Open-Rank, Tenured/Tenure-Track Statistics Faculty
Open-Rank, Tenured/Tenure-Track Statistics Faculty
Employer Active
Job Alert
You will be updated with latest job alerts via email
Share
Job Alert
You will be updated with latest job alerts via email
Not Disclosed
Salary Not Disclosed
1 Vacancy
Job Description
Department: Col of Engineering and Computing
Classification: 9month Instructional Faculty
Job Category:Instructional Faculty
Job Type:FullTime
Work Schedule:Fulltime (1.0 FTE 40 hrs/wk)
Location: Fairfax VA
Workplace Type:Hybrid Eligible
Salary:Salary commensurate with education and experience
Criminal Background Check:Yes
About the Department:
The Department of Statistics in the School of Computing (SoC) part of the College of Engineering and Computing (CEC) offers a PhD in Statistical Science two MS degrees (Biostatistics and Statistical Science with concentrations in Modern Statistics and Statistical Data Science) a BS in Statistics with four concentrations and dual MS and accelerated BS/MS options. Though a relatively young department founded in 1992 the Department has demonstrated rapid growth in research and scholarship. It is renowned for its leaders in statistics biostatistics data science and AI with national/international credentials and prestigious honors.
Located on the beautiful Fairfax VA campus in Northern Virginias hightech corridor the department is just 30 minutes from downtown Washington D.C. and Dulles International Airport with topranked high schools in the country. Its main offices in the Engineering Building foster a connected community with other CEC departments and are a short walk to Research Halls mathematics and other science departments. With additional space in the new Fuse building on the Arlington campus accessible via shuttles metros and railways the department has access to stateoftheart facilities in Fairfax and Arlington and vast resources from industrial cultural federal and academic institutions in the capital area. Oncampus faculty rental housing is also available (see ).
The department conducts collaborative research with top corporations and organizations such as INOVA Health one of the leading hospitals in the nation. It has also established new ties with other institutes in the greater Washington area. In the changing landscape of computing and AI the department faculty has ample opportunities for interdisciplinary research and interaction with AI within and beyond the CEC and SoC the first School of Computing in Virginia. It has a distinct potential for innovations in statistics data science and interdisciplinary research spanning medicine engineering economics technology and society.
Further information is available athttps://.
About the Position:
Both tenuretrack and tenured positions are 9 month Instructional Faculty positions that are funded by the university educational and general funds. Tenuretrack faculty is eligible for a provost onesemester study leave after a successful threeyear review. Fulltime tenured faculty with six or more years of completed service at George Mason University can also apply for study leaves.
Responsibilities:
- Conducts independent and collaborative research;
- Teaches at the undergraduate and graduate levels;
- Develops an independent externally funded research program;
- Advises students; and
- Participates in all aspects of the department mission including university college and departmental governance professional and public service.
Required Qualifications:
- Applicants must have received a PhD in Statistics Biostatistics or a related field by the positions start date;
- Junior faculty candidates must have demonstrated potential for excellence and productivity in statistical or statistical data science research and a commitment to highquality teaching; and
- Senior candidates for tenured positions must have established records of outstanding research and excellent teaching.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Applicants in all areas of Statistics will be given full consideration. We are particularly interested in candidates with research experience in modern statistics statistical data science/analytics biostatistics explainable AI machine learning modern causal inference modern computing data/population shifts privacy and security networks and large or unstructured data; and
- Candidates who can build collaborations with other departments within the College across the university or national organizations will benefit from the strong support and encouragement for interdisciplinary collaboration from the College and the University.
Instructions to Applicants:
For full consideration applicants must apply forOpenRank Tenured/TenureTrack Statistics Faculty at complete and submit the online application; and upload a cover letter complete CV with a list of publications statement of professional goals including your perspective on teaching (upload as Philosophy of Teaching) research statement transcript (required for junior position candidates others are optional) and the names of three professional references. Those who applied by February 28 2025 will be considered fully. Review of applications will continue until the position is filled.
Posting Open Date:February 3 2025
For Full Consideration Apply by:February 28 2025
Open Until Filled:Yes
About the College
The College of Engineering and Computing (CEC) at George Mason University is a fastgrowing force for innovation in research and education. Ranked nationally in the top 100 in both undergraduate and graduate education the CEC enrolled a record high of 11296 students in fall 2024. The college has 34 undergraduate masters and doctoral degree programs including several firstinthenation offerings. Of its 309 fulltime faculty 100 are tenured 58 are tenuretrack 96 are term faculty and 55 are research faculty. As part of a nationally ranked research university CEC research teams expended $83.7 million in sponsored research awards in the past year and had projects with over $68 million in awards. The college stands out for its leading research in areas such as artificial intelligence data analytics engineering cybersecurity engineering biomedical imaging and devices healthcare autonomous systems 5G/Next G communications systems architectures computational biomedicine advanced materials and manufacturing statistics sustainable infrastructure and more. The college encourages and supports multidisciplinary research and provides ample opportunity for faculty to work with other disciplines.
About the University and the Region
George Mason University is the largest and most diverse public research university in Virginia with an enrollment of more than 40000 students studying in over 200 degree programs. Mason is an innovative entrepreneurial institution with national distinction in a range of academic fields. It was classified as an R1 research institution in 2016 by the Carnegie Classifications of Institutes of Higher Education. The university has campuses in Fairfax Arlington and Prince William County. Its proximity to Washington D.C. provides unmatched geographical access to federal agencies and national laboratories. Northern Virginia is also home to one of the largest concentrations of hightech firms in the nation providing excellent opportunities for interaction with industry. The region is consistently rated as being among the best places to live in the country and has an outstanding local public school system.
About the Future
In conjunction with Amazons decision to establish a second headquarters in Northern Virginia the Commonwealth of Virginia announced a multiyear plan to invest in the growth of degree programs in computing. As a result Mason has committed to accelerate its plans to grow its capacity in computing and hightech fields. Among the universitys exciting initiatives are the launch of the Institute for Digital Innovationa university think tank and incubator to serve the digital economyand the expansion of Mason Square home to its Arlington facilities. In 2025 Fuse a new 355000 square foot building will open to students faculty and research teams. This netzero facility will house the Institute for Digital Innovation stateof theart classrooms labs and collaborative spaces. It will also include retail space and leasing opportunities for local businesses. These initiatives reflect hundreds of millions of dollars in new investment by Mason that will rapidly elevate the universitys already leading national position in computing and related areas.
Employment Type
Full Time
