The Department of Statistics at The University of Chicago invites applications for a Senior Instructional Professor rank position to direct the Statistics undergraduate major program. The selected candidate will be appointed as Assistant Senior Instructional Professor, Associate Senior Instructional Professor, or Senior Instructional Professor, with rank determined by qualifications. The appointment will be for a term of up to five years, renewable. This is a career-track position with competitive salary and benefits. The position is expected to begin as soon as possible. Position responsibilities will be serving as Director of Undergraduate Studies for the Statistics major, and leading, in consultation with a faculty committee, the design, development, implementation, and academic administration of the undergraduate curriculum, and hiring, evaluating, and managing teaching personnel in the major program. Other duties include teaching; and advising students on course sequences, course selection, and prerequisites, providing academic and career advice to students. 

Qualifications 

Required: A Ph.D. in statistics, or a related field; At least one year of experience teaching at a college or university as an instructor of record; At least one year of experience managing staff, academic, and/or teaching personnel; such as, but not limited to, teaching assistants and graders. 

Application Instructions 

The following materials are required: 

-cover letter; 

-curriculum vitae; 

-teaching statement (which should include information about the candidate’s teaching and mentoring activities, ---teaching philosophy and goals); syllabi from at least two different courses that the candidate has designed and taught; description of experience in managing staff, academic and/or teaching personnel; 

-Three confidential letters of reference. 

Applications must be submitted online through the University of Chicago’s Academic Jobs website: apply.interfolio.com/118927. Review of applications will begin on January 15, 2022 and will continue until the position is filled. 

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement 

All University departments and institutes are charged with building a faculty from a diversity of backgrounds and with diverse viewpoints; with cultivating an inclusive community that values freedom of expression; and with welcoming and supporting all their members. 

 We seek a diverse pool of applicants who wish to join an academic community that places the highest value on rigorous inquiry and encourages diverse perspectives, experiences, groups of individuals, and ideas to inform and stimulate intellectual challenge, engagement, and exchange.

 

The University’s Statements on Diversity are at https://provost.uchicago.edu/statements-diversity. The University of Chicago is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity/Disabled/Veterans Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national or ethnic origin, age, status as an individual with a disability, protected veteran status, genetic information, or other protected classes under the law. For additional information please see the University's Notice of Nondiscrimination. 

Job seekers in need of a reasonable accommodation to complete the application process should call 773-834-3988 or email equalopportunity@uchicago.edu with their request.