Caucus of Academic Reps (CAR) Weekly Digest, October 16, 2015

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Positions: (see all the latest jobs on the ASA Job Web)

(1) Virginia Tech, Department of Statistics: Four tenure-track positions (2) Los Alamos National Laboratory: Ph.D. statistician position (3) University of California, Berkeley, Energy and Resources Group: assistant

professor, quantitative environmental science (4) University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Department of Mathematics and

Statistics: assistant professor, predictive modeling and data science (5) Duquesne University, Department of Mathematics and Computer Science:

assistant professor (tenure-track)

(6) Eastern Kentucky University, Department of Mathematics and Statistics:

assistant professor of statistics (tenure-track)

(7) San José State University, Department of Marketing and Decision

Sciences: assistant or association professor (tenure-track), decision

Sciences (business statistics/analytics/data mining)

(8) University of California, Irvine, Department of Statistics: assistant

professor (tenure-track) or associate professor (tenured)

(9) Weill Cornell Medicine, Cornell University, Division of Biostatistics and

Epidemiology, Department of Healthcare Policy and Research: assistant

professor and associate/full professor faculty positions

(10) Drexel University Dornsife School of Public Health, Department of

Epidemiology and Biostatistics: assistant/associate professor, biostatistics

(tenure-track/tenured)

(11) Montana State University, Department of Mathematical Sciences:

assistant professor of statistics (tenure-track)

(12) Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology, Department of Mathematics:

assistant professor, statistics (tenure-track)

(13) Saint Michael's College, Department of Mathematics: assistant professor,

statistics (tenure-track)

(14) Boston University School of Public Health, Department of Biostatistics:

assistant professor in biostatistics

(15) Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Department of

Biostatistics: postdoctoral research position in causal inference

methodology

Funding: Visit the ASA’s Funding Opportunities Community for recent past information. (You’ll need to log in to ASA Members Only.)

(1) NSF: two education research solicitations (2) NSF: Minority Participation & Participation and Advancement of Women (3) NSF SBE: Resource Implementations for Data Intensive Research in the

Social Behavioral and Economic Sciences (RIDIR)

Other opportunities or information:

(1) ASA Statement on the Role of Statistics in Data Science (2) ICME13, Topic Study Group 15 - Teaching and Learning of Statistics: Call

for papers and posters (3) TIES 26th Annual Conference (4) Top Jobs 2015 (5) Thanks again from “This Is Statistics”

(1) Virginia Tech, Department of Statistics: Four tenure-track positions

The Virginia Tech Department of Statistics (www.stat.vt.edu) has four tenure-track openings. We seek individuals with strong academic credentials in statistics, the ability to develop an independent research program, and who have the potential to excel in teaching. Applicants must have earned a doctorate in statistics or a closely related field at the time of appointment.

Computer modeling / data analytics. Two full-time positions at the assistant professor level in support of the cross-disciplinary Computational Modeling and Data Analytics (CMDA) program (www.science.vt.edu/ais/cmda). Required is a research focus in computationally intensive statistical methods, data analytics, machine learning, or a related field. Applications are due by November 1st and must be submitted online at listings.jobs.vt.edu (posting #TR0150098). Interviews may start as early as December 1st.

Biostatistics & stochastic modeling. Two full-time positions at the rank of assistant or associate professor. For the first position, specialization in some area of health-related statistics, such as biostatistics, neuroscience, epidemiology, or bioinformatics is required. For the second, specialization in complex stochastic modeling and computation for large-scale data and analysis is required. Applications are due by December 1st and must be submitted online at listings.jobs.vt.edu (posting #TR0150097).

Exceptional candidates may be considered at more senior ranks for all of the above positions. Virginia Tech is an EO/AA university, and offers a wide range of

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networking and development opportunities to women and minorities in science and engineering, and additionally provides a competitive dual hiring program for couples.

(2) Los Alamos National Laboratory: Ph.D. statistician position

The Statistical Sciences Group at Los Alamos National Laboratory is seeking applications from mid- or entry-level PhD statisticians. See the ad and learn more about the group at www.stat.lanl.gov.

(3) University of California, Berkeley, Energy and Resources Group: assistant professor, quantitative environmental science

The Energy and Resources Group (ERG) at the University of California, Berkeley invites applications for an Assistant Professor position in quantitative environmental science, with an expected start date of July 1, 2016.

ERG has a long and distinguished history of interdisciplinary research and teaching for a sustainable environment and an equitable society. Further information about ERG can be found at http://erg.berkeley.edu.

Basic qualifications: The basic qualification for this position is completion of all Ph.D. or equivalent degree requirements, except the dissertation, by time of application. Additional qualifications: Candidates must have a Ph.D. or equivalent degree by the appointment start date.

