The Department of Statistics & Data Science offers a PhD in Statistical Science, in Biostatistics (in collaboration with UT Southwestern), and in Data Science, an in-person MS in Data Science & Applied Statistics, an online MS in Data Science, a BS in Statistics, and a BS in Data Science, and has 13 permanent faculty members, of whom 8 are tenured or on the tenure track. Faculty members conduct research and teach and mentor students in the programs and throughout the University.
The department is affiliated with SMU's O’Donnell Data Science and Research Computing Institute, which aims to develop research connections between SMU faculty and students and corporations, governmental agencies, and nonprofit organizations.
We seek scholars who have outstanding qualifications in statistics and data science and a commitment to interdisciplinary research and inclusive teaching. Faculty will teach in our undergraduate and graduate programs, conduct research in statistics and data science, and collaborate, as appropriate, with colleagues in other disciplines. SMU is undertaking a Data Science cluster hire that seeks to foster large-scale collaborative research projects responding to some of humankind's most daunting challenges. The successful applicant will have the opportunity to collaborate with colleagues in this enterprise.
A PhD is required at the time of appointment. Employment is contingent on satisfactory completion of a background check.
For Professor and Frensley Endowed Chair
Submit application materials on the position’s interfolio by November 1, 2024 to ensure full consideration. Applicants must submit a letter of application highlighting your qualifications and anticipated contribution to SMU’s Data Science Core Group and to collaboration on campus, a curriculum vitæ, a research statement, and the names of three colleagues who have agreed to write letters of reference.
Applicants may address questions to Professor Ian Harris at iharris@smu.edu.