Tenure-Track and Teaching-Track Faculty Positions

The Institute for Theoretical Sciences at Westlake University invites applications for tenure-track and teaching-track faculty positions in Statistics, Data Science, Biostatistics, and closely related fields.

• Tenure-track faculty positions
  • Open at the ranks of Assistant Professor and Associate Professor
  • Number of positions: multiple
• Teaching-track faculty positions
  • Open at three ranks:
    Lecturer, Associate Professor, Professor
  • No. of Vacancies: 1

Salary packages are highly competitive and commensurate with qualifications and experience; for tenure-track positions, generous start-up packages and research support are available.

Please submit your application online or email your application package as a single PDF file in English to .cn. In the email subject line, please indicate “Name + Position (tenure-track / teaching-track)”.

The application package should include:

• Cover letter
• Up-to-date CV
• For tenure-track positions: a research statement (3–5 pages) and a separate teaching statement (2–3 pages).
• For teaching-track positions: a teaching statement (3–5 pages) focusing on teaching philosophy, experience, and course development.
• Proposed research topics or research plan (for tenure-track positions only)
• Course description and syllabus for a proposed introductory undergraduate course (for teaching-track positions only)
• Arrange for 3 letters of reference (to be sent by referees directly)

Review of applications will begin immediately and will continue until all positions are filled.

Institute for Theoretical Sciences, Westlake University

Email: .cn

• Have obtained a Ph.D. degree in Statistics, Data Science, Biostatistics, or a closely related field.
• Demonstrated potential for excellence in independent research in Statistical Science, Data Science, Probability, or related areas.

• Ph.D. in Statistics, Data Science, Biostatistics, or a closely related field by the start date.
• A demonstrated record of excellence in teaching undergraduate and/or graduate courses (in English) covering Statistics, Data Science, and Probability.
• Demonstrated strong research capabilities or engagement in one or more of the following areas:
  Statistical Science, Data Science, Probability Theory, Stochastic Processes, and their applications (e.g., Big Data, Biostatistics, Financial Mathematics, Stochastic Numerical Methods).