Preferred qualifications: We are especially interested in candidates with quantitative expertise and interests in one or more of: global change science; toxics and pollutants; the environment-society interface; and ecology and biodiversity. The ideal candidate will have experience with some combination of: techniques for analysis of large data sets, mathematical modeling, methods in complex systems theory, and experimental and observational field methods. ERG especially encourages applicants with a strong interest in multiple scales of analysis from local to global. ERG is an interdisciplinary graduate program, so an ability to actively engage with colleagues from other disciplines such as social science and engineering is desirable, as is a compelling interest and engagement in public policy.

Training in multiple areas of the natural sciences (e.g., both physical and biological) is desirable.

Ideal candidates will have demonstrated potential for outstanding research and ongoing productivity. She or he will also have strong teaching and mentoring skills, or for those without an extensive background in teaching, a commitment to make this a core component of their professional portfolio. Teaching duties will include responsibility for a core ERG environmental science course, as well as

development of more specialized seminars or courses, and participation in interdisciplinary seminars with other faculty.

ERG welcomes candidates who will bring to their research and teaching a perspective that comes from a non-traditional educational background or understanding of the experiences of those underrepresented in higher education. UC Berkeley is committed to addressing the family needs of faculty, including dual career couples and single parents.

Applications should include the following:

• Cover letter • A recent curriculum vitae • A statement of research interests (up to three pages) • A statement of teaching interests and experience (up to two pages) • A description of quantitative training and the role of these skills in

the candidate’s research, teaching and mentoring interests (up to one page)

• Statement of contributions to equity and inclusion (Statement addressing past and/or potential contributions to equity and inclusion through research, teaching, and/or service.)

• Copies of no more than three (article or chapter length) samples of relevant written work. At least one is required.

• Three letters of recommendation

Each document should be submitted as a separate file. All letters will be treated as confidential per University of California policy and California state law. Please refer potential referees, including when letters are provided via a third party (i.e. dossier service or career center), to the UC Berkeley statement of confidentiality (http://apo.berkeley.edu/evalltr.html) prior to submitting their letters.

For information about potential relocation to Berkeley, or career needs of accompanying partners and spouses, please visit: http://ofew.berkeley.edu/new-faculty. Follow this link to create an online application and submit the above materials no later than November 16, 2015: https://aprecruit.berkeley.edu/apply/JPF00852.

Please direct questions to ERG Group Manager Megan Amaral at megana@berkeley.edu.

The University of California is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age or protected veteran status. For the complete University of California nondiscrimination and affirmative action policy see: http://policy.ucop.edu/doc/4000376/NondiscrimAffirmAct.

(4) University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Department of Mathematics and Statistics: assistant professor, predictive modeling and data science

The Department of Mathematics and Statistics at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, invites applications for a full-time tenure track position in Predictive Modeling and Data Science at the Assistant Professor level to begin in the Fall semester of 2016. Candidates whose research interests complement the strengths of the Department's faculty in Applied Mathematics and Statistics are particularly encouraged to apply. Mathematicians and statisticians who work at the intersection of applied and computational mathematics, statistics and data science are especially encouraged to apply. Areas of interest include, but are not restricted to: Bayesian methods, computational probability, data assimilation methods, high-performance computing for complex systems, information theory, inverse problems, machine/statistical learning, Monte Carlo methods, non-parametric and "p > n" theory and methods, queueing systems and networks, stochastic algorithms and optimization, uncertainty quantification. We are seeking talented applicants qualified for an assistant professor position. Under exceptional circumstances, highly qualified candidates at other ranks may receive consideration.

Applicants must present strong evidence of outstanding research accomplishments and promise in both research and teaching. Applicants are required to have a Ph.D. in Mathematics, Statistics or a related field by the time of appointment. Information about the Department may be found at http://www.math.umass.edu.

Review of applications will begin on October 30, 2015 and continue until a suitable candidate pool has been identified. To apply, please submit the following required documents electronically through MathJobs.org: A cover letter, an AMS Standard Cover Sheet, a curriculum vitae, a publication list, a description of research, and a statement about teaching interests and experience. The applicant must also have at least four letters of recommendation submitted, of which one must support the applicant???s effectiveness as a teacher.

Questions about the position should be directed to the chair of the Search Committee, Professor Markos Katsoulakis, markos@math.umass.edu (link sends e-mail). For additional information about the application process contact Ms. Christine Ingraham (Head’s Assistant) ingraham@math.umass.edu (link sends e-mail).

UMass Amherst, the flagship campus of the University of Massachusetts system, sits on nearly 1,450-acres in the scenic Pioneer Valley of Western Massachusetts, 90 miles from Boston and 175 miles from New York City. The campus provides a rich cultural environment in a rural setting close to major urban centers. The scenic Pioneer Valley of Western Massachusetts, is home to

five colleges (Amherst College, Hampshire College, Mount Holyoke College, Smith College and the University of Massachusetts).

