Assistant Professor, Statistics

100 The University of Akron; Akron (OH); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

The Department of Statistics at the University of Akron invites applications for a tenure-track Assistant Professor position starting in August 2027. The successful candidate will support teaching for undergraduate and graduate students and service teaching for other departments, while maintaining a productive research agenda.

The candidate will deliver and develop courses in their areas of expertise, conduct publishable research, and collaborate with other institutions in northeast Ohio and

Qualifications

• Evidence of teaching potential at undergraduate and graduate levels.
• Demonstrated research productivity with publications.
• Citizenship or immigration status allowing long-term, full-time academic work in the United States.

Responsibilities

• Teach undergraduate and graduate courses and develop elective courses in their area of expertise.
• Conduct independent and collaborative research with publications in recognized journals.
• Develop collaborations with other institutions in northeast Ohio and beyond.
• Engage with the department's Center for Statistical Consulting and advise undergraduate and graduate research projects.

Skills

Teaching ability

Research potential

Collaboration

Education

PhD in statistics or related field

Job description

The Department of Statistics at the University of Akron (https://www.uakron.edu/statistics) invites applications for a tenure-track Assistant Professor position starting in August 2027. The successful candidate for this tenure-track position will support the department's core mission of teaching our own undergraduate and graduate students and service teaching for other departments and colleges, while maintaining a productive research agenda.

The successful candidate will contribute to delivering our current programs, and teach/develop elective courses in their own areas of expertise. They will conduct research in their areas of specialization and related areas that is publishable in recognized journals, developing research collaborations along the way with other institutions of higher education or research in northeast Ohio and beyond.

Required Qualifications:

• Applicants must have a Ph.D. or an equivalent terminal degree in statistics or a closely related field. They must have demonstrated teaching potential and show evidence of interest in teaching at both undergraduate and graduate levels. They must also show potential for research productivity that can be disseminated via quality peer-reviewed journals. The candidate must have citizenship or immigration status allowing long-term, full-time academic work in the United States.

Preferred Qualifications:

• We seek scholars that will lead collaborations among faculty, students and community partners that address questions of well-being, public safety, and civic engagement. The ideal candidate will have teaching experience either during or after finishing their terminal degree, specifically with delivering courses in different modes such as in-person, hybrid, online live, and online asynchronous. They should have capability and interest in carrying forward the activities of the department's Center for Statistical Consulting, as well as advising undergraduate and graduate research projects. Adequate computer programming skills and statistical computing knowledge for modern-day statistical needs are important. It is highly desirable that the candidate possesses collaborative research experience and evidence of potential for external funding. Ideally, the candidate's research area should complement the department's existing areas of expertise in time series, spatial/spatio-temporal data, functional data, bioinformatics, clinical trials, and sequential/multistage designs for statistical inference.

About the Department

The University of Akron's Department of Statistics offers programs in Statistics, Data Science, and Actuarial Science. Additionally, we provide a comprehensive Master of Science degree in Statistics and applied statistics as well as a Graduate Certificate in data science. These fields are growing significantly and presenting innumerable opportunities for graduates, with US News and World Report ranking the statistician profession as belonging to the Top Ten STEM and Top Ten Business Jobs with high satisfaction scores. UA graduates hold a unique advantage as their degree comes from the only stand-alone statistics department in northeast Ohio. As the industry continues to grow over the next decade with significant opportunities in the local business and medical sectors, this position will provide a distinct advantage to professionals in these fields by emphasizing statistics and computing.

UA offers unrivaled opportunities for students to practice their skills in real-world contexts. The Statistical Consulting Center provides much-needed statistical expertise to institutions in northeast Ohio, departments within UA, and irreplaceable experiential learning for our undergraduate and graduate students. Looking ahead, we see tremendous research opportunities for this new faculty member to engage in numerous similar initiatives to increase involvement in both our campus and our city. Currently, the Department of Statistics has 8 faculty members, 4 tenure track and 4 non-tenure track faculty. Research programs in our department include several areas in applied statistics such as predictive modeling, machine learning, statistical computing, spatial/spatio-temporal modeling and biostatistics. We currently have more than 80 undergraduate and graduate students pursuing degrees in the statistics department.

Subject to Collective Bargaining Agreement Requirements.

Additional Position Information

This position is commensurate with experience and qualifications.

Review of Applicants will begin November 19, 2026.

United States of America (Exempt)

American Association of University Professors