The Department of Statistics is a welcoming, supportive and exciting place to work.
Current Vacancies
Programme Coordinator and Executive Assistant (CeBAM)
Fixed-term, full-time until 30 September 2028
Join the GSK-Oxford Centre in Biostatistics and Artificial Intelligence in Medicine (CeBAM), supporting a major interdisciplinary research partnership at the forefront of statistics, artificial intelligence and biomedical data science. You'll coordinate programme activities across the Centre while providing Executive Assistant support to Professor Chris Holmes, Centre Director.
Applicants should be educated to degree level or have equivalent experience, with proven experience in project coordination, programme administration or a similar role, together with excellent organisational and communication skills.
Closing date: 12.00 noon, Friday 28 August 2026
Full details and application information
Professor of Bioinformatics (in association with University College)
Permanent, full-time Professorship within the Department of Statistics, held in association with a Fellowship at University College. The successful candidate will lead a world-class research programme in bioinformatics, strengthening Oxford's research in areas including statistical genomics, computational biology, machine learning for biological data, systems biology, engineering biology, and biomedical data science. The role includes academic leadership, research supervision, undergraduate and postgraduate teaching, and fostering interdisciplinary collaborations.
Applicants should have an international reputation in bioinformatics or a closely related field, with an outstanding record of research, success in securing research funding, and experience of academic leadership.
Closing date: 12.00 noon, Monday 21 September 2026
Full details and application information
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Summer Internships
As a department, we offer paid summer research internships. If you would like to learn more about our internships, we have a dedicated page for them.
Wider University
Vacancies for the wider University can be found on either the staff HR self-service page HR Self-Service | Staff Gateway (ox.ac.uk) or on the Oxford University Jobs page.
The University also has its own Temporary Employment Service which provides temporary assignments throughout the University.