Job Summary

Visiting Assistant Professors in Statistics the Department of Statistics in the College of Science at Purdue University invites applications for three Visiting Assistant Professor positions beginning in the Fall 2026. The non-tenure track one-year position will be for the 2026-2027 academic year, with possibility of renewal. All applicants should hold a Ph.D. in Statistics or a related field and be committed to excellence in teaching. A successful applicant is expected to teach.

College and Department: This position comes at a time of dynamic leadership and with significant investment in the College of Science, which comprises the computing, physical, and life sciences at Purdue. The College has committed significant investment in Data Science and provides highly competitive start-up packages in Statistics. The Department’s teaching and research activities cover a broad range of topics integral to modern statistics (theoretical, methodological, computational, and applied), probability, and data science, as well as connections to computational finance and actuarial science, machine learning and artificial intelligence, spatial statistics and environmental statistics, and statistical genetics and genomics. For more information, see http://www.stat.purdue.edu/.

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Qualifications and Applications: All applicants must hold a Ph.D. in Statistics or a related field and be committed to excellence in research and teaching. Interested candidates should apply via the Purdue Careers portal: https://careers.purdue.edu/. Necessary documentation includes a resume or CV, including teaching experience, and the names and emails of three references. These references may be asked to submit a reference letter to the following email address: facsearch@stat.purdue.edu. Review of applications will begin on February 16, 2026, and will continue until the position is filled. A background check will be required for employment. Must have the ability to work in the US without immigration sponsorship from Purdue University.

Purdue University is an equal opportunity/equal access university.