Instructor

Job Description

The Department of Statistics at Virginia Tech (https://www.stat.vt.edu/) seeks applicants for an Instructor (non tenure-track) position. The successful candidate will be part of the Statistics Department’s instructional team, delivering a wide variety of undergraduate courses ranging from introductory to advanced courses that serve our undergraduate majors, this may include teaching in the Computational Modeling and Data Analytics program (https://www.ais.science.vt.edu/academics/cmda.html), Virginia Tech’s data science undergraduate degree. Additional duties may include coordinating and updating undergraduate courses taught by the department.
The Instructor position is a non-tenure, restricted position. For details on this track, see https://faculty.vt.edu/faculty-handbook/chapter05.html .
The initial appointment will be for one semester, beginning in the Spring of 2022 with the possibility of continuation dependent upon performance and availability of funding. Duties will include teaching undergraduate courses in Statistics and Computational Modeling and Data Analytics. Instructor duties center on teaching four courses per semester.

Required Qualifications

The successful candidate will have
• An MS. in Statistics, or a related field, with a minimum of 20 semester hours of graduate courses in statistics.
• Experience in teaching Statistics at the college level, online and in person.
• Fluency in the statistical programming language R.
• Effective communication skills

Preferred Qualifications

• An MS. in Statistics, or a related field, with a minimum of 20 semester hours of graduate courses in statistics.
• Experience in teaching statistical aspects of data science.
• Documented effectiveness teaching in a curriculum, like that offered by the Virginia Tech’s Statistics Department, designed to serve the needs of a large, diverse group of university students in engineering and the sciences.
• Ability and experience in teaching advanced undergraduate courses.
• Potential to contribute to the department’s curriculum development.
• Experience with using statistics in a professional or consulting setting.

Appointment Type

Restricted

Salary Information

commensurate with experience

Review Date

11/30/2021

Additional Information

Applications must be submitted online and must include

(1) a cover letter,

(2) a curriculum vita,

(3) a statement of teaching experience and philosophy,

(4) a statement on contributions to advancing diversity, equity, and inclusion, and

(5) contact information for at least three references.

The successful candidate will be required to have a criminal conviction check.

About Virginia Tech

Dedicated to its motto, Ut Prosim (That I May Serve), Virginia Tech pushes the boundaries of knowledge by taking a hands-on, transdisciplinary approach to preparing scholars to be leaders and problem-solvers. A comprehensive land-grant institution that enhances the quality of life in Virginia and throughout the world, Virginia Tech is an inclusive community dedicated to knowledge, discovery, and creativity. The university offers more than 280 majors to a diverse enrollment of more than 36,000 undergraduate, graduate, and professional students in eight undergraduate colleges , a school of medicine , a veterinary medicine college, Graduate School , and Honors College . The university has a significant presence across Virginia, including the Innovation Campus in Northern Virginia; the Health Sciences and Technology Campus in Roanoke; sites in Newport News and Richmond; and numerous Extension offices and research centers . A leading global research institution, Virginia Tech conducts more than $500 million in research annually.

Virginia Tech does not discriminate against employees, students, or applicants on the basis of age, color, disability, sex (including pregnancy), gender, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information, national origin, political affiliation, race, religion, sexual orientation, or military status, or otherwise discriminate against employees or applicants who inquire about, discuss, or disclose their compensation or the compensation of other employees or applicants, or on any other basis protected by law.

If you are an individual with a disability and desire an accommodation, please contact Betty Higginbotham at higgvt@vt.edu during regular business hours at least 10 business days prior to the event.

Advertised: October 26, 2021
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