Professor Practice of Statistics, Duke University

Aug 1, 2018

The Department of Statistical Science at Duke University invites applications for open rank faculty position as Professor of the Practice to begin in Fall 2019. This position is a regular rank faculty with a term renewable appointment. Preference will be given to candidates demonstrating outstanding teaching and strong interests in data science education and developing and growing our undergraduate major in Statistical Science and interdepartmental major in Data Science.

The Department is an internationally recognized center of excellence for research and education in contemporary statistical methodology. With leading strengths in Bayesian analysis, interdisciplinary applications and computationally intensive methods, the Department offers outstanding teaching support, computational facilities, and opportunities for interdisciplinary statistics teaching and collaboration. We currently have 23 regular rank faculty, 18 visiting, adjunct, and postdoctoral faculty, and over 100 graduate students and 90 undergraduate majors in statistical science.

The educational program (graduate and undergraduate) as well as the Department’s research agenda benefit from strong connections with many other groups at Duke and with the Statistical and Applied Mathematical Sciences Institute (SAMSI) located nearby in the Research Triangle, and with other collaborators, centers, companies and organizations nationwide. Visit http://(Use the "Apply for this Job" box below). for more information.

Responsibilities include teaching three courses per year (undergraduate as well as opportunities at the graduate level), supervising undergraduate theses and projects, and supporting the growing statistical science major. Applicants must hold a Ph.D. in statistics, biostatistics, data science or a related field, be actively engaged in research and interested in developing curriculum and teaching statistics to undergraduates at all levels.

To apply, submit a cover letter, curriculum vitae, personal statement of teaching and research, and three reference letters via  For inquiries and e-mail correspondence please write to stat-pop-search. The application pool will remain open until the position is filled, however, screening will begin on 8 October 2018.

Duke University, located in Durham, North Carolina, is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer committed to providing employment opportunity without regard to an individual’s age, color, disability, genetic information, gender, gender identity, national origin, race, religion, sexual orientation, or veteran status. Applications from women and minorities are strongly encouraged. Individuals in dual career couples are encouraged to visit  the website on Duke’s Advantages for Faculty, for information on opportunities in the area and how the university can help dual career couples.