ASSISTANT, ASSOCIATE, OR PROFESSOR OF STATISTICS - CLUSTER HIRE

Salary:

Negotiable
ACADEMIC (9 months)

Job Summary:

Position summary:
The University of Wisconsin-Madison seeks to hire a faculty member with research interests in the statistical and data science aspects of Astronomy. The committee considers this to be a broad research domain with elements that may be algorithmic, computational, or mathematical, and informed by substantive subject-matter considerations. This position is part of a campus-wide cluster initiative to deepen UW-Madison leadership in Multi-messenger Astrophysics and provide opportunities to contribute to the intellectual community that supports the UW Madison IceCube Neutrino Observatory. This hiring initiative involves the Departments of Astronomy, Physics, and Statistics. Individuals from underrepresented groups are particularly encouraged to apply. Further information regarding this cluster initiative can be found at: https://facstaff.provost.wisc.edu/cluster-hiring-initiative/ . The successful applicants will join a leading statistics department, to engage in research, teaching, and graduate student training in Data Science and Statistics.

Principal duties:
The incumbent will teach Statistics and/or Data Science courses; participate in the training of graduate students; conduct research; publish in academic journals in Statistics, Data Science, Astronomy, and closely related fields and present them at national and international meetings; and participate in professional and university service and outreach. The successful candidate will be expected to develop and maintain extramural funding.

Institutional Statement on Diversity:

Diversity is a source of strength, creativity, and innovation for UW-Madison. We value the contributions of each person and respect the profound ways their identity, culture, background, experience, status, abilities, and opinion enrich the university community. We commit ourselves to the pursuit of excellence in teaching, research, outreach, and diversity as inextricably linked goals.

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Education:

Required
PhD in Statistics or related field

Qualifications:

Scholarly research record and teaching experience preferred. Demonstrated excellence or demonstrated potential for excellence in research, broadly defined. Interest and ability to teach data science or statistics classes at the undergraduate and graduate levels. Ability to interact with an interdisciplinary and collaborative intellectual community.

COVID-19 Considerations:

UW-Madison continues to follow necessary health and safety protocols to protect our campus from COVID-19. All employees remain subject to the COVID-19 Workplace Safety Policy: https://policy.wisc.edu/library/UW-5086 . Please visit https://covidresponse.wisc.edu for the most up-to-date information.

Additional Information:

Our field and our department are growing rapidly, fueling our excitement for the future of our discipline, and creating an eager desire among our faculty to attract candidates from diverse backgrounds and interests. The Department has 26 regular faculty members, over 100 PhD students, roughly 150 MS students, and over 500 undergraduate majors in statistics and data science. Some faculty members have joint appointments in other departments. The Department is well known for its strong interplay between statistical theory, methodology, and practice. The University of Wisconsin-Madison ranks among the top universities in the country in research expenditures and provides excellent support for faculty seeking external funding. Internal research support is available from funds provided by the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation. Madison is a pleasant medium-sized city (about 250,000 population) located in the lake region of southern Wisconsin. It is the state capital with a large base for educational research and government activities as well as university-industry interaction. The university and community offer outstanding intellectual, cultural and recreational activities. Madison's quality of life always ranks very high among cities of comparable size as a place to work and live.

UW-Madison is seeking a diverse set of faculty candidates who will deepen our campus' interdisciplinary research strength in key areas of current and future research promise, as well as faculty candidates who will approach their work in a manner that advances our commitment to research excellence.

Department(s):

A489000-COL OF LETTERS & SCIENCE/STATISTICS/STATISTICS

Work Type:

Full Time: 100%

This position requires work be performed in-person, onsite, at a designated campus work location.

Appointment Type, Duration:

Ongoing/Renewable

Anticipated Begin Date:

AUGUST 22, 2022

How to Apply:

Candidates must apply online at jobs.wisc.edu ; search for position 242584 and click on "". Applicants must upload the following:
-Cover Letter/Statement of Interest
-CV with publications
-One document that contains both: Research Statement and Teaching Statement
Candidates will be asked to provide contact information for three references; these references will each receive an electronic link through which they can upload a signed letter of reference. At least one of the references should be able to address the applicant's effectiveness as a teacher.

The deadline for ensuring full consideration is January 3, 2022, however the position will remain open and application may be considered until the position is filled.

Contact:

Karl Rohe
karlrohe@stat.wisc.edu
608-263-8531
Relay Access (WTRS): 7-1-1 (out-of-state: TTY: 800.947.3529, STS: 800.833.7637) and above Phone number (See RELAY_SERVICE for further information. )

Official Title:

Professor(FA020) or Associate Professor(FA030) or Assistant Professor(FA040)

Employment Class:

Faculty

Job Number:

242584-FA



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Applications Open: Nov 30 2021 Central Standard Time
Applications Close: