Assistant or Associate Professor in Statistics

Job Title
Assistant or Associate Professor in Statistics


Requisition Number
FE04246


Working Title

Department Name
8E130:Statistics


Work Location
Lexington, KY


Type of Position
Faculty


Position Time Status
Full-Time


Tenure Track Status
Tenure Track


Required Education

Ph.D. in Statistics or a related field is required.



Required Related Experience

n/a



Required License/Registration/Certification

n/a



Job Summary

The Dr. Bing Zhang Department of Statistics in the College of Arts Sciences at the University of Kentucky in Lexington, KY seeks to fill two tenure-eligible faculty positions at the Assistant or Associate Professor level. These are 9-month positions in the regular title series with an anticipated start date of August 1, 2025. We seek candidates with demonstrated statistical or probabilistic potential in the areas of Data Science, Big Data, Artificial Intelligence, or Machine Learning. Demonstrated excellence in both teaching and research is required. Candidates should be competent to teach a variety of subjects at the undergraduate and graduate level, commensurate with a required broad graduate education.

A Ph.D. in Statistics or a related field is required.


Applicants must include the following: 1) cover letter 2) CV, 3) Research Statement (upload as Specific Request 1), 4) Teaching Statement (upload as Specific Request 2) and 5) current transcript. In addition, please provide the names and contact information of three references when prompted in the academic profile. This information may be utilized to solicit recommendation letters from your references within the employment system.


The University of Kentucky provides comprehensive benefits which are fully described at https://hr.uky.edu/employment/working-uk/our-benefits.


Questions about this search should be addressed to Dr. Derek Young, Search Committee Chair, Dr. Bing Zhang Department of Statistics, University of Kentucky (derek.young@uky.edu).


Review of applications will begin on December 2nd, 2024, and will continue until the position is filled.





Skills / Knowledge / Abilities

Does this position have supervisory responsibilities?
No


Preferred Education/Experience

Deadline to Apply

Open Until Filled
Yes


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