Assistant Professor in Actuarial Mathematics
Assistant Professor in Actuarial Mathematics
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Job Description
Role:Assistant Professor (T&S)
Grade and Salary: Grade 7 37174 - 46735 per annum (pro-rata)
FTE and working pattern: 0.4FTE 14hrs per week Monday Friday
Contract: 12 Months Fixed Term
Holiday Entitlement: 33 days annual leaveplus 9 buildings closed days (and Christmas Eve when it falls on a weekday) (pro-rata)
Purpose of Role
The Department of Actuarial Mathematics and Statistics wishes to appoint a fixed-term Assistant Professor to cover the learning and teaching commitments for 12 months. This new Teaching and Scholarship (T&S) staff member will be expected to add to the successful T&S team already active in MACS and to take on the responsibility of delivery assessment and development of courses in actuarial mathematics.
Key Duties & Responsibilities
Reporting to the Head of Mathematics the post-holder will be required to:
- Deliver high-quality teaching in actuarial mathematics at undergraduate and postgraduate level.
- Work successfully in global teaching teams while remaining physically located in Edinburgh UK.
- Carry out such administrative and recruitment activities as may be required to achieve these aims.
- Provide pastoral support to student.
- Be responsible to the Head of Department for performing the activities listed above at a standard that will maintain and enhance the schools reputation for excellence.
Essential & Desirable Criteria
The candidate must be a Fellow or Associate of the Institute and Faculty of Actuaries (IFoA) or hold an equivalent professional designation from another actuarial professional body. The candidate must also have several years of professional actuarial experience and an interest in teaching and teaching innovation.
Essential
- Fellow of the Institute of Actuaries or equivalent professional actuarial qualification.
- Experience of teaching actuarial courses at university-level.
- Competent in the use of Excel.
- Excellent interpersonal influencing and presentation skills able to understand and communicate complex issues effectively
- Ability to research analyse and present complex information effectively with good attention to detail.
- Demonstrable professional and proactive approach.
- Ability to work effectively both independently and as part of a team.
Desirable
- Potential to provide leadership in the planning organisation and development of learning and teaching activities in the Department.
How to Apply
Applications can be submitted up to midnight(UK time)on Friday 11th July 2025.
Interested applicants must submit via the Heriot-Watt University on-line recruitment system: (1) a cover letter describing their interest and suitability for the post; (2) a full CV; a summary of their teaching and scholarshipresearch experience and plans.
We welcome and will consider flexible working patterns e.g. part-time working and job share options.
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About the Team
The Department of Actuarial Mathematics and Statistics has a warm supportive environment with staff from all over the world. The Department is internationally renowned in actuarial science statistics and statistical data science applied probability and financial risk through its world-leading research activities. As part of the Maxwell Institute we are ranked 3rd in the UK for the excellence and breadth of our research in the 2021 UK governments 5-yearly assessment of university research.
The Department is looking to further strengthen its actuarial science and statistics group to support its ambitions to enhance and expand its expertise in these areas. Our staff work in various fields such Bayesian statistics applied statistics statistical learning actuarial statistics and epidemiology. We have close ties and collaborations with researchers at the School of Mathematics at the University of Edinburgh through the Maxwell Institute under the Data and decisions research theme.
In line with this the Department is seeking to further its research contributions to the Universitys Global Research Institutes (GRIs) particularly the two GRIs concerning climate change and sustainability and healthcare. The GRIs are a means to address the multi-disciplinary research challenges in these fields to connect and focus the research efforts of academics across the University.
In the University structure the Department sits within the School of Mathematical and Computer Sciences along with the Department of Mathematics and the Department of Computer Science. The School is a partner in the Maxwell Institute for Mathematical Sciences an institute that brings together the mathematical research activities at Heriot-Watt University and the University of Edinburgh. The Maxwell Institute is an internationally pre-eminent collaborative centre for research and for postgraduate training in the mathematical sciences. It offers an environment that can attract and foster the very best mathematical talent from around the world.
With an exciting programme of research events the Maxwell Institute is the heart of mathematical sciences research in Edinburgh. It also coordinates the Maxwell Institute Graduate School (MIGS) to which all our mathematical sciences PhD students belong. The Maxwell Institute was awarded funding from the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council for a centre for doctoral training in Mathematical Modelling Analysis and Computation (MAC-MIGS) and more recently for a new centre for doctoral training in Algebra Geometry and quantum fields (AGQ) in collaboration with the University of Glasgow. Many of the doctoral students work on topics in statistics
The International Centre for Mathematical Sciences (ICMS) located in the centre of Edinburgh is another physical and networking resource for our staff. ICMS attracts top international mathematical visitors all year round through its extensive programme of international workshops meetings and other research and outreach activities. Many of our staff spend a couple of days a week there to meet with collaborators at the University of Edinburgh.
The School of Mathematical and Computer Sciences has an Athena SWAN Silver Award and is committed to its equality charter which includes having a diverse and inclusive workforce and to offering equality of opportunity to all.
About Heriot-Watt University
At Heriot-Watt we are passionate about our values and look to them to connect our people globally and to help us collaborate and celebrate our success through working together. Our research programmes can deliver real world impact which is achieved through the diversity of our international community and the recognition of creative talent that connects our global team.
Our flourishing community will give you the freedom to challenge and to bring your enterprising mind and to help our partners with solutions that can be applied now and in the future. Join us and Heriot Watt will provide you with a platform to thrive and work in a way that also helps you live your life in balance with well-being and inclusiveness at the heart of our global community.
Employment Type
Part-Time
