Assistent Professor in Mathematical Statistics

Are you a researcher in Mathematical Statistics? Are you interested in working in a collaborative environment to provide an excellent mathematics education to our students and to develop an internationally leading research programme? Please apply.

Your Role

We are seeking a new colleague who is passionate about scientific research and education in the field of Mathematical Statistics. The offered position is at assistant professor level. Our department is looking for a mathematician with a strong research profile and proven expertise in Mathematical Statistics, as witnessed by an excellent track record of publications. While advancing fundamental research, you will also contribute to teaching and supervision across our educational programmes. The Department of Mathematics offers programmes in Mathematics and Business Analytics, and is actively involved in service teaching to other departments within the Faculty of Science.

We are particularly interested in candidates who can bridge the gap between theory and practice. In addition to developing and delivering high-quality teaching, you will play a key role in connecting our students and research to the world outside academia. Examples include supervising Business Analytics students in applied projects with industry partners, initiating collaborations with external organisations, and fostering links that enrich both education and research.

Our department is an inclusive and interdisciplinary community where diversity and international engagement are central to both our research and teaching. We warmly welcome candidates who share these values and who are eager to contribute to our collaborative environment.

The preferred starting date is 1 September 2026 or earlier.

Your Duties

• Develop a (partially) application-driven research line in Mathematical Statistics
• Contribute to the teaching of the department, at both the undergraduate and graduate level
• Show academic leadership, nationally and internationally
• Participate in departmental activities and tasks, including writing grant proposals

Your Profile

• PhD in mathematics or statistics with a few years of postdoctoral experience (inside or outside academia)
• Strong research programme, as witnessed by excellent publications, original research projects, and an international network
• Interest in connecting research and education to the world outside academia
• Effective lecturer
• Good communication and execution skills
• Fluent in English
• Basic teaching qualification (‘BKO’), as required by Dutch universities, or equivalent. If not, willingness to obtain this qualification

What We Offer

A challenging position in a socially involved organization. The appointment of Assistant Professor is initially for 18 months and leads into a permanent contract. After a positive evaluation at the end of the first year, based on transparent criteria, the initial contract will be converted to a permanent position. Furthermore, a 5-year career track from Assistant Professor 2 (scale 11; UD2) to Assistant Professor 1 (scale 12; UD1) is offered.

Based on full-time employment, and depending on experience, the gross monthly salary ranges from €4728 to €7297 in accordance with Dutch academic salary scale 11, or 12. The job profile (Assistant professor or “Universitair docent”) is based on the Dutch university job ranking system and the position is available for 0.8-1.0 FTE.

Additionally, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam offers excellent fringe benefits and various schemes and regulations to promote a good work/life balance, such as:

• 8% holiday allowance and 8.3% end-of-year bonus
• Contribution to commuting expenses
• A maximum of 41 days of annual leave based on full-time employment
• Good paid parental leave scheme
• Flexible working hours

About Us

The Department of Mathematics
The Department of Mathematics strives for excellence in research. The department balances pure mathematical research with mathematical research motivated by applications. Researchers in the department are on one hand active at a fundamental and theoretical level, and, on the other hand, work on applications with links to business, the sciences, and societal issues. The department has a strong international research staff with expertise in dynamical systems, topology, geometry and algebra, as well as in stochastics (statistics, data analytics, probability).

Faculty of Science
Researchers and students at VU Amsterdam’s Faculty of Science tackle fundamental and complex scientific problems to help pave the way for a sustainable and healthy future. From forest fires to big data, from obesity to malnutrition, and from molecules to the moon: we cover the full spectrum of the natural sciences. Our teaching and research have a strong experimentally technical, computational and interdisciplinary nature.

We work on new solutions guided by value-driven, interdisciplinary methodologies. We are committed to research, valorisation and training socially engaged citizens of the world who will make valuable contributions to a sustainable, healthy future.

Are you interested in joining the Faculty of Science? You will join undergraduate students, PhD candidates and researchers at the biggest sciences faculty in the Netherlands. You will combine a professional focus with a broad view of the world. We are proud of our collegial working climate, characterised by committed staff, a pragmatic attitude and engagement in the larger whole. The faculty is home to over 11,000 students enrolled in 40 study programmes. It employs over 1,600 professionals spread across 10 academic departments.

Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam stands for values-driven education and research. We are open-minded experts with the ability to think freely - a broader mind. Maintaining an entrepreneurial perspective and concentrating on diversity, significance and humanity, we work on sustainable solutions with social impact. By joining forces, across the boundaries of disciplines, we work towards a better world for people and planet. Together we create a safe and respectful working and study climate, and an inspiring environment for education and research.

We are located on one physical campus, in the heart of Amsterdam's Zuidas business district, with excellent location and accessibility. Over 6,150 staff work at the VU and over 31,000 students attend academic education.