Full-time tenure track position in Statistics
Position No: 04-05 STAT-BIO/COMP-TT
THE UNIVERSITY: California State University, Hayward occupies
342 acres in the Hayward hills, affording a panoramic view
of nearly the entire San Francisco Bay Area. Cal State Hayward’s proximity
to the major Bay Area cities provides unique cultural
opportunities including museums, art galleries, aquariums, planetariums,
plays, musicals, sports events, and concerts. The Pacific
Ocean and Sierra Nevada Mountains are nearby, offering recreational
diversion. Proximity to centers of research and applications
of statistics/biostatistics provide extraordinary opportunities for
continuing professional growth.
The nine major buildings contain
150 classrooms and teaching laboratories, 177 specialized instructional
rooms, numerous
student-oriented computer labs and a library which contains a collection
of over one million items accessible through HAYSTAC,
its on-line catalog. The University has an enrollment of approximately
13,000 students with 600 faculty. CSUH is organized into
four colleges: Arts, Letters, and Social Sciences; Business and Economics;
Education and Allied Studies; and Science (which
contains the Department of Statistics).
The University offers bachelor’s
degrees in 41 fields and master’s degrees in 28 (in addition to Special
Majors). Other
programs lead to teaching, specialist, pupil personnel services, and
administrative services credentials. CSUH also operates the
Contra Costa Campus, a branch center in Concord, which provides full
instructional support for over 1,600 upper division and
graduate students. To learn more about CSUH visit http://www.csuhayward.edu.
THE DEPARTMENT: Programs offered by the Department of Statistics
include an established and growing M.S. in Statistics
(with a new Option in Biostatistics), B.S., Minor, and certificate
programs in statistics. The Department also teaches basic statistics
courses for many major programs throughout the University.
The M.S. and B.S. programs are
primarily applied and are designed to prepare students for employment in
the large and
diverse Bay Area job market for statisticians, positions nationwide
and, in some cases, for Ph.D. study at major research
universities. Currently, there are about 60 students in the M.S. program
and smaller numbers in the undergraduate programs. Most
alumni continue their ties with the program, often providing advice
about curriculum development.
Statistics faculty members are
devoted to teaching, maintain active research programs, are involved in
University affairs, and
participate actively in local and national statistical societies. A
modern computer lab consists of 20 Pentium-4 personal computers
running the latest statistical software (including SAS, S-Plus/R, Minitab,
SPSS, and StatXact). Applied courses include extensive
computer use and even elementary and theoretical courses meet in the
lab at least a few times a quarter. Class sizes for elementary
classes rarely exceed 50, and for advanced courses mostly below 30.
To learn more about the Department visit
http://www.sci.csuhayward.edu/statistics.
DUTIES OF THE POSITION: Teach undergraduate and master’s level
students in statistics, biostatistics, statistical
computation, and probability theory and modeling. Maintain the competency
to teach the subject matter of all of the courses the
Department regularly offers, and develop and sustain a research program
in biostatistics (for example: survival analysis, study
design, general linear models, longitudinal studies, clinical trials,
related statistical computation).
Typically, faculty members teach
three classes a quarter, of which two are often identical, lower-level
courses. Faculty
members also advise and mentor an ethnically diverse student body,
maintain research programs, oversee student consulting
activities, assist in preparing the semiannual Comprehensive Examination
for the M.S. degree, and serve on Department, College,
and University committees. Teaching assignments at CSU Hayward include
courses at both the Hayward and Contra Costa
campuses.
RANK AND SALARY: Assistant Professor. Salary is dependent upon
educational preparation and experience. Subject to
budgetary authorization.
DATE OF APPOINTMENT: September 2004.
QUALIFICATIONS: Ph.D. in Statistics/Biostatistics preferably
by June 2004, but in no case later than the effective date of the
appointment. To be recommended for tenure, the candidate must demonstrate
satisfactory performance in the areas of teaching;
research, scholarship, and/or creative activities; and service to the
University, the Department, the profession, and/or the
community. Ability and demonstrated history of excellent teaching to
diverse groups of students is desired.
APPLICATION DEADLINE: Review of applications will begin on December
15, 2003. The position will be considered open
until filled. Please submit a letter of application; a complete and
current vita; statement of teaching philosophy, proposed research
plan, copies of major publications; and three letters of recommendation
to: