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Centre for Philosophy of Natural and Social Science (CPNSS)

Research Officer in Decision-Making under Severe Uncertainty

Salary £37,717 pa inclusive of London allowance

This is a fixed-term appointment for 12 months

The post is based in the Centre for Philosophy of Natural and Social Science (CPNSS), which promotes research into philosophical, methodological and foundational questions concerning Science. The Research Officer will work in the project “Toward the Development of a Decision-Theoretic Framework for enhanced Cat Risk Management”, which is a collaboration between CPNSS, Maximum Information and reask.

The post is located within the project Toward the Development of a Decision-Theoretic Framework for enhanced Cat Risk Management, funded by a grant from the Lighthill Risk Network. The Research Officer will conduct research at the interface of Cat modelling and decision-making, working on the implementation of general framework for decision-making under scientific uncertainty in the insurance sector. The Research Officer will collaborate closely with the project leaders (Prof. R. Bradley, Prof. R. Frigg and Dr. T. Philp) and maintain a dialogue with project’s industry partners, Maximum Information, reask, Aon, MS Amlin, Liberty Syndicates, Guy Carpenter, Lloyd's, and Hiscox.

The ideal candidate for this post will combine strong quantitative skills with an interest in the use of scientific modelling to support decision making and an enthusiasm for working in an interdisciplinary research team on both foundational and applied problems. They will have:

•  A PhD close to completion by the post start date in a relevant discipline.
• Excellent written and oral communications and presentation skills, including the ability to communicate with business audiences
• The ability to come to grips with quantitative models
• The ability to understand and work with formal frameworks for decision-making
• Training in a formal discipline such as mathematics or statistics
• A commitment to working as part of a team, ensuring fulfilment of project goals
• Ability to work independently and manage own workload
• Evidence of a methodical approach to work with excellent attention to detail

We offer an occupational pension scheme, generous annual leave and excellent training and development opportunities.

For further information about the post, please see the how to apply document, job description and the person specification.

If you have any technical queries with applying on the online system, please use the “contact us” links at the bottom of the LSE Jobs page. Should you have any queries about the role, please email: Prof Richard Bradley (r.bradley@lse.ac.uk).

The closing date for receipt of applications is 18 August 2021 (23.59 UK time). Regrettably, we are unable to accept any late applications.