The university is committed to active recruitment of a diverse faculty and student body. The University of Massachusetts Amherst is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer of women, minorities, protected veterans, and individuals with disabilities and encourages applications from these and other protected group members. Because broad diversity is essential to an inclusive climate and critical to the University's goals of achieving excellence in all areas, we will holistically assess the many qualifications of each applicant and favorably consider an individual's record working with students and colleagues with broadly diverse perspectives, experiences, and backgrounds in educational, research or other work activities. We will also favorably consider experience overcoming or helping others overcome barriers to an academic degree and career.

(5) Duquesne University, Department of Mathematics and Computer

Science: assistant professor (tenure-track)

The Department of Mathematics and Computer Science at Duquesne

University invites applications for a tenure-track position in statistics, beginning in

fall 2016, at the rank of assistant professor. The candidate should have a Ph.D.

by the time of appointment, and will become the third tenure-track statistician

joining 21 other full-time faculty members in the department. We offer a

multidisciplinary Master's program in computational mathematics as well as

undergraduate majors in mathematics and computer science. We also strive to

accommodate each faculty member's teaching preferences, including the

creation of new courses. Tenure-track faculty members are expected to perform

well both in the classroom and as researchers. The maximum expected teaching

load is three courses per semester, with a pre-tenure sabbatical and other

potential reductions available to support research.

Applications should be made at https://www.mathjobs.org/jobs/jobs/7475. Full

consideration will be given to applications received by December 1, 2015.

Duquesne University is committed to attracting, retaining and developing a

diverse faculty that reflects contemporary society, serves our academic mission

and enriches our campus community. As a charter member of the Ohio, Western

PA and West Virginia Higher Education Recruitment Consortium (HERC), we

encourage applications from members of underrepresented groups and support

dual-career couples.

Founded in 1878 by its sponsoring religious community, the Congregation of the

Holy Spirit, Duquesne University is Catholic in mission and ecumenical in spirit.

Its Mission Statement commits the University to "serving God by serving students

- through commitment to excellence in liberal and professional education,

through profound concern for moral and spiritual values, through the

maintenance of an ecumenical atmosphere open to diversity, and through

service to the Church, the community, the nation and the world." Applicants for

this position should describe how they might support and contribute to this

mission. Motivated by its Catholic and Spiritan identity, Duquesne values equality

of opportunity both as an educational institution and as an employer.

(6) Eastern Kentucky University, Department of Mathematics and

Statistics: assistant professor of statistics (tenure-track)

Qualifications and Experience: The successful candidate must have a Ph.D.

degree in statistics, biostatistics, or a related area with a specialization or

emphasis in statistics by the start of employment. Preference will be given to

candidates whose expertise complements the expertise and interests of other

faculty in the department. The successful candidate will have demonstrated

excellence in teaching or show evidence of strong potential in teaching. An

established research program or strong potential for research in any area of

statistical methodology, statistical applications, or statistical theory is also

required.

Position Description: The successful candidate is expected to teach 12 hours per

semester, including courses ranging from introductory statistics to graduate-level

statistics courses; establish a record of scholarship and publication; and

contribute to departmental, college, and university service.

Salary and Benefits: Commensurate with qualifications and experience. Benefits

include health, life and dental insurances and employee retirement programs in

accordance with University policies.

Starting Date: August 15, 2016.

Contract and Application Deadline: Applicants should submit a letter of

application, curriculum vitae, statements of teaching and research philosophies,

unofficial graduate transcripts, and three letters of reference via the online

application process at http://www.hr.eku.edu/employment/. Inquiries may be

made to Dr. Daniel Mundfrom, Chair of the Mathematics & Statistics Department

(859-622-5942, daniel.mundfrom@eku.edu). Review of applications will begin

immediately and continue until the position is filled. Federal regulations require

that all documents submitted by applicants be retained by the

University. Materials will not be returned or copied for applicants.

Our Department: The Department of Mathematics and Statistics offers the

Bachelors of Science in Mathematics, Statistics, and Mathematics Teaching;

Master of Arts in Mathematics; and Master of Science in Mathematics. For more

information about the department, including course descriptions,

visit www.math.eku.edu.

Location and Environment: Eastern Kentucky University is located in Richmond,

about 20 miles south of Lexington on I-75. The enrollment is approximately

17,000 students.

Eastern Kentucky University is an EEO/AA institution that values diversity in its

faculty, staff, and student body. In keeping with this commitment, the University

welcomes applications from diverse candidates and candidates who support

diversity.

(7) San José State University, Department of Marketing and Decision

Sciences: assistant or association professor (tenure-track), decision

Sciences (business statistics/analytics/data mining)

Qualifications:

Possess experience, expertise and demonstrated excellence in teaching

and research in data mining, business analytics, or operations

research. Awareness of and sensitivity of a multicultural population of

students, faculty, and staff as might have been gained in cross-cultural

study, training, teaching and other comparable experience is required.

Possess a doctorate appropriate for the courses taught (if ABD,

completion of the doctorate will be a requirement for employment).

