Summary of Duties and Responsibilities:
The Department of Statistics at Iowa State University, jointly administered by the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences and the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, invites applications for a 9-month Assistant/Associate/Full Professor (tenure-track or tenured) faculty position. The successful candidate will provide statistical consulting support for the university community, collaborate with world-class researchers at Iowa State in statistics and other disciplines, develop and sustain a high-quality and high-impact research program, and successfully compete for external funding. Further, the successful candidate will engage in professional and institutional service, teach graduate and undergraduate statistics courses, and advise graduate students in one of the first and largest statistics graduate programs in the country.
Required Minimum Qualifications
- A Ph.D. or equivalent degree in statistics or a closely related discipline by start date
Associate Professor: For consideration at the associate professor rank, in addition to a Ph.D. or equivalent degree in statistics or a closely related discipline, applicants must have demonstrated ability in statistical consulting and must meet the department, college, and university standards for appointment at the associate professor rank with tenure, including excellence in scholarship that establishes significant contributions to the field or profession with potential for national distinction, and a high likelihood of sustained contributions to the field or profession and to the university.
Professor: For consideration at the professor rank, in addition to a Ph.D. or equivalent degree in statistics or a closely related discipline, applicants must have demonstrated ability in statistical consulting and must meet the department, college, and university standards for appointment at the professor rank with tenure, including national distinction in scholarship, as evidenced by wide recognition and outstanding contributions to the field or profession and the ability to sustain contributions to the field or profession and to the university.
Preferred Qualifications
- Foundational knowledge of probability and statistics
- The ability to teach statistics courses at the undergraduate and graduate levels to majors in both Statistics and the applied sciences
- The ability to develop and sustain a high-impact research program with the potential to secure external research funding
- The ability to collaborate effectively and participate in multi-disciplinary research teams with researchers across various disciplines, such as the agriculture and life sciences, the social sciences, and other liberal arts and sciences
- The ability to conduct statistical consulting
Department/Program & College Description
The Iowa State College of Agriculture and Life Sciences is one of the world’s leading institutions of agriculture, with more than 160 years of leadership in science, education and extension. The college educates future leaders, conducts mission-oriented research and shares new knowledge for the betterment of Iowa and the world. The college is one of eight colleges at Iowa State University, which is one of the most influential land grant universities in the nation.
Central to Iowa State University’s mission, the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences (LAS) is a collaborative, vibrant community of faculty, students and staff, committed to learning, research, and innovation. With 21 departments, one professional school, 49 majors, and over 20 cross- disciplinary programs, LAS faculty support student success and engage in pathbreaking research across a wide range of fields.
Department Unit/Website: https://www.stat.iastate.edu/
Proposed Start Date: August 16, 2025
Number Of Months Employed Per Year: 09 Month Work Period
Time Type: Full time
Application Instructions
To apply for this position, please click on “Apply” and complete the Employment Application. To guarantee full consideration, applications should be received by January 10, 2025. All interested, qualified persons must apply for this position online by submitting or attaching the following:
- Cover letter including the rank of position applying for (Assistant/Associate/Full Professor).
- Curriculum vitae (CV).
- Contact information for three references, who will be contacted only if a candidate is selected for and agrees to an in-person interview.
- Graduate transcript(s) (required only for tenure-track assistant professor candidates).
- Additional documents submitted as one combined PDF:
- Research statement
- Teaching statement
- Consulting statement
For any questions regarding the application or position, please contact Kathy Kiesling (kiesling@iastate.edu).
If you have questions regarding this application process, please email employment@iastate.edu or call 515-294-4800 or Toll Free: 1-877-477-7485.
Why Choose ISU?
Iowa State Faculty enjoy comprehensive health and work-life benefits, including medical and dental; as well as:
- Retirement benefits, including defined benefit and defined contribution plans
- Generous leave plans
- Onsite childcare (Ames, Iowa)
- Life insurance and long-term disability
- Flexible Spending Accounts
- Various voluntary benefits and discounts
- Employee Assistance Program
- Wellbeing program
Original Posting Date: December 3, 2024
Posting Close Date: January 10, 2025
