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Date: Wed, 20 Nov 2002 17:25:49 +0100
From: Tom Hurd <tomhurd(a)imf.au.dk>
Subject: tenure-track appointment in financial mathematics
Dear Colleague,
Please find below an announcement for a tenure-track appointment in
financial mathematics at the Department of Mathematics and Statistics at
McMaster University in Canada. I would be most grateful if you would
forward this notice to anyone you feel might be interested in applying.
sincerely, Tom Hurd
Mathematics and Statistics work 905 525 9140 x27304
McMaster University fax 905 522 0935
Hamilton, ON, L8S 4K1 email hurdt(a)mcmaster.ca
Canada
SHARCNET Chair in Financial Mathematics
The Department of Mathematics & Statistics, McMaster University, invites
applications for a SHARCNET Chair in Financial Mathematics starting July
1, 2003. This Chair is funded in part by SHARCNET, which has developed a
network of high-performance computer clusters spanning seven
universities and colleges in Southern Ontario. The McMaster site has a
128-node cluster and is in the process of setting up a 64-node serial
farm (please see
http://www.sharcnet.ca for more information).
Candidates should have a Ph.D., have the potential to become an
international leader in some area of financial mathematics, and have
demonstrated interest and ability in undergraduate and graduate level
teaching. The successful candidate will have a strong scientific
background in applied mathematics, probability theory or mathematical
analysis, as well as some experience in large-scale implementation of
computational finance models. Candidates with experience in the
financial industry are especially welcome to apply.
The salary and rank will be based on qualifications and experience.
Normally the appointment will be made at the tenure-track assistant or
associate professor level, but tenure may be offered in exceptional
circumstances.
McMaster University is located 65 km from downtown Toronto, the
financial heartland of Canada. The Department of Mathematics &
Statistics is home to PhiMAC, the Financial Mathematics Lab at McMaster,
a group of faculty, postdoctoral fellows and graduate students working
in financial mathematics (please see
http://www.math.mcmaster.ca/phimac/
for more information). The appointee will be expected to supervise
PhiMAC graduate students and to be involved in running PhiMAC programs.
All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however, Canadian
citizens and permanent residents will be considered first for this
position. McMaster University is strongly committed to employment equity
within its community, and to recruiting a diverse faculty and staff. The
University encourages applications from all qualified candidates,
including women, members of visible minorities, Aboriginal persons,
members of sexual minorities, and persons with disabilities.
Applicants should arrange for at least three letters of recommendation
to be sent to the Chair. These letters should address the applicant's
research accomplishments and supply evidence that the applicant can
communicate articulately and teach effectively. In the case of an
application from a senior candidate, the names of six arms-length
references should also be provided.
The deadline for receiving applications is January 13, 2003.
Applications received after this date will be considered only if the
position has not been filled.
Applications, including a curriculum vitae and a letter of application
should be sent to the following address:
M. Valeriote, Chair
Mathematics & Statistics
McMaster University
Hamilton, Ontario
Canada L8S 4K1