Benjamin Burr
@benjaminburr.bsky.social
Statistician who loves dogs, running, reading, and statistics. 🇨🇦 in Sheffield 🇬🇧 living my best Yorkshire life. Account is mostly for lurking.
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I'm now also looking for a postdoc with strong Bayesian background and interest in developing Bayesian cross-validation theory, methods and software. Apply by email with no specific deadline (see contact information at users.aalto.fi/~ave/).
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I'm looking for a doctoral student with Bayesian background to work on Bayesian workflow and cross-validation (see my publication list users.aalto.fi/~ave/publica... for my recent work) at Aalto University.
Apply through the ELLIS PhD program (dl October 31) ellis.eu/news/ellis-p...
Apply through the ELLIS PhD program (dl October 31) ellis.eu/news/ellis-p...
ELLIS PhD Program: Call for Applications 2025
The ELLIS mission is to create a diverse European network that promotes research excellence and advances breakthroughs in AI, as well as a pan-European PhD program to educate the next generation of AI...
ellis.eu
October 29, 2025 at 2:37 PM
I'm now also looking for a postdoc with strong Bayesian background and interest in developing Bayesian cross-validation theory, methods and software. Apply by email with no specific deadline (see contact information at users.aalto.fi/~ave/).
Others, please share
Others, please share
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👩🎓 Planning to do a #PhD in #statisticalsciences?
💲 Come to a #Quebec university and you could get a supplement of $7,000 during the first two years.
Apply by November 25.
Learn more: https://loom.ly/5Zegs20
💲 Come to a #Quebec university and you could get a supplement of $7,000 during the first two years.
Apply by November 25.
Learn more: https://loom.ly/5Zegs20
October 28, 2025 at 8:44 PM
👩🎓 Planning to do a #PhD in #statisticalsciences?
💲 Come to a #Quebec university and you could get a supplement of $7,000 during the first two years.
Apply by November 25.
Learn more: https://loom.ly/5Zegs20
💲 Come to a #Quebec university and you could get a supplement of $7,000 during the first two years.
Apply by November 25.
Learn more: https://loom.ly/5Zegs20
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We are currently looking for a new Trial Statistician/Senior Trial Statistician to join our team.
You can find more details, including how to apply, here: jobs.icr.ac.uk/vacancies/13...
🧪 #ResearchJobs
You can find more details, including how to apply, here: jobs.icr.ac.uk/vacancies/13...
🧪 #ResearchJobs
Trial Statistician / Senior Trial Statistician in Sutton | The Institute of Cancer Research
View details and apply for this Trial Statistician / Senior Trial Statistician vacancy in Sutton.
Salary : £38,891 - £46,804 OR £47,634 - £52,324 Commencement on the salary range is subje...
jobs.icr.ac.uk
October 28, 2025 at 3:41 PM
We are currently looking for a new Trial Statistician/Senior Trial Statistician to join our team.
You can find more details, including how to apply, here: jobs.icr.ac.uk/vacancies/13...
🧪 #ResearchJobs
You can find more details, including how to apply, here: jobs.icr.ac.uk/vacancies/13...
🧪 #ResearchJobs
Reposted by Benjamin Burr
I'm looking for a doctoral student with Bayesian background to work on Bayesian workflow and cross-validation (see my publication list users.aalto.fi/~ave/publica... for my recent work) at Aalto University.
Apply through the ELLIS PhD program (dl October 31) ellis.eu/news/ellis-p...
Apply through the ELLIS PhD program (dl October 31) ellis.eu/news/ellis-p...
ELLIS PhD Program: Call for Applications 2025
The ELLIS mission is to create a diverse European network that promotes research excellence and advances breakthroughs in AI, as well as a pan-European PhD program to educate the next generation of AI...
ellis.eu
October 6, 2025 at 9:28 AM
I'm looking for a doctoral student with Bayesian background to work on Bayesian workflow and cross-validation (see my publication list users.aalto.fi/~ave/publica... for my recent work) at Aalto University.
Apply through the ELLIS PhD program (dl October 31) ellis.eu/news/ellis-p...
Apply through the ELLIS PhD program (dl October 31) ellis.eu/news/ellis-p...
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If you're looking for a post-doc in social health inequalities research and causal inference? Joost Oude-Groeniger and I have just such a position opening up.
www.werkenbijerasmusmc.nl/en/vacancy/1...
www.werkenbijerasmusmc.nl/en/vacancy/1...
Vacature: Postdoc Preventing health inequalities by improving socioeconomic positions
Are you passionate about understanding how social policies shape health inequalities? Join us as a Postdoctoral Researcher and help uncover the true impact of policies aimed at improving socioeconomic...
www.werkenbijerasmusmc.nl
May 2, 2025 at 6:55 AM
If you're looking for a post-doc in social health inequalities research and causal inference? Joost Oude-Groeniger and I have just such a position opening up.
www.werkenbijerasmusmc.nl/en/vacancy/1...
www.werkenbijerasmusmc.nl/en/vacancy/1...