Demonstrate an ability to work in a collegial atmosphere as part of a team.

Possess excellent communication and interpersonal skills.

Exhibit a commitment to interact effectively with the Silicon Valley

business community.

Responsibilities:

Teaching assignments will be at the graduate and undergraduate levels in both

traditional and accelerated formats. Candidate must address the needs of a

student population of great diversity--in age, cultural background, ethnicity,

primary language and academic preparation--through course materials, teaching

strategies, and advisement.

Salary Range: Commensurate with qualifications and experience.

Starting Date: August 22, 2016

Eligibility: Employment is contingent upon proof of eligibility to work in the United

States.

Application Procedure:

For full consideration upload a letter of application, vita, statement of teaching

interests/philosophy, research plans, and at least three original letters of

reference with contact information by December 1, 2015 at

apply.interfolio.com/30187

Questions may be directed to:

Dr. Kenneth C. Gehrt, Chair

Department of Marketing and Decision Sciences

Lucas College and Graduate School of Business

Phone: 408.924-3506

FAX: 408.924-3445

Email: kenneth.gehrt@sjsu.edu

San José State University is California’s oldest institution of public higher

learning. The campus is located on the southern end of San Francisco Bay in

downtown San José (Pop. 1,000,000), hub of the world-famous Silicon Valley

high-technology research and development center. Many of California’s most

popular national, recreational, and cultural attractions are conveniently close. A

member of the 23-campus CSU system, San José State University enrolls

approximately 30,000 students, a significant percentage of whom are members

of minority groups. The University is committed to increasing the diversity of its

faculty so our disciplines, students and the community can benefit from multiple

ethnic and gender perspectives.

San José State University is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer.

We consider qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color,

religion, national origin, age, gender, gender identity/expression, sexual

orientation, genetic information, medical condition, marital status, veteran status,

or disability. This policy applies to all San José State University students, faculty,

and staff as well as University programs and activities. Reasonable

accommodations are made for applicants with disabilities who self-disclose. Note

that all San José State University employees are considered mandated reporters

under the California Child Abuse and Neglect Reporting Act and are required to

comply with the requirements set forth in CSU Executive Order 1083 as a

condition of employment.

A background check (including a criminal records check) must be completed

satisfactorily before any candidate can be offered a position with the

CSU. Failure to satisfactorily complete the background check may affect the

application status of applicants or continued employment of current CSU

employees who apply for the position.

The latest San José State University Safety 101 Uniform Campus Crime and

Security Report is available. You may request a copy of San José State

University’s annual safety report by contacting the University Police Department

at (408) 924-2222 or by visiting the University Police Department website at

(http://www.sjsu.edu/police.)

(8) University of California, Irvine, Department of Statistics: assistant

professor (tenure-track) or associate professor (tenured)

The Department of Statistics (www.stat.uci.edu) at the University of California,

Irvine (UCI), invites applications for a tenure-track assistant or tenured associate

professor position beginning July 1, 2016. The department has an

interdisciplinary focus, with an emphasis on developing methods to solve applied

problems and advancing the statistical theory that underlies those methods. We

are searching for faculty with strong research potential, a commitment to

excellence in teaching, and enthusiasm for helping our department continue to

grow. Applicants must hold a Ph.D. degree in Statistics, Biostatistics or a related

field. The Department is interested in individuals with research interests in all

areas of statistics.

To apply and for more information about the position, please visit

https://recruit.ap.uci.edu/apply/JPF03075. Review of applications will begin on

Dec. 15.

(9) Weill Cornell Medicine, Cornell University, Division of Biostatistics

and Epidemiology, Department of Healthcare Policy and Research:

assistant professor and associate/full professor faculty positions

The Division of Biostatistics and Epidemiology within the Department of

Healthcare Policy Research at Weill Cornell Medicine invites applications for two

faculty positions to start in 2016. We are committed to hiring an individual at the

Assistant Professor level and an individual at an Associate or Full Professor

level. We seek outstanding candidates with an established record of collaborative

and methodology research. Individuals must also have experience or interest in

teaching graduate level courses. Preference will be given to individuals with

experience or interest in the area of (1) analysis of large data sets/data science,

or (2) analysis of imaging data.

Weill Cornell Medicine is among the top-ranked clinical and medical research

centers in the country and is located in New York City. The Division of

Biostatistics and Epidemiology has a growing research and teaching program.

Faculty members collaborate with clinical, translational, and basic science

researchers across the medical college and affiliated institutions. They are also

engaged in conducting methodology research and teaching graduate level

courses. The successful applicant will have a PhD or equivalent in Biostatistics,

Statistics, Computer Science, or a related field, and a record of significant

research accomplishments, obtaining and sustaining extramural funding, and

demonstrated ability to mentor students, post-doctoral researchers, and junior

faculty. The successful candidate will also have experience or interest in

curriculum development and teaching in a biomedical data science program. The

candidate should have a strong track record of interdisciplinary work, and

willingness to foster collaborative opportunities in research, education, service,

and innovation with other divisions, departments and partner organizations,

including faculty and staff at the Medical College, New York-Presbyterian

Hospital, and/or Cornell Tech. Candidates should have strong communication

skills and contribute to the mission of the Biostatistics and Epidemiology Division.

