Summary of Duties and Responsibilities:

The Department of Statistics at Iowa State University, jointly administered by the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences and the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, invites applications for a 9-month Assistant/Associate/Full Professor (tenure-track or tenured) faculty position.  The successful candidate will provide statistical consulting support for the university community, collaborate with world-class researchers at Iowa State in statistics and other disciplines, develop and sustain a high-quality and high-impact research program, and successfully compete for external funding.  Further, the successful candidate will engage in professional and institutional service, teach graduate and undergraduate statistics courses, and advise graduate students in one of the first and largest statistics graduate programs in the country.

Required Minimum Qualifications:

•  A Ph.D. or equivalent degree in statistics or a closely related discipline by start date

Associate Professor: For consideration at the associate professor rank, in addition to a Ph.D. or equivalent degree in statistics or a closely related discipline, applicants must have demonstrated ability in statistical consulting and must meet the department, college, and university standards for appointment at the associate professor rank with tenure, including excellence in scholarship that establishes significant contributions to the field or profession with potential for national distinction, and a high likelihood of sustained contributions to the field or profession and to the university.

Professor: For consideration at the professor rank, in addition to a Ph.D. or equivalent degree in statistics or a closely related discipline, applicants must have demonstrated ability in statistical consulting and must meet the department, college, and university standards for appointment at the professor rank with tenure, including national distinction in scholarship, as evidenced by wide recognition and outstanding contributions to the field or profession and the ability to sustain contributions to the field or profession and to the university.

Preferred Qualifications:

•  Foundational knowledge of probability and statistics

• The ability to teach statistics courses at the undergraduate and graduate levels to majors in both Statistics and the applied sciences

• The ability to develop and sustain a high-impact research program with the potential to secure external research funding

• The ability to collaborate effectively and participate in multi-disciplinary research teams with researchers across various disciplines, such as the agriculture and life sciences, the social sciences, and other liberal arts and sciences

• The ability to conduct statistical consulting

About Iowa State University

Iowa State University is classified as a Carnegie Foundation Doctoral/Research University-Extensive, and ranked by U.S. News and World Report as one of the top public universities in the nation. More than 30,000 students are enrolled and are served by over 6,200 faculty and staff. Iowa State University knows that diversity in experience and perspective is vital to advancing innovation, critical thinking, solving complex problems, and building an inclusive academic community. At Iowa State, we translate these values into action by seeking individuals who have experience working with diverse students, colleagues, and constituents. The university has an expectation that all employees will demonstrate a contribution to diversity and inclusion as embodied in Iowa State University's Principles of Community. All offers of employment, oral and written, are contingent upon the university’s verification of credentials and other information required by federal and state law, ISU policies/procedures, and may include the completion of a background check. Iowa State University is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for em...ployment without regard to race, color, age, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, national origin, marital status, disability, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against. Inquiries can be directed to the Office of Equal Opportunity, 3410 Beardshear Hall, 515 Morrill Road, 515 294-7612, email eooffice@iastate.edu.

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