Assistant Professor of Statistics with a focus in Data Science

University of Rhode Island • Kingston, RI

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About The Position

The Department of Computer Science and Statistics in the College of Arts and Sciences (A&S) at the University of Rhode Island invites applications for a tenure-track Assistant Professor of Statistics position with a focus in Data Science, with appointment to begin Academic Year 2026-2027. The University of Rhode Island enrolls approximately 17,000 students across its graduate and undergraduate programs. It is the State's flagship, public R1 research university, as well as the land grant and sea grant university for the state of Rhode Island. The main campus is located in the historic village of Kingston. Both campuses are near major beaches in a beautiful coastal community. URI is just 30 minutes from Providence, RI, and within easy reach of Newport, Boston, and New York City.

Requirements

• Ph.D. in statistics, biostatistics, data science, or a very closely related discipline (degree must be earned before 31 August 2026).
• Ability to conduct academic research and publish in high-quality peer-reviewed journals.
• Ability and interest in teaching graduate and/or undergraduate courses in statistics and data science.
• Ability to develop and maintain a collaborative and internally/externally funded research program in statistics, data science, and/or related fields.
• Strong interpersonal communication skills.
• Excellent command of written and spoken English.
• Ability to work with diverse groups/populations.

Nice To Haves

• Candidates with research interests in areas such as computational statistics, machine learning based statistical methods, large language models (LLMs), reinforcement learning (RL), analysis of large datasets, data-centric AI, and image analysis are especially encouraged to apply.
• Ability to develop curriculum at the undergraduate and graduate levels.
• Ability and/or experience advising and/or mentoring students.
• Interest in developing collaborative research and/or consulting to support the interdisciplinary nature of programs within the Department and the University as a whole.
• Commitment and/or interest in participating in service and outreach committees.
• Ability to improve recruitment and retention of undergraduate and graduate students.

Responsibilities

• teach and develop undergraduate and graduate courses in statistics and data science
• support the development of the data science programs
• keep an active research agenda
• seek external funding
• advise and supervise undergraduate and graduate students in statistics and data science
• participate in service activities
• provide consulting services to students and other faculty in the Department, College and University

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Industry: Educational Services
• Education Level: Ph.D. or professional degree
• Number of Employees: 1,001-5,000 employees