The Department of Statistics invites applications for teaching, clinical and visiting assistant/associate/full professor positions in Statistics and Data Science (up to 100% for 9 months). Teaching and clinical professorial positions are continuing specialized faculty appointments renewable subject to performance and funding. Visiting positions are for one year. Adjunct teaching/clinical/visiting positions are possible for appointments below 50%. Some areas of emphasis include statistical methods for data science, statistical machine learning, computational statistics, biostatistics and informatics. All areas of statistics and data science are welcome.
Applicants must have a PhD in statistics, biostatistics, computer science, data science, engineering or related field at time of appointment. Applicants for teaching and clinical faculty positions must demonstrate a commitment to applied or pedagogical research, excellent teaching and professional development of students and professional experience commensurate with the rank being sought.
Successful candidates are expected to teach effectively at the undergraduate level, graduate level or both, to establish and maintain an active and independent research program appropriate to their faculty appointment, and to provide service to the department, the university and the profession. The anticipated starting date is August 16, 2018. Salary is competitive.
The Department of Statistics is a vibrant, growing department with over 400 undergraduate majors, over 150 graduate students, and a rich history of research in statistical theory and methods as well as interdisciplinary applications. The University of Illinois has leading research and graduate programs in Computational Science and Engineering and offers abundant resources and opportunities for collaboration with leading researchers in Engineering, the life sciences, and medical and health sciences. Notably, the Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology is a world leader for research in biology, engineering, behavioral and cognitive sciences and neuroscience; the Institute for Genomic Biology is home of groundbreaking research in systems biology and genome technology; and the National Center for Supercomputing Applications (NCSA) hosts the Blue Waters project for sustained petascale computing as well as dedicated campus supercomputing facilities.
Application procedures:
To apply, please create your candidate profile at http://jobs.illinois.edu and upload your required documents, including cover letter, curriculum vitae, teaching statement, research statement, up to three sample research papers, optional course evaluations and the names and email addresses (phone numbers are optional) of three professional references. Referees will be contacted electronically within 1-2 business days after submission of the application.
To ensure full consideration, applications must be submitted by March 1, 2018. In your cover letter please state which rank you wish to be considered for. Interviews may take place and offers may be made before the closing date, but all applications received by the closing date will receive full consideration for an open position.
For further information, contact us at stat-search@illinois.edu or 217-333-2167
The University of Illinois conducts criminal background checks on all job candidates upon acceptance of a contingent offer.
The University of Illinois is an Equal Opportunity, Affirmative Action employer. Minorities, women, veterans and individuals with disabilities are encouraged to apply. For more information, visit http://go.illinois.edu/EEO. To learn more about the University’s commitment to diversity, please visit http://www.inclusiveillinois.illinois.edu