Assistant Professor, Statistics

The University of Akron • Akron, OH

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About The Position

The Department of Statistics at the University of Akron invites applications for a tenure-track Assistant Professor position starting in August 2027. The successful candidate will support the department’s teaching mission by teaching undergraduate and graduate students, providing service teaching for other departments and colleges, contributing to existing programs, and teaching or developing elective courses in their areas of expertise. The candidate will maintain a productive research agenda, conduct research in their areas of specialization and related fields, and disseminate findings in recognized journals. They will also develop research collaborations with institutions of higher education and research in northeast Ohio and beyond.

The department offers programs in Statistics, Data Science, and Actuarial Science, a Master of Science in Statistics and applied statistics, and a Graduate Certificate in data science. Its Statistical Consulting Center serves institutions in northeast Ohio and UA departments while providing experiential learning for students. The department has eight faculty members—four tenure-track and four non-tenure-track—and more than 80 undergraduate and graduate students. Research areas include predictive modeling, machine learning, statistical computing, spatial and spatio-temporal modeling, and biostatistics.

The appointment is subject to collective bargaining agreement requirements. Employment offers are contingent upon verification of credentials and satisfactory completion of a criminal background check. The university expects work performed as an employee to be performed in Ohio.

Requirements

• Ph.D. or equivalent terminal degree in statistics or a closely related field.
• Demonstrated teaching potential and evidence of interest in teaching at both undergraduate and graduate levels.
• Potential for research productivity that can be disseminated through quality peer-reviewed journals.
• Citizenship or immigration status allowing long-term, full-time academic work in the United States.

Nice To Haves

• Teaching experience during or after completion of the terminal degree, particularly in in-person, hybrid, live online, and asynchronous online formats.
• Capability and interest in carrying forward activities of the department’s Center for Statistical Consulting.
• Interest in advising undergraduate and graduate research projects.
• Adequate computer programming skills and statistical computing knowledge for modern statistical needs.
• Collaborative research experience and evidence of potential for external funding.
• Research that complements departmental expertise in time series, spatial or spatio-temporal data, functional data, bioinformatics, clinical trials, and sequential or multistage designs for statistical inference.
• Ability to lead collaborations among faculty, students, and community partners addressing well-being, public safety, and civic engagement.

Responsibilities

• Teach undergraduate and graduate students and provide service teaching for other departments and colleges.
• Contribute to delivery of current departmental programs and teach or develop elective courses in the candidate’s areas of expertise.
• Conduct research in areas of specialization and related areas, with results suitable for publication in recognized journals.
• Develop research collaborations with institutions of higher education or research in northeast Ohio and beyond.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: Ph.D. or professional degree