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Are you a statistician or health-economist who wants to develop new methods and who is interested in evaluating the role of diagnostic & prognostic prediction models and AI? We have an opening for a PhD position at Maastricht University!
www.academictransfer.com/nl/jobs/3503...
www.academictransfer.com/nl/jobs/3503...
PhD in Epidemiology on value-of-information from validating clinical prediction models and AI
Join Maastricht University as a PhD student in Epidemiology, advancing interdisciplinary methods to ensure reliable AI in healthcare through innovative statistical and health-economic approaches. Job ...
www.academictransfer.com
March 21, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Are you a statistician or health-economist who wants to develop new methods and who is interested in evaluating the role of diagnostic & prognostic prediction models and AI? We have an opening for a PhD position at Maastricht University!
www.academictransfer.com/nl/jobs/3503...
www.academictransfer.com/nl/jobs/3503...
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We've frustratingly allowed "real world" to become a deceptive synonym for "observations we happened haphazardly to make". I'd say half the studies that come to me now, the majority of which are useful but modest clinical audits, will have "real world" in the proposal title. It's magic!
January 26, 2025 at 4:43 PM
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Postdoc and doctoral student positions in developing Bayesian methods! The positions are funded by Finnish Center for Artificial Intelligence FCAI and there are many other topics, too, but if you specify me as the preferred supervisor then it's going to be Bayesian. fcai.fi/winter-2025-...
Winter 2025 - Researcher positions in AI and machine learning — FCAI
fcai.fi
December 19, 2024 at 3:34 PM
Postdoc and doctoral student positions in developing Bayesian methods! The positions are funded by Finnish Center for Artificial Intelligence FCAI and there are many other topics, too, but if you specify me as the preferred supervisor then it's going to be Bayesian. fcai.fi/winter-2025-...
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Postdoc position in EHR research on infections and socioeconomic and ethnic inequalities in England, using OpenSAFELY jobs.lshtm.ac.uk/Vacancy.aspx... 4 year post with me & working with @ruthcostelloepi.bsky.social, Daniel Grint + many other collaborators.
Join a supportive & enthusiastic team!
Join a supportive & enthusiastic team!
Job Opportunity at LSHTM: Research Fellow in EHR Research
The London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (LSHTM) is one of the world’s leading public health universities. Our mission is to improve health and health equity in the UK and worldwide; working i...
jobs.lshtm.ac.uk
December 17, 2024 at 2:55 PM
Postdoc position in EHR research on infections and socioeconomic and ethnic inequalities in England, using OpenSAFELY jobs.lshtm.ac.uk/Vacancy.aspx... 4 year post with me & working with @ruthcostelloepi.bsky.social, Daniel Grint + many other collaborators.
Join a supportive & enthusiastic team!
Join a supportive & enthusiastic team!
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Want to do a postdoc in Oslo? We're seeking candidates for a four year postdoc position in causal inference/time-to-event analysis.
Application deadline is January 31. See below for more information and feel free to take contact if you have any questions! www.jobbnorge.no/en/available...
Application deadline is January 31. See below for more information and feel free to take contact if you have any questions! www.jobbnorge.no/en/available...
Four year postdoc position at the Oslo Centre for Biostatistics and Epidemiology (OCBE) (272144) | University of Oslo
Job title: Four year postdoc position at the Oslo Centre for Biostatistics and Epidemiology (OCBE) (272144), Employer: University of Oslo, Deadline: Friday, January 31, 2025
www.jobbnorge.no
December 16, 2024 at 10:40 AM
Want to do a postdoc in Oslo? We're seeking candidates for a four year postdoc position in causal inference/time-to-event analysis.
Application deadline is January 31. See below for more information and feel free to take contact if you have any questions! www.jobbnorge.no/en/available...
Application deadline is January 31. See below for more information and feel free to take contact if you have any questions! www.jobbnorge.no/en/available...
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APPLY NOW for a CANSSI Distinguished Postdoctoral Fellowship!
#statistics #biostatistics #actuarialscience #datascience
✅ 2 years
✅ $70,000+/year
✅ Comprehensive statistics-focused research & training
Get the details:
canssi.ca/program/dist...
#statistics #biostatistics #actuarialscience #datascience
✅ 2 years
✅ $70,000+/year
✅ Comprehensive statistics-focused research & training
Get the details:
canssi.ca/program/dist...
December 10, 2024 at 1:23 PM
APPLY NOW for a CANSSI Distinguished Postdoctoral Fellowship!
