I got the following by email. It’s good to see this kind of commitment to interdisciplinary work in statistics and decision analysis:

From Eddie Anderson, Professor of Operations Management, AGSM:

The Australian Graduate School of Management (AGSM) is hoping to hire a new faculty member in Statistics to start some time during the calendar year 2006. At this stage we are considering possible candidates at any level and are seeking expressions of interest. We expect to formally advertise a position before the end of 2005.

The AGSM is regularly rated as the best business school in Australia and one of the best in the region. The AGSM is a joint venture between the University of Sydney and the University of New South Wales. We have a faculty of around 42 full time academics, but there are close research links with faculty at the University of New South Wales (where the AGSM is located). You can find more information about the School at www.agsm.edu.au.

The School has an established area of research excellence in decision sciences and we would like whoever is appointed to this position to complement this research strength, which includes people working in the areas of strategy, OB and marketing. This focus on decision-making in a business context may make the position particularly suited for someone who works in the Bayesian framework.

The characteristics of the person we are looking for are as follows:

1. A strong research record with a record of (or potential for) publishing in tier 1 journals (like JASA).
2. The ability to be successful in the classroom with our MBA students.
3. The ability to interact on research with other faculty across the School, particularly within the School’s research strength in Decision Sciences.
4. The ability to teach outside of core Statistics areas on topics such as Data Mining, Decision Analysis or Econometrics (there are opportunities in these areas for executive teaching as well).

I would be grateful for your help in this search. If there is anyone you know who you think may be suitable for this position then please let me have their details, or ask them to contact me directly on [email protected].

Best regards
Eddie Anderson