Tenure-track Assistant Professor of Statistics, Iowa State University

The International Society for Bayesian Analysis; Ames (IA); On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

The Department of Statistics at Iowa State University seeks a tenure-track Assistant Professor to begin in August 2018. The successful candidate will engage in teaching, advising, and developing funded research in statistics, while contributing to a collaborative academic environment.

Qualifications

• Strong teaching abilities in statistics and data science.
• Potential to secure research funding.
• Experience publishing in top-tier journals.

Responsibilities

• Teach undergraduate and graduate level courses.
• Advise graduate students.
• Develop a high-impact research program.

Skills

Teaching

Research

Collaboration

Education

Ph.D. or equivalent degree in statistics or a closely related discipline

Job description

Tenure-track Assistant Professor of Statistics, Iowa State University

Sep 20, 2017

The Department of Statistics at Iowa State University invites applications for a tenure-track position at the rank of Assistant Professor, beginning August 16, 2018.
Responsibilities include teaching undergraduate and graduate level courses, graduate student advising, professional and institutional service, developing and sustaining a high-impact research program that can successfully compete for external funding, and participating in collaborative research with researchers in other disciplines. A percentage of the teaching responsibility associated with this position will be in support of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences’ undergraduate program in data science.

Required: Ph.D. or equivalent degree in statistics or a closely related discipline.

Preferred: Experience that demonstrates the ability to teach statistics classes at all levels and more general data science classes at the undergraduate level. Experience that demonstrates the potential to secure research funding, to carry out high-quality research in statistics, and to publish research results in top-tier journals. Experience that demonstrates the potential to participate in collaborative research efforts with researchers in other disciplines.

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Iowa State University is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, age, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, national origin, marital status, disability, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against.