#statistics #biostatistics #actuarialscience #datascience
✅ 2 years
✅ $70,000+/year
✅ Comprehensive statistics-focused research & training
Get the details:
canssi.ca/program/dist...
#statistics #biostatistics #actuarialscience #datascience
✅ 2 years
✅ $70,000+/year
✅ Comprehensive statistics-focused research & training
Get the details:
canssi.ca/program/dist...
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📢Funded PhD on "Analytic methods for leveraging complex data to inform effective evaluation of cancer therapies", supervised by myself, @richarddriley.bsky.social , S Khan and J Singh, collaborating with AstraZeneca; D Jackson, S Khosla. For further information follow more.bham.ac.uk/mrc-aim/phd-...
PhD Opportunities – MRC AIM
more.bham.ac.uk
December 5, 2024 at 8:19 PM
📢Funded PhD on "Analytic methods for leveraging complex data to inform effective evaluation of cancer therapies", supervised by myself, @richarddriley.bsky.social , S Khan and J Singh, collaborating with AstraZeneca; D Jackson, S Khosla. For further information follow more.bham.ac.uk/mrc-aim/phd-...
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Funding available to do a PhD on statistical methods for assessing the integrity of RCTs, based in Aberdeen, with Alison Avenell, myself, Graeme MacLennan and Mark Bolland. Competitive process, funded by MRC Trials Methodology Research Partnership: www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
Investigating statistical methods to assess the conduct and integrity of clinical trials at University of Aberdeen on FindAPhD.com
PhD Project - Investigating statistical methods to assess the conduct and integrity of clinical trials at University of Aberdeen , listed on FindAPhD.com
www.findaphd.com
December 3, 2024 at 11:40 AM
Funding available to do a PhD on statistical methods for assessing the integrity of RCTs, based in Aberdeen, with Alison Avenell, myself, Graeme MacLennan and Mark Bolland. Competitive process, funded by MRC Trials Methodology Research Partnership: www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
@timpmorris.bsky.social Are you planning to offer the “Using Simulation Studies” short course in 2025? I know the website says you don’t have a date for it yet, just want to plan ahead and hope to make my employer pay for it! ☺️
November 29, 2024 at 2:05 PM
@timpmorris.bsky.social Are you planning to offer the “Using Simulation Studies” short course in 2025? I know the website says you don’t have a date for it yet, just want to plan ahead and hope to make my employer pay for it! ☺️
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New blogpost:
deevybee.blogspot.com/2024/11/why-...
deevybee.blogspot.com/2024/11/why-...
Why I have resigned from the Royal Society
The Royal Society is a venerable institution founded in 1660, whose original members included such eminent men as Christopher Wren, Robert H...
deevybee.blogspot.com
November 25, 2024 at 7:49 AM
New blogpost:
deevybee.blogspot.com/2024/11/why-...
deevybee.blogspot.com/2024/11/why-...
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Up to 5 Departmental PhD Scholarships
Deadline: 10 January 2025
The Departmental Scholarships will be 3.5 years in duration, full time (or 6 years for part-time), and includes full tuition fees, an annual stipend, and an allowance for research training.
www.ucl.ac.uk/statistics/p...
Deadline: 10 January 2025
The Departmental Scholarships will be 3.5 years in duration, full time (or 6 years for part-time), and includes full tuition fees, an annual stipend, and an allowance for research training.
www.ucl.ac.uk/statistics/p...
Research Studentships
www.ucl.ac.uk
November 22, 2024 at 3:23 PM
Up to 5 Departmental PhD Scholarships
Deadline: 10 January 2025
The Departmental Scholarships will be 3.5 years in duration, full time (or 6 years for part-time), and includes full tuition fees, an annual stipend, and an allowance for research training.
www.ucl.ac.uk/statistics/p...
Deadline: 10 January 2025
The Departmental Scholarships will be 3.5 years in duration, full time (or 6 years for part-time), and includes full tuition fees, an annual stipend, and an allowance for research training.
www.ucl.ac.uk/statistics/p...
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I am #hiring 2 analysts for the Statistics for Development Division at the Pacific Community (SPC). Skills: #rstats and/or Stata; Git; complex household surveys; development issues relating to Pacific Islands.
Based in either Fiji or New Caledonia (and we will relocate you and your family there).
Based in either Fiji or New Caledonia (and we will relocate you and your family there).
Statistics Analyst
Noumea or Suva-based position Attractive expatriate package Join the principal development organisation in the region Description The Pacific Community (SPC)...
careers.spc.int
November 21, 2024 at 4:23 AM
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Academic job opening at #Duke in #Biostatistics!
academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/29227
Areas of interest include #AI / #ML, clinical research #informatics, #data engineering, harmonization and architecture for multicenter studies.
academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/29227
Areas of interest include #AI / #ML, clinical research #informatics, #data engineering, harmonization and architecture for multicenter studies.
