Tenure Track Assistant Professor position in “Theoretical Data Science and Machine Learning”

The International Society for Bayesian Analysis; Lugano; On-site; CHF 99,000 - 121,000; Full time

Job summary

USI (Università della Svizzera Italiana) in Lugano seeks a junior statistician for a Tenure Track Assistant Professor position in “Theoretical Data Science and Machine Learning.” The deadline for applications is 30 November 2025, with a desired starting date around Summer 2026. The starting salary is 110,000 CHF per year.

The faculty is located in Lugano on the main campus, with proximity to Zürich and Milan; USI has growing programs in Data Science, Statistics and ML and will host the European

Job description

Tenure Track Assistant Professor position in “Theoretical Data Science and Machine Learning”

Sep 29, 2025

USI is looking for a talented junior statistician for Tenure Track Assistant Professor position in “Theoretical Data Science and Machine Learning”. The deadline for applications is 30 November 2025 and we are looking for a starting date around the Summer 2026. Starting salary is 110,000 CHF per year. More details about the required profile can be found on:
https://recruitment.usi.ch/auth/Apply/0/Position/4423681/Step/0

The faculty is located in Lugano in the South of Switzerland on the University’s main campus, 1.5 hrs from Zürich and 1 hr from Milan. It has been expanding its activities in Data Science, Statistics and Machine Learning. Since 2024, we are now having both a bachelor’s and master’s degree in Data Science and a master’s degree in Artificial Intelligence. In August 2026, we will be hosting the European Meeting of Statisticians in Lugano.

Timeline of the hiring process

• End of September 2025: opening of vacancy
• 30 November 2025: application deadline
• 2-4 February 2026: In person interviews in Lugano, Switzerland.
• Summer 2026: envisioned starting date

For any questions, do not hesitate to contact the Dean, Prof. Ernst C. Wit ([e-mail]).