Open Positions in Statistics or Biostatistics

Application Deadline: 

December 1, 2016

The Department of Statistics and Actuarial Science in the Faculty of Mathematics at the University of Waterloo, in an exciting period of expansion, invites applications for three or more tenure-track or tenured positions with an expected start date of July 1, 2017. These positions may be at the rank of Assistant, Associate, or, in very special cases, Full Professor. Interested candidates from any area of Statistics or Biostatistics are encouraged to apply. One or more of these positions will be aligned with a departmental Data Science initiative and applications from candidates in this area are especially encouraged.


Requirements include:

  • a PhD in Statistics, Biostatistics or related areas
  • a potential or proven ability to develop an internationally recognized research program
  • excellent communication skills
  • a strong commitment to teaching at the graduate and undergraduate levels
     

The University of Waterloo is one of Canada’s leading universities with more than 30,000 full and part-time students in undergraduate and graduate programs. The Department of Statistics and Actuarial Science is one of the top academic units for the statistical and actuarial sciences in the world and is home to more than 45 research active full-time faculty and over 150 graduate students in programs including Statistics, Biostatistics, Quantitative Finance and Actuarial Science. The department offers a vibrant research environment for a wide range of areas including statistical theory, applied probability, analysis of longitudinal and event history data, methods for incomplete data, statistical learning, computational statistics, finance and risk management, survey methods, industrial statistics, and interdisciplinary collaborative work. The Department benefits from close relationships with many research groups on campus including the Survey Research Centre, the Business and Industrial Statistics Research Group, the Computational Statistics Research Group, the Waterloo Research Institute in Insurance, Securities and Quantitative Finance, the School of Public Health and Health Systems, the Propel Centre for Population Health Impact, the Interdisciplinary Centre on Climate Change, and the Centre for Theoretical Neuroscience.
 

Interested individuals should apply using MathJobs (www.mathjobs.org/jobs).
 

Applications should include:

  • a cover letter
  • a curriculum vitae
  • research and teaching statements
  • teaching evaluation summaries (if available) and up to three reprints/preprints

In addition, applicants should arrange to have at least three reference letters submitted on their behalf. Applications will be accepted until the positions are filled, with all applications received by December 1, 2016 being fully considered. Completed applications will be reviewed on an ongoing basis before this deadline. The salary offered will be commensurate with qualifications and experience. The salary range for this position is  $105,000   -  $150,000. Negotiations beyond this salary range will be considered for exceptionally qualified candidates.
 

Inquiries may be addressed to:
 

Stefan Steiner, Chair
Department of Statistics and Actuarial Science
University of Waterloo
200 University Avenue West
Waterloo ON N2L 3G1, CANADA
sas-chair@uwaterloo.ca


The University of Waterloo respects, appreciates and encourages diversity. We welcome applications from all qualified individuals, including women, members of visible minorities, Aboriginal peoples and persons with disabilities. All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however, Canadian citizens and permanent residents will be given priority.


Three reasons to apply: https://uwaterloo.ca/watport/why-waterloo.