The tenure home will be in the Department of Healthcare Policy and Research

with the possibility of joint appointments with other institutes, divisions, and

departments across Weill Cornell Medicine and Cornell University.

Weill Cornell Medicine is an affirmative action and equal opportunity employer.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard

to, among other things, race, religion, color, national origin, sex, age, status as

protected veterans, or status as qualified individuals with disabilities.

Interested applicants should submit a letter of interest highlighting their research

and teaching interests, practical experience, and career goals, a curriculum vita,

and names of 3 professional references to the search committee chair: Karla

Ballman, PhD Chief, Division of Biostatistics and Epidemiology Department of

Healthcare Policy and Research Weill Cornell Medicine 402 East 67th Street

New York, NY 10065 kab2053@med.cornell.edu Review of applications will

begin immediately and will continue until the positions are filled. Questions

should be directed to Dr. Karla Ballman (kab2053@med.cornell.edu).

(10) Drexel University Dornsife School of Public Health, Department of

Epidemiology and Biostatistics: assistant/associate professor,

biostatistics (tenure-track/tenured)

The Department of Epidemiology & Biostatistics at the Dornsife School of Public

Health at Drexel University invites applicants for a tenure-track/tenured position

at the Assistant/Associate level in Biostatistics for its expanding programs in

biostatistics. The successful applicant will have a doctoral degree in biostatistics,

statistics, or a related field, an interest in both collaborative and methodological

research, and a commitment to excellence in teaching and mentoring. Those

applying at the Associate Professor rank must have a record of successful

research and evidence of effective teaching.

The Department currently offers MS degrees in Biostatistics and Epidemiology, a

PhD in Epidemiology and is currently planning to include a PhD in Biostatistics.

The Department has 18 faculty spanning the two disciplines and is truly

interdisciplinary. Research funding for the Department comes from NIH, NSF,

CDC, and other federal and state agencies, as well as private foundations and

industry. The faculty expertise in biostatistics includes spatial statistics, the

analysis of imaging data, clinical trials, longitudinal data analysis, Bayesian

methods and epidemiology methods. We are soliciting applications from

candidates with expertise in all areas of statistics, and rank will be commensurate

with experience.

Dornsife School of Public Health at Drexel University is the only CEPH-

accredited School of Public Health in the Philadelphia area, and recently

received a $45 million gift to expand the faculty and build new research and

educational programs. With the arrival of Dean Ana Diez Roux in 2013, the

School has entered a period of growth with new faculty being recruited to each

Department. The School is committed to our mission of health as a human right,

improving health in cities, eliminating health disparities, and promoting health in

all policies.

The 16th largest private university in the nation with more than 8,000 employees

and 22,000 students, Drexel is made up of 10 colleges and 3 schools offering

professional degrees in engineering, architecture, media arts design, business,

law, medicine, nursing, and public health, among others. The University’s goal to

become “the most civically engaged university in America” drives its work with

the City of Philadelphia and diverse community partners. Drexel is located within

a short walk of the Amtrak and regional rail stations in the University City section

of Philadelphia, a vibrant city with a rich array of health care, educational, and

arts institutions.

The confidential application process requires a cover letter describing relevant

experience and goals and curriculum vitae. Interested candidates may direct any

questions to the search committee co-chairs, Dr. Leslie McClure

(lam439@drexel.edu) or Dr. Loni Philip Tabb (lpp22@drexel.edu). Applications

will be accepted until a successful candidate has been identified. Three letters of

reference will ultimately be required for finalist candidates. Send application

materials to: Ms. Nancy Colon-Anderson, Administrative Assistant, School of

Public Health, Drexel University, 3215 Market Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104.

Phone: 267.359.6204, Fax: 267.359.6201, Email: nanderson@drexel.edu.

Drexel University is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer and is

proactively committed to diversity and inclusion in all of its policies, practices and

services. We are especially interested in qualified candidates who can contribute

to the diversity and excellence of our academic community.

(11) Montana State University, Department of Mathematical Sciences:

assistant professor of statistics (tenure-track)

Montana State University, located in beautiful Bozeman, MT, welcomes

applications for a tenure-track position of Assistant Professor of Statistics in the

Department of Mathematical Sciences. We are particularly interested in

candidates with research interests in statistics education, biostatistics, statistical

computing, or statistical methods for high dimensional data. The department

offers a variety of degrees, including an M.S. in Statistics and a Ph.D. in

Statistics with emphases in Statistics and Statistics Education.

