The Department of Statistics (STAT) in the College of Arts & Sciences at Texas A&M University seeks one Academic Professional Track (APT) faculty position for appointment of Instructional Assistant Professor and will begin on August 1, 2024. This position also includes an administrative appointment as Assistant Director of Training with Texas A&M Institute of Data Science (TAMIDS). This is a non-tenure accruing, full-time, 9-month appointment. Duties and responsibilities for this position will be split 50/50 between STAT and TAMIDS.
Statistics duties will include teaching 3 courses per academic year for both undergraduate and M.S. level courses as well as committee service that will complement or balance teaching duties and/or curriculum development. Duties for TAMIDS will include an administrative appointment as the Assistant Director of Training, with an initial term of three years. The Assistant Director of Training will conduct training and educational research activities in Data Science under the direction of the TAMIDS Director and will be responsible for delivering and developing short courses in Data Science for workforce and skills development; co-organizing and mentoring within TAMIDS student training and engagement programs; as well as collaboratively developing research proposals related to these activities. This jointly supported position will help broaden collaboration between STAT and TAMIDS, and strengthen the STAT role in the ecosystem for Data Science and AI at Texas A&M.