Connectionists: Professor of Data Science and Mathematics at NYU

[Kyunghyun Cho]

Professor of Data Science and Mathematics

Open rank (tenured/tenure-track)
The Center for Data Science (CDS) and the Courant Institute of Mathematical
Sciences seeks candidates for an open rank joint faculty position,
anticipated to begin in in September 2019. Appointments may be made at
either a junior or senior level.

Background

CDS is the focal point for NYU’s university-wide initiative in data science
and statistics, established 5 years ago, and one of the country’s leading
data science research and training facilities. CDS is a vibrant space with
about 15 jointly appointed faculty (growing to over 20 in the next two
years) and about 10 associated faculty across computer science,
mathematics, engineering, neuroscience, linguistics, politics, psychology,
physics, biology and business; a list of affiliate faculty spanning a wide
range of NYU’s schools and departments, a highly successful Masters program
and one of the first Data Science PhD programs. CDS’s research focuses on
tools and methods at the intersection between applied mathematics, data
science, high-dimensional statistics, machine learning, optimization, and
several data-driven application areas. The Courant Institute houses one of
the top applied mathematics departments in the world.  CDS and the Math
department both host vibrant interdisciplinary Ph.D. programs and several
faculty at NYU are already jointly appointed at both the Center for Data
Science and Courant. We seek a strong candidate who will leverage existing
strengths of the Courant Institute in applied mathematics to carry out data
science research. We are particularly focused on expanding in the area of
Applied and Theoretical Statistics as well as interdisciplinary areas where
the innovative and principled use of statistics is of vital importance.
Exceptional candidates from other data-science relevant areas, such as
optimization and the mathematical foundations of inference and
data-representation will be considered as well.

Requirements

Please include a CV, a short statement of your research and teaching
interests, and a list of at least three references capable of providing a
letter on your behalf. A Ph.D. in Statistics, Computer Science,
Mathematics, or a related quantitative field is required.

How to Apply

Applications must be submitted through the NYU Careers portal. Applications
and supporting documents received by December 15th, 2018 will receive full
consideration.

*Please note, the official job posting should be live within the next few
days, applicants can submit their applications at that time. Please be sure
to check the careers page, and this page frequently for updates. We will
provide a link to the official job posting as soon as it’s live.

Equal Opportunity

The Courant Institute/New York University is an Equal
Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. Applications from women and
underrepresented groups are particularly encouraged. New York University is
situated in Greenwich Village, one of the most vibrant and family friendly
neighborhoods in the City of New York.
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