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Assistant Professor, Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning and Data Science - Applied Mathematics and Statistics, College of Engineering and Applied Sciences

Location: Stony Brook, NY
Open Date: Nov 03, 2022
Deadline: Mar 31, 2023 at 11:59 PM Eastern Time

Description
Stony Brook University's Department of Applied Mathematics and Statistics invites applicants for a tenure-track faculty position at the Assistant Professor level with an expected start date of Fall 2023. Exceptionally qualified candidates in all areas of statistics and data science are invited to apply; particularly encouraged are those in areas of Statistical Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence, and their applications. The ideal candidate will have superb communication skills that enable effective collaboration, mentoring, and teaching.

The Assistant Professor will be responsible for teaching and conducting scholarly research. The Department values diversity and seeks candidates who can contribute to a welcoming climate for all students. We strongly encourage qualified women and minority candidates to apply.

Anticipated Start Date: August 17, 2023


Qualifications
Required Qualifications:

Ph.D. in Statistics, Data Science, Applied Mathematics, Computer Science, or a related field and should have a strong record of scholarly research.

Preferred Qualifications:

Experience in teaching excellence and have a very high potential for leading an outstanding research program and for securing research support. Evidence of expertise in data science and statistical machine learning, including experience with prototyping statistical and machine learning solutions, experience with data visualization tools, cloud services, and/or relational databases


Application Instructions
To apply, visit http://apply.interfolio.com/112454.

Applications received by February 28, 2023 will receive full consideration. Candidates who apply on or after March 1, 2023 will be considered on a rolling basis until the position is filled. The below documents are required and must be submitted through Interfolio.

1) Cover Letter
2) Curriculum Vitae
3) Research Statement
4) Teaching Statement
5) At least three letters of recommendation

All application materials must be submitted online. Please use the Apply Now button to begin your application. For technical support, visit Interfolio's Support Site (https://support.interfolio.com/) or reach out to their Scholar Service Team at help@interfollio.com or (877) 997-8807.

For questions regarding this position, please contact search chair, Professor Wei Zhu at wei.zhu@stonybrook.edu.

Department description: The Department of Applied Mathematics and Statistics is home to one of the largest undergraduate programs on campus and is a national leader in training students in applied mathematics and statistics, with a BS program that has been ranked within the top 5 in the USA. The Department has MS and PhD programs with 200-300 graduate students. The Department currently has 25-30 full-time faculty and lecturers, with many award-winning researchers and distinguished faculty. The Department faculty have significant collaborations with interdisciplinary centers on and off campus, including the Institute for AIDriven Discovery and Innovation, the Institute of Advanced Computational Science (IACS), the Laufer Center for Physical and Quantitative Biology, the Institute for Engineering-Driven Medicine, the Center of Excellence in Wireless and Information Technology (CEWIT),
Brookhaven National Labs, and the Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory.

SBU campus description: Stony Brook University, one of four research intensive campuses within the State University of New York (SUNY) system, is widely regarded as its flagship. The University embraces its mission to provide comprehensive undergraduate, graduate and professional education of the highest quality, and its rankings bear that out. It’s included among the top 1% of universities in the world by the 2018 QS World University Rankings and among the top 40 public universities by U.S.News & World Report’s 2020 Best Colleges rankings. It is a member of the prestigious Association of American Universities, composed of the top 62 research institutions in North America. As Long Island’s largest single site employer, Stony Brook has nearly 15,000 full- and part time employees, including more than 2,700 faculty. It enrolled roughly 26,800 students in fall 2019 — 17,900 undergraduate students and 8,900 graduate students — and offers more than 200 majors, minors and combined-degree programs. The Department of Athletics supports 18 Division I varsity intercollegiate athletic programs that compete at the highest level within the NCAA. Located approximately 60 miles east of Manhattan on Long Island’s beautiful North Shore, Stony Brook is situated on 1,454 wooded acres, encompassing 13 schools and colleges; a Research and Development Park; world-class athletics facilities, including an 8,300-seat stadium and a 4,000-seat arena; and Stony Brook Medicine, Long Island’s premier academic medical center. Also part of the University is a teaching and research campus in Southampton, New York, which offers graduate arts programs and is the site of the Marine Sciences Center. In addition, Stony Brook has a role in running, and performs joint research with, Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL), the only Department of Energy Laboratory in the Northeast. Home to the Emerson String Quartet, the Pollock-Krasner House in East Hampton, NY, and the Humanities Institute, with endeavors that extend to the Turkana Basin Institute in Kenya and the Ranomafana National Park in Madagascar, Stony Brook sustains an international reputation that cuts across the arts, humanities, social sciences and natural sciences.

Special Notes:

This is a tenure track position. FLSA Exempt position, not eligible for the overtime. Internal and external search to occur simultaneously.

THE FOLLOWING PARAGRAPH ONLY APPLIES TO POSITIONS THAT MAY COME IN CONTACT WITH PATIENTS OR PATIENT CARE EMPLOYEES.
In response to the New York State Department of Health (DOH) regulation requiring Hospital and Nursing Home personnel to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19, candidates selected for patient care positions or positions that may come in contact with patients or patient care employees, if not already vaccinated, must be fully vaccinated or obtain the first dose of the vaccine within three (3) calendar days of acceptance of conditional job offer and must obtain any subsequent doses in accordance with the DOH vaccine protocol. Candidates who are partially vaccinated, but not yet fully vaccinated, must complete their vaccination series within three (3) calendar days of job offer or in accordance with vaccine manufacture protocol, whichever comes later. The regulation also allows for limited exemptions with reasonable accommodations, consistent with applicable law.

The selected candidate must successfully clear a background investigation.

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Stony Brook University is committed to excellence in diversity and the creation of an inclusive learning, and working environment. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, sex, pregnancy, familial status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, genetic information,veteran status and all other protected classes under federal or state laws.









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