Description

The faculty of the Department of Statistics at the University of South Carolina, Columbia campus, invites applications for a 9-month, full-time, tenure-track position at the rank of Assistant Professor to begin August 16, 2026. The position is part of the University President’s AI Initiative that includes a cluster of hires in the areas of data science, visual arts, psychological neuroscience, and computational linguistics.

Requirements

The position requires a doctoral degree in Statistics, Biostatistics, or Computer Science or other related field with a research focus in Statistics and Data Science, Machine Learning, or Artificial Intelligence by the starting date of the position. Preferred applicants will have a strong record of or potential for publishing research in top-tier outlets, high potential to secure external research funding, the ability to develop effective research collaborations within and outside the department, and eagerness to teach a variety of statistics courses with excellence at the undergraduate and graduate levels.