Teaching Assistant Professor

The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is a vibrant center of scientific discovery and innovation, with a commitment to collaboration. Our centers of excellence span diverse areas of Data Science, Statistics and Mathematical Sciences. The quality of life in North Carolina's Research Triangle area is widely considered among the highest in the nation. Chapel Hill has diverse social, cultural, recreation and professional opportunities that span the campus and community. The STOR Department supports the University's core values encouraging educational and employment opportunities throughout the University community, as articulated in the University's non-discrimination policy. We welcome candidates who align well with our department values.

The position is open to a broad range of interests, with particular consideration given to candidates whose work advances statistics and data science instruction in emerging areas such as artificial intelligence, large language models, or the social and ethical considerations of statistics and data science.

The primary mission of the Department of Statistics and Operations Research ( STOR) in the College of Arts and Sciences is teaching, research and service. The STOR Department specializes in inference, decision-making, and data analysis involving complex models and systems exhibiting both deterministic and random behavior and focuses on developing and analyzing the necessary quantitative and computational tools to enable practitioners to solve problems in statistical and probabilistic analysis, modeling, optimization, and the evaluation of system performance.
The faculty engage in fundamental research in probability, statistics, stochastic processes, and optimization, and are also heavily involved with interdisciplinary areas of application such as genomics, biological modeling, environmental statistics, insurance, and financial mathematics, revenue, workforce, and supply-chain management, traffic flow and congestion, telecommunications , and forensics. The department's research work is at the core of Statistics, Operations Research, Industrial Engineering, Data Science, Machine Learning/AI, Analytics, Network Science and related fields.

The Graduate Programs in STOR provide challenging and comprehensive training across the full spectrum of statistics and operations research, including theoretical foundations, cutting-edge applications, and state-of-the-art computation. Graduates work in many diverse areas of industry and government, as well as serving on university faculties throughout the United States and abroad.

The Undergraduate Program in Statistics and Analytics is designed for students who like to tackle challenging quantitative problems in a business or scientific environment. STAN graduates go on to attend some of the most competitive graduate programs in statistics, biostatistics, operations research, industrial engineering, finance and related disciplines, as well as serving in top corporations in a wide variety of fields.

The department has 31 tenure track professors, 5 teaching professors and several jointly appointed faculty members. This department annually serves approximately 97 graduate students and 2,100 undergraduate majors and minors. We also serve over 2,055 undergraduate and graduate students in other fields.

The department runs the UNC Statistical / Data Science Consulting Center, which serves clients across campus and elsewhere. Under the supervision of faculty members, graduate students work with the clients to address their statistical & data science questions.
Separately, STOR graduate students run the Data Outreach Program for Students (Data OPS) aimed at educating local K-12 students in data science topics. The STOR Department supports the University's core values encouraging diversity and equal educational and employment opportunities throughout the University community, as articulated in the University's nondiscrimination policy.

The Department seeks a candidate with demonstrated experience or strong potential in undergraduate instruction in Statistics and Data Science, as well as in curriculum and pedagogy development, particularly concerning the ethical dimensions of Data Science. This is a non-tenure track position with an initial contract of three years that is subsequently considered for renewals, with the possibility of eventual promotions to higher ranks (Teaching Associate Professor, Teaching Professor) and longer-term contracts with an intended career trajectory. The primary purpose of this position is to provide instruction for large-enrollment undergraduate data science courses, employing appropriate instructional technologies and pedagogical strategies. The successful candidate will teach six undergraduate courses over a two-semester academic year and provide advising and mentoring for undergraduate students pursuing the Bachelor of Arts in Data Science. Additionally, the position is expected to maintain active participation in departmental activities, including service on committees, support of departmental initiatives, and engagement in projects as assigned. Supplemental summer teaching assignments are generally available for those interested, for additional compensation.

A doctorate in Statistics, Mathematics, Operations Research or a related field by the start date of the appointment.

Must be comfortable with large-enrollment introductory service courses, utilizing appropriate technology enhancements and pedagogy techniques and advising and mentoring undergraduate students majoring in Statistics and Analytics.

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The application package should include a cover letter, an up-to-date curriculum vitae, and a teaching statement. Applicants should also arrange for three letters of recommendation. Application materials and letters of recommendation must be submitted in electronic form only. Click on http://unc.peopleadmin.com/postings/??? to apply for this position.

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