For the complete job description and application procedures

go to https://jobs.montana.edu/postings/2939. The department is also searching

for a tenure-track Assistant Professor of Mathematics

(https://jobs.montana.edu/postings/2944).

MSU is an AA/ADA/EEO/Vet Pref Employer

(12) Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology, Department of Mathematics:

assistant professor, statistics (tenure-track)

The Mathematics Department at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology invites

applications for a tenure-track position in statistics at the Assistant Professor

level for the Fall of 2016; this position would be our second statistics position

within the department. Candidates are expected to have a strong commitment to

excellent undergraduate teaching and continued scholarly and professional

development. We are seeking individuals who will interact well with students and

faculty in our science and engineering programs. All areas will be considered,

though preference will be given to candidates whose background and expertise

complement our current offerings in applied statistics and data science, as well

as our degree program in biomathematics.

Successful candidates will have earned a Ph.D. in Statistics or closely-related

field by Fall 2016. The essential job functions include: classroom teaching and

student advising; curriculum development and continuous improvement; research

and other professional development activities; and service and committee

work. Experience teaching undergraduate statistics with full responsibility is

desired. Research and scholarship programs that supports undergraduate

education or undergraduate research is desirable.

Rose-Hulman is an institute of technology with approximately 2200

undergraduate and 100 masters’ students in engineering, science and

mathematics, with most of its students in the engineering disciplines. Every

undergraduate student on campus is required to take at least five mathematics

courses, with nearly everyone taking a course in either statistics or

probability. Because of our strong belief in personal attention, our class sizes are

small (typically under 25). A standard teaching load consists of 8 sections over

three 10-week terms; the number of course preparations is limited to at most two

per term. We currently offer roughly 10 courses in statistics or related

fields. More information regarding our department can be found at

http://www.rose-hulman.edu/math.

Application: For full consideration, please apply online at https://jobs.rose-

hulman.edu, and include the following materials: cover letter, curriculum vita,

teaching and research statements; graduate transcripts and contact information

for three letters of recommendation (with at least one specifically addressing the

applicant's teaching ability and experience).

Contact information:

Professor David Rader

Department of Mathematics

Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

5500 Wabash Ave.

Terre Haute, IN 47803

Email Contact: rader@rose-hulman.edu

We will begin initial screening on November 8, 2015. Candidates who plan to

attend the Joint AMS-MAA Meetings in Seattle should note this in their cover

letter. Candidates who submit a complete application before December 7, 2015

will be considered for onsite interviews at the Joint Meetings.

(13) Saint Michael's College, Department of Mathematics: assistant

professor, statistics (tenure-track)

See details at

https://smcvt.interviewexchange.com/jobofferdetails.jsp?JOBID=64549

(14) Boston University School of Public Health, Department of

Biostatistics: assistant professor in biostatistics

The Department of Biostatistics at the Boston University School of Public Health

http://sph.bu.edu/bio) seeks applicants for an Assistant Professor position to

participate in methodological and collaborative research with Biostatistics

faculty and investigators from several potential disciplines. The Department of

Biostatistics comprises 28 full-time faculty, who are internationally recognized for

their innovation in research and scholarship in various areas of biostatistics

including statistical genetics, clinical trials, surveillance, longitudinal studies,

Bayesian statistics and risk prediction. Biostatistics faculty play leading roles in

several large clinical trials and observational studies such as the renowned

Framingham Heart Study, Long Life Family Study, Black Women's Health Study,

and the Superfund project. Their work has contributed new knowledge on genetic

and non-genetic factors for cardiovascular disease, dementia and Alzheimer's

disease, osteoporosis and arthritis, nutritional epidemiology, healthy aging and

extreme longevity. Many of these findings have been effectively translated into

current clinical practice.

The department has a large and successful graduate program, and a federally

funded doctoral program for interdisciplinary training of biostatisticians.

Successful applicants will contribute methodological and collaborative research

in exciting areas such as statistical genetics, clinical trials and observational

studies, and will also participate in teaching and mentoring students in the MA

and PhD programs in Biostatistics and in our Master of Public Health.

Applicants should have a Ph.D. in Biostatistics, Statistics, or other quantitatively

oriented field. Applicants must have a demonstrated research record, a strong

commitment to teaching, and strong communication and writing skills.

Applicants should send their curriculum vitae, a cover letter describing their

previous research and teaching experience and career goals, and three letters of

reference to:

Assistant Professor Search Committee

c/o Chary Ortiz

Financial Administrator

Department of Biostatistics

Boston University School of Public Health, BUMC

801 Mass Avenue, Crosstown Center, 3rd floor, Rm 325

Boston, MA 02118

Fax: 617-638-6484

Email: chary@bu.edu

Inquiries to Dr. Paola Sebastiani, Chair, Search Committee, sebas@bu.edu .

