Opportunities

Tenure-Track Faculty Positions
Department of Statistics
The Pennsylvania State University

The Department of Statistics at Penn State seeks to fill three tenure-track positions to begin August 2012.  Screening will begin December 2, 2011.

In addition to its core strengths in likelihood theory, nonparametrics, computational methods, multivariate analysis, and other statistical topics, Penn State's Department of Statistics maintains numerous productive interdisciplinary relationships and boasts strong administrative support for nurturing these relationships.  These interdisciplinary initiatives, each of which involves multiple statistics faculty members, include the Centers for Astrostatistics, Comparative Genomics and Bioinformatics, Statistical Ecology and Environmental Statistics, Infectious Disease Dynamics, and Statistical Genetics, along with the Methodology Center and the Statistical Consulting Center.  In addition, multiple statistics faculty currently actively collaborate with faculty in the College of Information Sciences and Technology and the College of Earth and Mineral Sciences (specifically the world-renowned departments of meteorology, geosciences, and geology) at Penn State.

The Pennsylvania State University is located in the center of the state, in a valley surrounded by the Appalachian Mountains and state forest land.  The adjoining town of State College is located within 250 miles of New York City, Washington, D.C., Philadelphia, Baltimore, and Pittsburgh.  It offers excellent public schools, easy access to outdoor recreation, and many of the amenities of a metropolitan area—first-rate public transportation, world-class theater and concert events, advanced technology and research facilities—without the attending stress of urban life.

Information about Penn State's department of statistics can be found at www.stat.psu.edu; click the link to "Centers" for more details on the interdisciplinary initiatives listed above.

Basic Qualifications: Qualified applicants must demonstrate excellence in statistical research and teaching and have a Ph.D. in statistics or a related field completed or anticipated before August 2012.

Preferred Qualifications: All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply.  Special consideration will be accorded to applicants who have professional actuarial credentials and a desire to work with Penn State's actuarial program, who strengthen existing interdisciplinary ties of the Statistics Department (as listed above), or who have the potential to establish new ties.  Examples include, but are not limited to, experts in machine learning, astrostatistics, or spatial statistics.

Application Procedure: Please apply at mathjobs.org.  Complete applications will consist of a letter of application, curriculum vitae, research statement, teaching statement and three letters of recommendation.  If necessary, mail materials to:

Chair, Faculty Search Committee
Department of Statistics

The Pennsylvania State University
326SW Thomas Building
University Park, PA 16802-2111
email: facultysearch@stat.psu.edu

The Pennsylvania State University is committed to affirmative action, equal opportunity, and the diversity of its workforce.