Professional Track Faculty Positions in Statistics and Data Sciences (Fall 2026)

The Department of Statistics and Data Sciences (SDS) at The University of Texas at Austin invites applications for multiple professional-track faculty positions at the rank of Assistant Associate or Full Professor of Instruction. SDS is the newest and fastestgrowing department in the College of Natural Sciences and is dedicated to delivering highquality innovative education in statistics and data science across the university. Our programs include an undergraduate major and minor in Statistics and Data Science an M.S. and Ph.D. in Statistics an undergraduate certificate in Applied Statistical Modeling and an online M.S. in Data Science offered in collaboration with the Department of Computer Science. SDS is internationally recognized for excellence in statistical methodology and theory applied statistics data science biostatistics and machine learning.

The department currently has 25 tenured/tenure-track and 9 professional-track faculty members. While professional-track faculty are not eligible for tenure we hire with the intent that all new faculty will build lasting careers as part of our community. The department is committed to investing in the professional growth of all of our faculty.

Austin the capital of Texas is a center for high-technology industry including companies such as 3M Amazon AMD Apple Applied Materials AT&T Dell Google IBM National Instruments and Samsung. Much of Austins lifestyle is driven by outdoor activities media and music.

More information about the department is here.

Candidates must hold a doctoral degree in statistics biostatistics data science or a related discipline by August 2026. We especially welcome applicants with teaching experience or professional practice as a statistician biostatistician or data scientist; these experiences are valued but not required.