Duke University, Biostatistics & Bioinformatics
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November 20, 2024 at 7:23 PM
Academic job opening at #Duke in #Biostatistics!
academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/29227
Areas of interest include #AI / #ML, clinical research #informatics, #data engineering, harmonization and architecture for multicenter studies.
academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/29227
Areas of interest include #AI / #ML, clinical research #informatics, #data engineering, harmonization and architecture for multicenter studies.
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We are organising the First International Conference on Probabilistic Numerics (ProbNum 2025) at EURECOM in southern France in Sep 2025. Topics: AI, ML, Stat, Sim, and Numerics. Reposts very much appreciated!
probnum25.github.io
probnum25.github.io
November 17, 2024 at 7:06 AM
We are organising the First International Conference on Probabilistic Numerics (ProbNum 2025) at EURECOM in southern France in Sep 2025. Topics: AI, ML, Stat, Sim, and Numerics. Reposts very much appreciated!
probnum25.github.io
probnum25.github.io
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new PhD position with @maartenvsmeden.bsky.social and me!
are you:
- interested in the intersection of "science" and deep learning?
- keen to work with electrocardiography (ECG) data
- eager to learn and be part of a vibrant data science team of the UMC Utrecht?
see bit.ly/3UaSN23
are you:
- interested in the intersection of "science" and deep learning?
- keen to work with electrocardiography (ECG) data
- eager to learn and be part of a vibrant data science team of the UMC Utrecht?
see bit.ly/3UaSN23
Vacancy — PhD student SciML4Medicine
PhD student SciML4Medicine: electrocardiography analysis with mathematical modeling and deep learning.
bit.ly
October 15, 2024 at 1:27 PM
new PhD position with @maartenvsmeden.bsky.social and me!
are you:
- interested in the intersection of "science" and deep learning?
- keen to work with electrocardiography (ECG) data
- eager to learn and be part of a vibrant data science team of the UMC Utrecht?
see bit.ly/3UaSN23
are you:
- interested in the intersection of "science" and deep learning?
- keen to work with electrocardiography (ECG) data
- eager to learn and be part of a vibrant data science team of the UMC Utrecht?
see bit.ly/3UaSN23
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What is maths? Who is it for? Where can it lead you? We offer more diverse answers to these questions than students might expect in this sixth form event for Maths Week England.
If you're local to Sheffield & teach A Level maths check it out!
shuoutreach.com/event/mathem...
#MathsToday #UKMathsChat
If you're local to Sheffield & teach A Level maths check it out!
shuoutreach.com/event/mathem...
#MathsToday #UKMathsChat
Mathematics Broader Horizons
Maths has a vital role in the modern world, driving developments in technology, science and society which contribute to solving global problems. Maths is a diverse and interesting story with cultur…
shuoutreach.com
October 14, 2024 at 3:30 PM
What is maths? Who is it for? Where can it lead you? We offer more diverse answers to these questions than students might expect in this sixth form event for Maths Week England.
If you're local to Sheffield & teach A Level maths check it out!
shuoutreach.com/event/mathem...
#MathsToday #UKMathsChat
If you're local to Sheffield & teach A Level maths check it out!
shuoutreach.com/event/mathem...
#MathsToday #UKMathsChat
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We're (the machine learning research group in Oxford) recruiting a three-year postdoc to work on inverse reinforcement learning (deadline 5th Nov): my.corehr.com/pls/uoxrecru...
Job Details
my.corehr.com
October 8, 2024 at 10:09 AM
We're (the machine learning research group in Oxford) recruiting a three-year postdoc to work on inverse reinforcement learning (deadline 5th Nov): my.corehr.com/pls/uoxrecru...
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If you are interested in pursuing a #PhD at @statisticsucl.bsky.social (Oct/25) in #Bayesian methodology and computational #statistics, co-supervised by Sam Livingstone and myself, feel free to reach out. A strong academic background and proven experience in these areas are essential.
October 1, 2024 at 1:00 PM
If you are interested in pursuing a #PhD at @statisticsucl.bsky.social (Oct/25) in #Bayesian methodology and computational #statistics, co-supervised by Sam Livingstone and myself, feel free to reach out. A strong academic background and proven experience in these areas are essential.
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Oh beloved stats nerds, come work for the NHS, doing and teaching data simulation!
£62-£86k
permanent
remote
#statsky #biostats #rstats #episky
£62-£86k
permanent
remote
#statsky #biostats #rstats #episky
The Strategy Unit is growing!
www.strategyunitwm.nhs.uk
October 1, 2024 at 10:20 AM