Application review begins November 16, 2015 and applications will be accepted

until the position is filled. Boston University is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

(15) Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Department of

Biostatistics: postdoctoral research position in causal inference

methodology

Description: The Departments of Biostatistics (Harvard T.H. Chan School of

Public Health) and Health Care Policy (Harvard Medical School) are seeking

candidates with PhD in Statistics/Biostatistics for a two-year postdoctoral position

beginning as soon as December 2015. Position involves the development of

causal inference methodology with application in comparative effectiveness

research in the context of big data. The successful candidate will collaborate

with Francesca Dominici, Sharon-Lise Normand, Sherri Rose or Corwin Zigler.

Qualifications: Doctoral degree in Statistics, Biostatistics, or a related field;

familiarity in Bayesian modeling, instrumental variables approaches, and

machine learning techniques are encouraged. Excellent communication and

writing skills desired.

Additional Information: Interested applicants please send CV and have at least

two referees send letters to biostat_postdoc@hsph.harvard.edu. In your

application, please reference “Causal Inference Postdoc.” We will be accepting

applications until December 30, 2015 or the position is filled, whichever comes

first.

Harvard University seeks to find, develop, promote, and retain the world’s best

scholars. Harvard is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer.

Applications from women and minority candidates are strongly encouraged.

Information on resources for career development and work/life balance at SPH

can be found at: Career development and work/life balance

(http://www.hsph.harvard.edu/faculty-affairs/postdoctoral-research-

fellows/postdoc-benefits/).

(1) NSF: two education research solicitations

Funding

Advancing Informal STEM Learning (AISL)

http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=504793&WT.mc_id=USNSF

_39&WT.mc_ev=click

Improving Undergraduate STEM Education: Education and Human

Resources (IUSE: EHR);

http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=505082&WT.mc_id=USNSF

_39&WT.mc_ev=click

(2) NSF: Minority Participation & Participation and Advancement of

Women

Louis Stokes Alliances for Minority Participation (LSAMP)

http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=13646&WT.mc_id=USNSF_

39&WT.mc_ev=click

ADVANCE: Increasing the Participation and Advancement of Women in

Academic Science and Engineering Careers (ADVANCE)

http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=5383&WT.mc_id=USNSF_3

9&WT.mc_ev=click

(3) NSF SBE: Resource Implementations for Data Intensive Research in

the Social Behavioral and Economic Sciences (RIDIR)

http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2015/nsf15602/nsf15602.htm

Full Proposal Deadline(s) (due by 5 p.m. proposer's local time):

February 29, 2016

February 27, 2017

Synopsis of Program:

As part of NSF’s Cyberinfrastructure Framework for 21st Century Science and

Engineering (CIF21) activity, the Directorate for Social, Behavioral and Economic

Sciences (SBE) seeks to develop user-friendly large-scale next-generation data

resources and relevant analytic techniques to advance fundamental research in

SBE areas of study. Successful proposals will, within the financial resources

provided by the award, construct such databases and/or relevant analytic

techniques and produce a finished product that will enable new types of data-

intensive research. The databases or techniques should have significant impacts,

either across multiple fields or within broad disciplinary areas, by enabling new

types of data-intensive research in the SBE sciences.

(1) ASA Statement on the Role of Statistics in Data Science

http://community.amstat.org/blogs/ronald-wasserstein/2015/10/01/the-role-of-

statistics-in-data-science-an-asa-statement

(2) ICME13, Topic Study Group 15 - Teaching and Learning of Statistics:

Call for papers and posters

Being able to provide sound evidence-based arguments and critically evaluate

data-based claims are important skills that all citizens should have. It is not

surprising therefore and is an exciting field of research and development.

Statistics at school level is usually taught in the mathematics classroom in

connection with learning probability.

We expect to discuss academic work on major issues in statistics education

research, such as: (a) theoretical issues in learning and teaching statistics; (b)

learning and teaching statistics in school and at the tertiary level; (c) reinforcing

the connection between statistics and probability, data and chance (especially

considering the current curriculum situation in several countries); (d) the

emergence and development of students’ statistical reasoning, thinking, and

literacy, e.g., developing students’ reasoning about variability, or an aggregate

view of data; (e) teachers’ statistical knowledge and learning, and professional

development of teachers; (f) innovative learning technology in statistics

education; and g) research priorities in statistics education.

The discussion will include time to reflect on the status of research in statistics

education related to the various themes and will highlight areas of high priority for

the statistics be discussed in TSG 14.

The group sessions at the conference will include invited and contributed papers,

as well as posters. All submissions will be peer-reviewed.

The submission process, deadlines and all the information about the conference

is included in the Second Announcement which is available at:

http://icme13.org/announcements/second.

What is a TSG?

Other opportunities or information

A Topic Study Group is as mini-conference within ICME-13 that displays the

progress of the discussion in the intervening years since ICME-12. Topic Study

Groups therefore all sessions. At ICME-13, the TSGs will have 360 minutes as

four 90 minutes timeslots.

