University of Cincinnati, Mathematical Sciences
Position ID:
Cincinnati-TTAP [#27355]
Position Title:
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR, TENURE TRACK, STATISTICS
Position Type:
Tenured/Tenure-track faculty
Position Location:
Cincinnati, Ohio 45221-0025, United States of America
Appl Deadline:
(posted 2025/10/14, listed until 2026/03/02)
Position Description:
Position Description
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR, TENURE TRACK, STATISTICS Department of Mathematical Sciences Job Overview Applications are invited for a tenure-track Assistant Professor position in statistics within the Department of Mathematical Sciences, which offers BS, MS and PhD degrees in statistics through its Division of Statistics and Data Science. Candidates from all areas of statistics will receive full consideration. This position will contribute to the department’s research interest in statistical methods for big data—including, but not limited to, high-dimensional data analysis, statistical machine learning, computational statistics, and uncertainty quantification—with applications in areas such as imaging, spatial, network, and genomics data. The appointment is expected to begin on August 15, 2026. Review of applicants will begin on November 17, 2025, but the position will remain open until filled. The standard teaching load for research-active faculty is six credit hours per semester. New faculty receive a 25% teaching reduction and reduced service role in each of the first two years. The department is dedicated to excellence in both research and teaching. Statistics faculty in the department are involved in both methodological and interdisciplinary research. They have diverse areas of research interests, which include scalable Bayesian methods, spatial statistics, and statistical methods for massive or complex data, in general, and high-dimensional data analysis, statistical machine learning, uncertainty quantification, statistical genomics, analysis of network data and survey sampling, in particular. Essential Functions • Maintaining an active research program in statistics. • Teaching both graduate and undergraduate courses in statistics such as but not limited to: Probability and Statistics, Applied Regression Analysis, Mathematical Statistics, and Statistical Computing. • Mentoring graduate and undergraduate students. • Filling service roles for the university and statistics community, such as serving as peer reviewer for statistics journals, participating in department and college committees including but not limited to undergraduate students advising, graduate students advising and exam committees. Minimum Qualifications • Prior to the date of appointment, a PhD degree in Statistics or a closely related field with a focus on statistics. Application Process Candidates must submit a statement about teamwork (maximum one page) in their application on the University of Cincinnati recruitment system (https://jobs.uc.edu, search 100066). Candidates also must submit the following documents at https://jobs.uc.edu (search, 100066), or on Mathjobs.org. • Cover letter. • Copy of curriculum vitae. • Description of research. • Description of teaching experience (if applicable) and philosophy. Candidates must also arrange to have three confidential letters of recommendation submitted via mathjobs.org, or sent via email to ludwigsy@ucmail.uc.edu.Application Materials Required:
- Submit the following items online at this website to complete your application:
- Exactly one cover letters
- Exactly One Curriculum Vitae
- Exactly One Description of Research, if applicables
- Exactly one description of teaching experience, if applicables
- Exactly three reference letters (to be submitted online by the reference writers on this site
)
- And anything else requested in the position description.
Further Info:
Department of Mathematical Sciences
University of Cincinnati
PO Box 210025
Cincinnati
OH 45221-0025
University of Cincinnati
PO Box 210025
Cincinnati
OH 45221-0025