Assistant Professor Statistics- CSU Fullerton

Sep 12, 2025

Department of Mathematics
College of Natural Sciences and Mathematics
Assistant Professor
Statistics
Fall 2026

Position Description

The Department of Mathematics at California State University, Fullerton, invites applications for a tenure-track position in Statistics at the Assistant Professor level with the appointment to begin in August 2026.

California State University, Fullerton (CSUF) is a minority-serving institution with a Hispanic-Serving Institution designation and equal opportunity employer. CSUF is firmly committed to increasing the diversity of the campus community and the curriculum and fostering an inclusive environment within which students, staff, administrators, and faculty thrive. Candidates who can contribute to this goal through their teaching, research, advising, and other activities are encouraged to identify their strengths and experiences.

Individuals advancing the University’s strategic diversity goals and those from groups whose under representation in the American professoriate has been severe and longstanding are particularly encouraged to apply. CSUF is committed to retaining all faculty and has established affinity groups you can join to support your success.

CSUF faculty are committed teacher-scholars who bring research and creative discovery to life for students in classrooms, labs, and individually mentored projects. Candidates for this position must have a solid theoretical and applied background in statistics and a passion for teaching and research. Those with research interests in emerging domains are highly encouraged to apply. The successful candidate will contribute to the statistics community at Cal State Fullerton through teaching, research, professional activities, and service.

• Teaching a wide spectrum of theoretical and applied courses in statistics and data science at both the undergraduate and graduate levels
• Conducting research resulting in publications in high-quality peer-reviewed journals within a collaborative faculty-student environment
• Mentoring students and guiding them towards post-graduation success
• Contributing to curriculum development by incorporating modern statistical and data science approaches to existing courses or creating new courses
• Serving on departmental and university-wide committees

A successful candidate will have the opportunity to participate in a transdisciplinary Titan Supercomputing Center and contribute to the growth of the Statistical Consulting Center within the College of Natural Sciences and Mathematics.

• Have earned a Ph.D. in statistics or a related field. All degree requirements must be completed prior to the starting date
• Have demonstrated commitment to teaching and mentoring students
• Have a well-defined research agenda

• Teaching experience with a strong commitment to excellence in teaching students of diverse ethnic, cultural, and socioeconomic backgrounds at the undergraduate and graduate levels
• Be able to contribute to undergraduate and graduate curriculum development
• Evidence of the potential to supervise undergraduate and master’s level students in research
• Evidence of or a strong interest in participating in interdisciplinary, collaborative research
• Plan for seeking internal and external funding

To receive consideration, a complete online application must be received by electronic submission via https://(Use the "Apply for this Job" box below)..

To be assured full consideration, all application materials must be received by Sunday, October 5, 2025. The anticipated appointment date is August 17, 2026. Please direct all questions about the position to Dr. Jessica Jaynes at jjaynes.

Statistics at CSU Fullerton

The statistics faculty research areas include Bayesian statistics, statistical computing, spatial statistics, experimental design, and survival analysis. Faculty are active in application areas of neuroscience, geology, biostatistics, psychometrics, epidemiology, bioengineering, and finance. The Titan Supercomputing Center provides high-performance computing to support faculty research. The statistics…