PLEASE NOTE THAT THE SUBMISSION OF PAPERS IS NOW OPEN.

TO SUBMIT A PROPOSAL, PLEASE VISIT THE FOLLOWING

PAGE: http://www.icme13.org/proposals_and_paper_submission

DEADLINES FOR THE SUBMISSION OF PAPERS AND POSTERS ARE

15 October 2015: Submission of papers

15 October 2015: Submission of posters (for those intending to apply for the

solidarity fund)

31 January 2016: Submission of posters (for those not applying for the solidarity

fund)

For more information, please contact the Co-chairs:

• Dani Ben-Zvi (Israel) dbenzvi@univ.haifa.ac.il

• Gail Burrill (USA) burrill@msu.edu

Team members:

• Andreas Eichler (Germany)

• Dave Pratt (UK)

• Lucia Zapata-Cardona (Columbia)

IPC Liaison person: George Ekol (Uganda)

(3) TIES 26th Annual Conference

The International Environmetrics Society (TIES) will hold its 26th conference in

Edinburgh, Scotland from 18th - 22nd July 2016. Themes of the conference

include:

Methods in expert elicitation; Space time modelling of disease risk; Statistical

climatology; New monitoring technology; Earth observation; Spatial and/or

spatio-temporal modelling of environmental processes; Statistical

Ecology; Circular data in environmental studies; Natural Hazards; Linking

process and statistical models ; Uncertainty Quantification in Environmental

Prediction; Environmental criminology; Statistics for massive environmental

data; Quantifying Environmental Benefits; Environment and Health; Biodiversity

measures and modelling; Environmental Risk; Environmental or Climate

Extremes; Functional data; Environmental Economics; Citizen Science.

Further information is available on the conference web site which can be found at

http://www.icms.org.uk/workshops/TIES2016

and will be regularly updated.

With best wishes,

Alastair Rushworth

Department of Mathematics and Statistics,

26 Richmond Street, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow.

Alastair Rushworth <alastair.rushworth@STRATH.AC.UK>

(4) Top Jobs 2015

You’ve probably seen this already, but in case not, check out

http://www.careercast.com/jobs-rated/best-jobs-2015. Statistics comes in at

number 4 this time. It is very interesting to see how many of the top jobs require

quantitative skills.

(5) Thanks again from “This Is Statistics”

Thank you to the following 26 (!) Departments for displaying the “This is

Statistics” logo on their websites:

Baylor University Department of Statistical Science:

http://www.baylor.edu/statistics/

Brown University Department of Biostatistics:

http://www.brown.edu/academics/public-health/biostatistics/biostatistics-

graduate-programs/resources

Central Connecticut State University Department of Mathematical

Sciences: http://www.math.ccsu.edu/

Colorado State University Department of Statistics:

http://www.stat.colostate.edu/

Duke University Department of Statistical Science:

https://stat.duke.edu/undergraduate-program.html

Kansas State University Department of Statistics: https://www.k-

state.edu/stats/academics/

Ohio State University Department of Statistics: http://www.stat.osu.edu/

Pennsylvania State University Department of Statistics: http://stat.psu.edu/

Purdue University Department of Statistics: http://www.stat.purdue.edu/

South Dakota State University Department of Mathematics and Statistics:

http://www.sdstate.edu/mathstat/

SUNY Buffalo Department of Biostatistics:

https://sphhp.buffalo.edu/biostatistics/education/statistics-minor.html

University of California, Irvine Department of Statistics:

http://www.stat.uci.edu/

University of California, Riverside Department of Statistics:

http://statistics.ucr.edu/

University of Chicago Department of Statistics:

https://galton.uchicago.edu/

University of Georgia Department of Statistics: http://www.stat.uga.edu/

University of Idaho Department of Statistical Science:

http://www.uidaho.edu/sci/stat

University of Illinois Department of Statistics: http://www.stat.illinois.edu/

University of Kansas Medical Center Department of Biostatistics:

http://www.kumc.edu/school-of-medicine/department-of-biostatistics.html

University of Kansas, Edwards Applied Statistics & Analytics Masters

Program: http://edwardscampus.ku.edu/overview-masters-applied-

statistics-analytics

University of Minnesota - Twin Cities Division of Biostatistics:

http://www.sph.umn.edu/academics/divisions/biostatistics/

University of Rochester Department of Biostatistics and Computational

Biology: https://www.urmc.rochester.edu/biostat/

University of South Carolina Department of Statistics:

http://www.stat.sc.edu/statistics-new-asa-campaign

University of Utah Master of Statistics program : http://mstat.utah.edu/

University of Virginia Department of Statistics:

http://www.stat.virginia.edu/index.shtm

University of Wisconsin, Madison Department of Biostatistics and Medical

Informatics: https://www.biostat.wisc.edu/

Virginia Tech Department of Statistics: http://www.stat.vt.edu/