The Dr. Bing Zhang Department of Statistics in the College of Arts Sciences at the University of Kentucky in Lexington, KY seeks to fill two tenure-eligible faculty positions at the Assistant or Associate Professor level. These are 9-month positions in the regular title series with an anticipated start date of August 1, 2025. We seek candidates with demonstrated statistical or probabilistic potential in the areas of Data Science, Big Data, Artificial Intelligence, or Machine Learning. Demonstrated excellence in both teaching and research is required. Candidates should be competent to teach a variety of subjects at the undergraduate and graduate level, commensurate with a required broad graduate education.
A Ph.D. in Statistics or a related field is required.
Applicants must include the following: 1) cover letter 2) CV, 3) Research Statement (upload as Specific Request 1), 4) Teaching Statement (upload as Specific Request 2) and 5) current transcript. In addition, please provide the names and contact information of three references when prompted in the academic profile. This information may be utilized to solicit recommendation letters from your references within the employment system.
Questions about this search should be addressed to Dr. Derek Young, Search Committee Chair, Dr. Bing Zhang Department of Statistics, University of Kentucky (
derek.young@uky.edu).
Review of applications will begin on December 2nd, 2024, and will continue until the position is filled.
