01/16/2013
University of South Carolina

Company Information: The Department of Statistics currently consists of twelve tenured/tenure-track faculty and three full-time instructors. Current research areas of the faculty and graduate students include Bayesian inference, survival analysis and reliability, statistical shape analysis, high-dimensional data analysis, latent variable and mixed effects models, simultaneous inference, group and pooled sample inference, psychometrics and educational measurement, and biomedical and environmental applications. The Department has approximately 35 full-time graduate students each year and offers PhD, MS, Master of Applied Statistics (MAS), and BS degrees. For more information about the University and the Department see the websites www.sc.edu and www.stat.sc.edu. The University of South Carolina's main campus is located in the state capital, close to mountains and coast. The Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching has designated the University of South Carolina as one of only 73 public and 32 private academic institutions with “very high research activity”. The Carnegie Foundation also lists USC as having strong community engagement. The University has over 29,500 students on the main campus (and over 44,500 students system-wide), more than 350 degree programs, and a nationally-ranked library system that includes one of the nation’s largest public film archives. Columbia, the capital of South Carolina, is the center of an increasingly sophisticated greater metropolitan area with a population over 750,000. The University of South Carolina is an affirmative action, equal opportunity employer. Minorities and women 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.

Position Title: Assistant Professor Position

Duties & Responsibilities: The Department of Statistics at the University of South Carolina, Columbia invites applications for one or more tenure-track Assistant Professors. The main research focus for these positions will be in highly-structured data analysis, though other related research areas will also be considered. One of these positions was awarded to the Department through the competitive Faculty Replenishment Hiring Initiative initiated by the University's Office of the Provost.

Position Qualifications: Applicants must have a PhD in the Statistical Sciences and must show potential to become an outstanding researcher and demonstrate evidence of excellence in teaching. The appointment will commence on August 16, 2013. Deadline for submission of application materials is February 1, 2013. A curriculum vita and at least three letters of reference are required.

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Web Site: www.stat.sc.edu.

Application Address: Applications for this position should be sent to Faculty Search Committee, Department of Statistics, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC 29208 USA. The e-mail address is FacultySearch@stat.sc.edu .

Contact Email: FacultySearch@stat.sc.edu

Application Deadline: 02/01/2013