The Center for Statistical Science is newly established at Tsinghua University (Beijing, China), under the leadership of Professors Jun Liu and Xihong Lin from Harvard University and Professor Li Zhizhong from the Industrial Engineering Department of Tsinghua University. An educational committee and a scientific committee consisting of world-renowned statisticians have been established to oversee the development of the center. The center aims to grow to a world-class research and educational institute in statistics, with a first-rate faculty and educational programs. As a top university in China, Tsinghua provides an ideal environment for conducting theoretical and applied statistical research with ample opportunities for interdisciplinary collaborations. The center has adopted the new tenure system for its faculty, which ensures its continuous emphasis on innovation and creativity in research and teaching. All faculty members of the center can serve as advisors of Ph.D. students.
Duties and Responsibilities
Successful candidates will have a strong commitment to both research and teaching, provide services to the center and the university, and are expected to become an integral and active member of the faculty supporting the undergraduate and graduate programs of the center.
Position Qualifications
The center has multiple openings at all ranks (tenure-track Assistant Professor, tenure-track or tenured Associate Professor, and Full Professor) and seeks applicants for these positions in broadly defined areas of statistics (e.g., theoretical statistics, applied statistics, computational statistics, biostatistics, statistical genomics, Bayesian statistics, statistical machine-learning, big data analysis, etc.). Individuals with a strong research and education background in statistics and biostatistics are particularly encouraged to apply. Successful applicants are expected to join the center in the fall semester of 2016. Applicants should have obtained a Ph.D. degree in statistics or closely related fields by the time of appointment.
Salary Range
Internationally competitive and commensurate with qualifications.
Website
http://www.stat.tsinghua.edu.cn/
Application Instructions
Candidates interested in these positions and wishing to be considered for the fall 2016 appointment should submit their applications to Prof. Yu Sheng (Esta dirección de correo electrónico está siendo protegida contra los robots de spam. Necesita tener JavaScript habilitado para poder verlo.) no later than Jan 15th, 2016. Required application documents include a cover letter, curriculum vitae, statement of research interests, a teaching statement, up to three representative papers, and contact information of three to five referees. The applicant for the tenure-track positions is also responsible for arranging for three recommendation letters to be sent to the above email address. We encourage candidates to apply by Dec 15, 2015, but will continue to review applications until the positions are filled.
