment on the scale £28,983 – £35,646 with discretionary range to £38,951 (with an appropriate adjustment of duties) may be considered. Applicants who would need a work visa if appointed to the post are asked to note that under the UK’s new point’s based migration system they will need to demonstrate that they have sufficient points.

To apply send a detailed covering letter indicating how you fulfil the requirements of the post together with a detailed curriculum vitae and the names and complete contact details (including email addresses if possible) of two referees, to vacancies@sbs.ox.ac.uk or to the HR Department at the Saïd Business School, Egrove Park, Kennington, Oxford OX1 5NY. 

Previous applicants need not reapply.

This is an international recruitment round. Please note that letters of application in the U.K. have to be much more detailed than in some other countries. Applicants are encouraged to address in detail most, if not all, of the points outlined in the selection criteria in their covering letter.

The closing date for applications is 9:00 am (GMT) Wednesday 10th November 2010. It is expected that interviews will be held Friday 19th November 2010.