TENURE TRACK FACULTY POSITION IN STATISTICS

       TENURE TRACK FACULTY POSITION IN STATISTICS
       DEPARTMENT OF MATHEMATICS AND STATISTICS
        OLD DOMINION UNIVERSITY, NORFOLK, VIRGINIA

Applications are invited for a tenure-track assistant professor position in the Department of Mathematics and Statistics at Old Dominion University. It is anticipated the candidate will be from an area of statistics, applied statistics, biostatistics, or bioinformatics.

Successful candidate will have a Ph.D. in statistics, or a related field, strong demonstrated or potential ability to build a sponsored research program, excellent pedagogical skills, and a desire to teach at both undergraduate and graduate levels. Effective communication skills are required.

Old Dominion University is a Carnegie Doctoral/Research Extensive institution with 19,000 students and over 600 full-time faculty. The Department of Mathematics and Statistics is one of seven degree-granting units in the College of Sciences and currently has 27 full-time faculty. The department offers B.S., M.S., and Ph.D. degrees.

A Center for Computational Science, in which the department plays a prominent role, has recently been established, with funding from the DOE, NSF, and NASA. Excellent collaborative research and educational opportunities are available at the Eastern Virginia Medical School, and the Virginia Modeling, Analysis and Simulation Center and NASA-Langley Research Center. Further information regarding the department may be obtained at http://www.math.odu.edu/.

Interested individuals should forward a letter of interest and a copy of their curriculum vitae, including a teaching philosophy and a research prospectus and the names and contact information for three or more professional references to:

     Statistics Search Committee
     Dept. of Mathematics and Statistics
     Old Dominion University
     Norfolk, VA 23529-0077.

Review of applications will begin on January 15, 2005 and will continue until the position is filled. Old Dominion University is an equal opportunity, affirmative action institution and requires compliance with the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986.