---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Wed, 20 Nov 2002 17:25:49 +0100 From: Tom Hurd tomhurd@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@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