Assistant Professor, Statistics

University of Akron • Akron, OH

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About The Position

The Department of Statistics at the University of Akron seeks a tenure-track Assistant Professor starting in August 2027. The successful candidate will support the department’s teaching mission, including instruction for undergraduate and graduate students and service teaching for other departments and colleges, while maintaining a productive research agenda.

The faculty member will contribute to current programs and teach or develop elective courses in their areas of expertise. They will conduct research in their specialization and related areas, publish in recognized journals, and develop research collaborations with institutions of higher education and research organizations in northeast Ohio and beyond.

The position may also involve leading collaborations among faculty, students, and community partners addressing well-being, public safety, and civic engagement; contributing to the department’s Center for Statistical Consulting; and advising undergraduate and graduate research projects. The Department offers programs in Statistics, Data Science, and Actuarial Science, along with an M.S. in Statistics and applied statistics and a Graduate Certificate in data science. Its Statistical Consulting Center serves northeast Ohio institutions and UA departments and provides experiential learning for students. The department has 8 faculty members and more than 80 undergraduate and graduate students. Work performed as a University employee is expected to be performed in Ohio. Employment offers are contingent on credential verification and satisfactory completion of a criminal background check; some positions may require additional credit investigation and a pre-employment driving record search.

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 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.
• Experience delivering courses in in-person, hybrid, online live, and online asynchronous modes.
• Capability and interest in carrying forward activities of the department’s Center for Statistical Consulting.
• 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/spatio-temporal data, functional data, bioinformatics, clinical trials, or sequential/multistage designs for statistical inference.
• Interest in collaborations 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 the department’s current programs.
• Teach and develop elective courses in the candidate’s areas of expertise.
• Conduct research in areas of specialization and related fields, with publication in recognized journals.
• Develop research collaborations with institutions of higher education and research organizations in northeast Ohio and beyond.
• Lead collaborations among faculty, students, and community partners addressing well-being, public safety, and civic engagement.
• Contribute to activities of the Center for Statistical Consulting.
• Advise undergraduate and graduate research projects.

What This Job Offers

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