Open Rank Faculty Position

at the University of South Carolina

The Department of Statistics at the University of South Carolina invites applications for an open-rank faculty position. Applicants at the senior level should have an established and outstanding research and teaching record. Applicants for junior positions should show strong evidence of potential for excellence.

The department currently consists of ten tenure-track faculty and three full time instructors (see www.stat.sc.edu). We encourage applicants in any area of probability or statistics which will enhance or complement existing expertise. Current research interests include nonparametric and semiparametric inference, reliability and survival analysis, probability and stochastic processes, statistical shape analysis, image analysis, bioinformatics, educational testing / psychometrics, mixed models, computational statistics, functional data analysis, and Bayesian statistics.

Appointments will commence August 2009. Review of applications will begin Dec. 1, 2008. Resume, at least three letters of reference, and (for junior applicants) graduate transcripts are required. Inquiries may be directed to the Chair, Faculty Search Committee, Department of Statistics, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC 29208 (c/o ormenisan@stat.sc.edu).

The University of South Carolina is an affirmative action, equal opportunity employer. Women and minorities are encouraged to apply. The University of South Carolina does not discriminate in educational or employment opportunities or decisions for qualified persons on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, sexual orientation or veteran status.