Connectionists: Two Tenure-Track Positions in Statistics at Purdue

[Jennifer Neville]

The Department of Statistics at Purdue University seeks to hire two tenure-track Assistant professors to begin in August 2018 in the area of data science and machine learning. Applicants with interests in novel computational and methodological approaches to complex data, as well as applicants with foundational interests in the computational theory for complex data will be considered.

The Department of Statistics offers a stimulating and nurturing academic environment with research programs in a broad-range of areas, including bioinformatics, computational statistics, data science, mathematical statistics, probability, and spatial statistics. These positions will be split between the Department of Statistics (75%) and the Department of Computer Science (25%), joining other faculty with joint appointments in Computer Science or other departments. Further information about the department is available at http://www.stat.purdue.edu.

All applicants should hold a Ph.D. in Statistics or a related field by the time of employment, and be committed to excellence in research and teaching. Salary and benefits are highly competitive. Please visit http://www.stat.purdue.edu/hiring/ to apply. A background check will be required for employment in this position.