Professor of Teaching

Sacbar; Irvine, Northern (CA, KY); Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

The Department of Statistics at the University of California, Irvine invites applications for a Professor of Teaching in the Lecturer with Security of Employment series, beginning January 1, 2027. Open rank, with emphasis on teaching excellence, service, and pedagogy. Applicants should hold a Ph.D.

in Statistics or Biostatistics by fall 2026 and show evidence of teaching excellence. Responsibilities include teaching, developing innovative strategies, and mentoring graduate teaching assistants;

Qualifications

• Ph.D. in Statistics or Biostatistics by fall 2026.
• Evidence of teaching excellence expected.
• Focus on development/implementation of innovative teaching strategies and pedagogy.

Responsibilities

• Teach within the Statistics curriculum.
• Develop novel teaching strategies and curricula.
• Train and oversee graduate teaching assistants; potential leadership roles in programs.

Skills

Teaching excellence

Curriculum design

Pedagogy development

Service

Education

Ph.D. in Statistics/Biostatistics or related field

Job description

The Department of Statistics in the Donald Bren School of Information and Computer Sciences (ICS) at the University of California, Irvine (UCI) invites applications for a faculty position as Professor of Teaching beginning January 1, 2027. The Lecturer with Security of Employment series (Professor of Teaching) requires, in addition to excellent teaching and service, that the candidate makes outstanding and recognized contributions to the development of their specific discipline and/or of pedagogy. The search is open rank; we welcome applicants at the Assistant (potential security of employment; analogous to pre-tenure) or Associate/Full (security of employment; analogous to tenure) ranks.

Applicants should hold a Ph.D. degree in Statistics, Biostatistics or a related field (expected by fall 2026) and provide evidence of teaching excellence. This is a full-time faculty position designed for individuals who wish to focus their careers on the development and implementation of innovative teaching strategies, professional activities, and University and public service. Professors of Teaching are members of the University of California Academic Senate and have all the usual benefits of Senate membership, including eligibility to participate in UCI’s faculty housing program.

The Department of Statistics has a strong interdisciplinary flavor, focused on developing state-of-the-art methods for solving topical data-driven problems in science and engineering, and advancing the statistical theory that underlies those methods. The Department oversees an undergraduate major in Data Science and a minor in Statistics, as well as MS and PhD degrees in Statistics, and a Master's in Data Science. Undergraduate courses include non-calculus based statistics and biostatistics, and more advanced courses in probability, mathematical statistics, and statistical methodology. Graduate courses in statistical methodology are also offered for students from other disciplines. Responsibilities of the Professor of Teaching position include teaching within this curriculum, development of novel teaching strategies, training and oversight of graduate teaching assistants. Candidate desire and potential for future administrative leadership roles in the UCI undergraduate major in Data Science and/or the Master's in Data Science Program will be considered in the selection process.

One of fifteen academic units at UC Irvine, the Donald Bren School of Information and Computer Sciences (ICS) was elevated to an independent School by the UC Regents in 2002. The School’s mission is to advance computing technologies and explore their multidisciplinary applications for the good of humanity. lead innovation in human-centered information and computing technologies, understand their economic and social significance, and develop an educated workforce to further advance technology. With approximately 4,000 undergraduates, 600 master’s students, 400 doctoral students, and 100 faculty members across its three Departments (Computer Science, Informatics, Statistics), the School is the largest computing program within the UC system and one of the largest in the nation, providing exceptional opportunities for discovery and learning in all areas of information and computer sciences.