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Description
The Department of Statistics and Data Science at Washington University in St. Louis has multiple openings for tenure-track positions at the rank of Assistant Professor to begin in 2025. The department supports foundational research as well as transdisciplinary research. Candidates with expertise and interests in emerging areas of statistics and data science, including but not limited to machine learning and artificial intelligence, public health, and social data science, are welcome. Duties will include teaching and student mentoring at the undergraduate and the graduate levels, conducting and maintaining a strong research program, and participating in department and university service.
Qualifications
A Ph.D. in Statistics or a relevant field in data science is required.
Application Instructions
Application materials should include a CV, list of publications, research statement, teaching statement, and three or four letters of recommendation, one of the letters needs to address teaching credentials. Applicants are recommended to include copies of past teaching evaluations along with their teaching statements. Applicants and reference letter writers should submit the required material via Interfolio. The department will review applications regularly from October 15, 2024, but applications completed prior to November 15, 2024 will receive full consideration. Consideration after that date will be at the discretion of the department.
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