Assistant Professor, Statistics & Data Science (Sports)

Iowa State University; United States; On-site; USD 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Retirement benefits

Generous leave

Onsite childcare

Life insurance

Long-term disability

Flexible Spending Accounts

Employee Assistance Program

Wellbeing program

Job summary

Iowa State University’s Department of Statistics in Ames, IA, invites two tenure-track assistant professors specializing in statistics and data science to begin August 16, 2027. One position will emphasize sports analytics.

Successful candidates will build a high-impact research program, seek external funding, teach graduate and undergraduate courses, and advise students in one of the country’s largest statistics graduate programs.

Qualifications

• PhD or equivalent by start date.
• Foundational training in statistics and data science.
• Ability to teach statistics and data science at undergraduate and graduate levels.
• Ability to develop and sustain a high-impact research program with external funding.
• Ability to contribute to Iowa State University’s growing strength in data science, including sports analytics for one position.

Responsibilities

• Develop and sustain a high-quality, high-impact research program.
• Successfully compete for external funding.
• Collaborate with world-class researchers in statistics and related disciplines.
• Teach graduate and undergraduate students and advise graduate students.

Skills

Statistics expertise

Data science

Teaching

Research collaboration

Grant writing

Education

PhD in statistics or closely related discipline

Job description

Iowa State University’s Department of Statistics in Ames, IA, invites two tenure-track assistant professors specializing in statistics and data science to begin August 16, 2027. One position will emphasize sports analytics.

Successful candidates will build a high-impact research program, seek external funding, teach graduate and undergraduate courses, and advise students in one of the country’s largest statistics graduate programs.