Position Title: Assistant Professor (associate, full)

Duties & Responsibilities: As part of Virginia Tech’s expanding presence in emerging interdisciplinary programs and degrees in nanoscience, neuroscience, systems biology, and computational science, the College of Science seeks to fill tenure-track or tenured faculty positions. These new faculty positions signify a continued University commitment to the importance of interdisciplinary science to help solve major societal challenges in energy, the environment, and health. The successful candidate will be expected to establish an internationally recognized research program and be an effective teacher in graduate and undergraduate courses. Appointments at the rank of Assistant, Associate or Full Professor will be made in one of the College’s eight departments: biological sciences, chemistry, economics, geosciences, mathematics, physics, psychology, and statistics. For more information, visit www.science.vt.edu and click on links under Faculty Openings.

Position Qualifications: PhD in Statistics/Biostatistics or related field; demonstrated strong computational, academic writing and public speaking/teaching skills; R, C, Matlab programming skills; experience in developing publications based on individual research and evidence of publications in peer-reviewed journals; and appropriate level of independence, high motivation, good communication skills, strong work ethic, and good team member. New faculty associated with these interdisciplinary programs and degrees will be expected to participate in the College of Science’s recently launched Integrated Science Curriculum (www.science.vt.edu/isc) and interdisciplinary courses, which collectively serve to build strong research and educational partnerships across the sciences.

Salary Range: Negotiable, depending on background and experience.

Benefits: A description of Virginia Tech's benefits for faculty is at http://www.hr.vt.edu/benefits/index.html

Web Site: www.stat.vt.edu www.cos.vt.edu www.vt.edu

Application Address: Interested candidates should apply online at www.jobs.vt.edu, posting number 0111291. Candidates should provide a CV, research statement, and list of references as part of the application process.http://listings.jobs.vt.edu/applicants

Contact Email: Profs. Jill Sible and Timothy Long Associate Deans, College of Science (isfsearch@vt.edu)

Application Deadline: 01/15/2012