[Job-offers-cs] Statistics position at University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill

[Pekka Orponen]

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Subject: 	[SIAM-OPT] Statistics position at University of North 
Carolina, Chapel Hill
Date: 	Mon, 7 Oct 2019 15:10:57 +0000
From: 	Lu, Shu <shulu at email.unc.edu>
To: 	Pekka Orponen <pekka.orponen at aalto.fi>
CC: 	Optimization SIAG mailing list <siam-opt at siam.org>


The Department of Statistics and Operations Research at the University 
of North Carolina at Chapel Hill has an opening for a tenure-track
position in statistics at the assistant professor level starting July 1, 
2020.

Candidates are required to have a doctorate in statistics or a relevant 
field by the start date of the appointment. The Department is seeking 
candidates who have demonstrated interest in timely areas of application 
(e.g., social & computer networks, imaging, data mining, climatology, 
health-care analytics, genomics, business analytics, forensic science), 
have a strong theoretical training and the potential to maintain an 
excellent research program. The successful candidate will be comfortable 
with teaching courses in applied and theoretical statistics at the 
undergraduate and graduate levels, as well as introductory courses in 
the department. The potential for interaction with other groups in the 
department and the university will be a positive factor in the 
consideration of candidates. We are particularly interested in 
candidates working at the interface of statistics and optimization.

We will begin considering candidates after October 27, 2019, and will 
continue accepting applications until the position is filled. The 
application package should include a cover letter, an up-to-date 
curriculum vitae, research and teaching statements, representative 
papers, and a graduate transcript. Applicants should also arrange for 
four letters of recommendation. At least one of the letters should 
include an evaluation of the applicant's teaching ability. Application 
materials and letters of recommendation must be submitted in electronic 
form only; click on http://unc.peopleadmin.com/postings/169804 to apply 
for this position. Candidates will be required to identify the names, 
titles and email addresses of professional references (4 required). 
Reference providers identified by the applicant will be contacted via 
email with instructions for uploading their letters of support.

The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is an equal opportunity 
employer that welcomes all to apply, including women, underrepresented 
minorities, protected veterans, and individuals with disabilities.

Informal inquiries may be addressed to Richard Smith at 
rls at email.unc.edu <mailto:rls at email.unc.edu>.

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Shu Lu, Associate Professor
Department of Statistics and Operations Research
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill