Assistant Teaching Professor Position of Data Science

Non-Tenure Track Faculty Opening in the Department of Statistics at Rice University

https://statistics.rice.edu/

https://d2k.rice.edu/

Position Description

The Data to Knowledge (D2K) Lab, housed in the Department of Statistics at Rice University, located in Houston, TX, seeks applications for one teaching-track professor position with an anticipated start date of July 1, 2024. The D2K Lab is a center within the George R. Brown School of Engineering with a mission of providing students with immersive, experiential learning opportunities in data science. D2K achieves this by enhancing data-intensive research at Rice and building partnerships with companies, institutions, and community organizations that have a need for data-driven solutions. The D2K Lab offers a series of curricular and co-curricular programs and events for students that connect them to real-world data science problems from partners and clients. The D2K Lab also works closely with other departments across the University, especially the School of Engineering, and all D2K Lab experiential learning courses are being embedded into existing or newly created academic programs and degrees.

Candidates with industry experience or strong applied data science research experience in the areas of health care and biomedical research, social science and public policy, energy, finance, or technology are especially encouraged to apply.

Teaching track faculty positions at Rice University offer promotable career paths for faculty who are committed to excellence in teaching. The successful candidate will have: an excellent teaching record or show promise as an excellent teacher; knowledge or experience in applying recent evidence-based advances in pedagogical practice for data science; a reputation for or show potential for becoming a pedagogical leader in data science; an interest in performing service at the department level.

Primary duties specific to D2k teaching faculty include: teaching or team-teaching existing experiential learning courses and/or traditional (lecture-style) data science courses offered at the undergraduate or graduate level. Additional duties include development of new D2K experiential learning courses or other data science courses is also expected. Faculty should expect to build and to foster partnerships with industry, the public sector, the medical center, and other academic institutions by helping to develop client-sponsored data science projects. The role requires mentoring undergraduate and graduate students from diverse backgrounds as they work on client-sponsored data science projects; conduct research in data science education; develop data science software; and perform service with the D2K Lab and academic departments in support of data science education.

We seek greater representation of women, scholars of color, people with disabilities, veterans, and others who have historically been underrepresented in Statistics and Data Science. We also seek to attract international scholars to accelerate progress in building a faculty and staff who are diverse in background and thought. D2K is committed to supporting an inclusive environment that fosters interaction and understanding within our diverse community.

About Rice University

Rice University is a private, comprehensive research university located in the heart of Houston’s dynamic Museum District and adjacent to the Texas Medical Center. It offers undergraduate and graduate degrees across eight schools and has a student body of approximately 4,000 undergraduate and 4,000 graduate students. Rice consistently ranks among the top 20 national universities and the top 10 in undergraduate teaching (US News & World Report); its endowment ranks among the top 20 of US universities.

All candidates must have earned a Ph.D. degree in Statistics or a related field conferred by the year employment commences and professional experience consistent with the position rank. All applicants should demonstrate excellence in scholarship, teaching, and collegial service.

Review of applications will commence on March 18, 2024. To receive full consideration, the complete application must be received by April 1, 2024, however, the committee will continue to accept applications until the position is filled.

To apply, please submit the following materials: (1) cover letter; (2) curriculum vitae; (3) statement of teaching philosophy (up to 2 pages); (4) examples of teaching materials; (5) statement of past and planned contributions to improve diversity, equity, and inclusion (up to 2 pages); (6) optional statement on relevant data science research experience to the job posting; (7) contact information for three professional references that will be emailed at the time of application.

Rice University is an Equal Opportunity Employer with commitment to diversity at all levels, and considers for employment qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national or ethnic origin, genetic information, disability or protected veteran status.

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