University of California, Santa Barbara, Statistics and Applied Probability

Position ID:
UCSBSAPP-VAP [#25997]
Position Title:
Visiting Faculty Positions
Position Type:
Teaching stream faculty
Position Location:
Santa Barbara, California 93106-3110, United States of America
Subject Areas:
Statistics, Data Science, Applied Probability
Appl Deadline:
2025/03/31 11:59PMhelp popup (posted 2024/12/04, listed until 2025/06/04)
Position Description:
   

Position Description

The Department of Statistics and Applied Probability at UC Santa Barbara is searching for qualified candidates for multiple visiting faculty positions in the Department of Statistics and Applied Probability.

The Department comprises 21 permanent faculty members, as well as more than ten visiting scholars, postdocs, and lecturers. Our vibrant research atmosphere is driven by interdisciplinary research groups in Data Science, Biostatistics, Environmental Statistics, and Financial and Actuarial Mathematics (https://cfmar.pstat.ucsb.edu).

A full year Visiting Assistant Professor appointment carries a teaching load of 5 one-quarter courses per year. Departmental teaching includes upper-division undergraduate courses in statistics, probability, regression, time-series, statistical computing, stochastic processes, and mathematical finance.

The department has two specializations in research and teaching. Applicants hired for one of these specializations must be willing to primarily teach courses in three areas.

Specialization in Statistics and Data Science (STDS): Applicants for this specialization have research-level expertise in a field related to mathematical statistics, biostatistics, applied statistics, computational statistics and data science.

Specialization in Financial Mathematics and Actuarial Research (FMAR): Applicants for this specialization have research-level expertise in a field related to financial mathematics, probability, actuarial science.

The Department is especially interested in candidates who can contribute to the diversity and excellence of the academic community through research, teaching and service as appropriate to the position.

For more information about the Department please see https://www.pstat.ucsb.edu.

The University of California is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age or protected veteran status. For the University of California’s Affirmative Action Policy please visit: https://policy.ucop.edu/doc/4010393/PPSM-20. For the University of California’s Anti-Discrimination Policy, please visit: https://policy.ucop.edu/doc/1001004/Anti-Discrimination.

As a condition of employment, you will be required to comply with the University of California Policy on Vaccination Programs, as may be amended or revised from time to time. Federal, state, or local public health directives may impose additional requirements.

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Contact: Abhi Ramesh, (805)893-2129, (805)893-4867 (fax)
Email: email address
Postal Mail:
South Hall 5607A
Santa Barbara, CA 93106
Web Page: www.pstat.ucsb.edu