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Tenured: Professor and Department Head Statistics

Location College Station, TX

Open Date 11/22/2024

Position ID 152974

Description

The Department of Statistics in the College of Arts and Sciences at Texas A&M University invites applications from outstanding candidates for the position of Professor (tenured) and Department Head of Statistics at Texas A&M University. This is a full-time, 9-month appointment which includes two months of summer funding. The anticipated start date for the position is Aug 1, 2025, or as otherwise negotiated.

Texas A&M University is the second largest university in the nation with an enrollment of over 70,000 students. The University is a land, sea, and space grant university and was designated a Hispanic Serving Institution in 2022. The university is located in Bryan/College Station, a growing metropolitan community with a clean environment, attractive amenities, and a low cost of living.

The Department has a strong tradition of theoretical, methodological, computational, and applied statistical research. Faculty members have extensive transdisciplinary research collaborations with faculty in all 16 colleges and schools across campus. The Department has 30 research faculty members and 13 academic professional track faculty. Our programs have about 250 undergraduate students, 70 graduate students on campus, and 300 distance-learning M.S. graduate students. Further information about the Department, its faculty, and its facilities can be found at our website: https://artsci.tamu.edu/statistics/index.html.

The Department seeks an individual with a dynamic and internationally recognized research program, a sincere commitment to undergraduate and graduate education, and proven leadership skills. The Department Head reports to the Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences and is responsible for the Department’s administrative, budgetary, and personnel matters. Candidates must demonstrate a vision for supporting, directing, and enhancing the Department. Although department head will be the primary role of this faculty position, the successful applicant will also be expected to maintain a scholarly agenda as well as engage in teaching at a reduced load.

Qualifications

The position requires a Ph.D. in Statistics or a related field and a record of scholarship and teaching consistent with the level of Professor at a major research university.

Application Instructions

Qualified applicants should submit a cover letter that includes a discussion of their leadership philosophy and administrative experience and a personal statement to include philosophy and plans for teaching, research, and service. They should also submit a curriculum vitae and the names and contact information for three references in their on-line application through: apply.interfolio.com/159106.

Review of applications will begin on Feb 1, 2025, and continue until the position is filled. For inquiries regarding the position, please contact the co-chairs of the department head search committee: Dr. Peter Howard at [email protected] (%[email protected]) or Dr. Huiyan Sang at [email protected].