DEPARTMENT OF STATISTICS AND ACTUARIAL SCIENCE

UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO

Two Open Positions in Statistics or Biostatistics

The Department of Statistics and Actuarial Science at the University of Waterloo invites applications for two tenure-track or tenured positions. These may be at the ranks of Assistant, Associate, or, in very special cases, Full Professor. Interested candidates from any area of Statistics or Biostatistics are encouraged to apply. Requirements include a PhD in Statistics or Biostatistics, a potential or proven ability to develop an internationally recognized research program, excellent communication skills, and a strong commitment to teaching at the graduate and undergraduate levels.

The University of Waterloo is one of Canada's leading universities with more than 30,000 full and part-time students in undergraduate and graduate programs. The Department of Statistics and Actuarial Science is one of the top academic units for the statistical and actuarial sciences in the world and is home to more than 40 research active full-time faculty. It offers a vibrant research environment for a wide range of areas including statistical theory, applied probability, analysis of longitudinal and event history data, methods for incomplete data, statistical learning, computational statistics, finance and risk management, survey methods, industrial statistics, and interdisciplinary collaborative work. The Department benefits from close relationships with many research groups on campus including the Survey Research Centre, the Business and Industrial Statistics Research Group, the Computational Statistics Research Group, the Waterloo Research Institute in Insurance, Securities, and Quantitative Finance, the School of Public Health and Health Systems, the Propel Centre for Population Health Impact, the Interdisciplinary Centre on Climate Change, and the Centre for Theoretical Neuroscience. The Department is also home to over 150 graduate students in programs including Statistics, Biostatistics, and Actuarial Science.

Interested individuals should apply using MathJobs (www.mathjobs.org/jobs). Applications should include a cover letter, a curriculum vitae, research and teaching statements, and up to three reprints/preprints. In addition, applicants should arrange to have at least three reference letters submitted on their behalf. The closing date for receipt of applications is December 1, 2014. Completed applications will be reviewed on an ongoing basis before this deadline. The salary range for this position is $100,000 to $150,000. Negotiations beyond this salary range will be considered for exceptionally qualified candidates. The salary offered will be commensurate with qualifications and experience.

Inquiries may be addressed to sas-chair@uwaterloo.ca or to

Stefan Steiner, Chair
Department of Statistics and Actuarial Science
University of Waterloo
200 University Avenue West
Waterloo, ON N2L 3G1, CANADA

All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however Canadians and permanent residents will be given priority. The University of Waterloo encourages applications from all qualified individuals, members of visible minorities, native peoples, and persons with disabilities.

Three reasons to apply: https://uwaterloo.ca/watport/why-waterloo.