Department of Statistics, Kansas State University

Faculty Search: Head, Department of Statistics, Kansas State University

Kansas State University is seeking qualified applicants for the position of the Head of the Department of Statistics.  Preferred starting date is June 15, 2008, but is negotiable.  The Statistics Department Head will oversee academic programs and promote research within the department, and represent Statistics to a wide constituency outside the department.  The Department Head is directly responsible to the Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences and is responsible for internal accounting and reporting with regard to personnel, equipment and supplies.

Qualifications include a Ph.D. in statistics or a related field, an active research program, and a record of scholarship and teaching sufficient to be tenured at the level of professor or associate professor.  Administration or service experience, strong interpersonal skills, experience with extramural funding, and an appreciation of the role of both theory and applicants in a modern statistics department at a land-grant institution are desirable.  The Department strongly encourages applications from women and minorities and persons who are committed to working with students and faculty of diverse backgrounds.

The Department has 12 full-time faculty positions with research interests covering a wide range of topics both in theory and application.  Several faculty have joint appointments with Kansas State Research and Extension (KSRE) to do statistical consulting with researchers in agriculture, and the department strongly values such collaborative research.  The annual Applied Statistics in Agriculture Conference, now in its 20^th year, boasts outstanding keynote speakers and each year draws over 100 participants from around the country.  The department offers B.S., M.S., and Ph.D. degrees.  Currently there are about 40 graduate students, about half of whom are working toward a Ph.D.  The majority of the graduate students are supported with teaching assistantships.

Interested persons should send a letter of application that includes a discussion of qualifications as noted above and a statement of the administrative philosophy, together with a vita and names of 3-5 references to: Dr. Leigh Murray Chair, Head Search Committee, Department of Statistics, 101 Dickens Hall, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS 66506-0802.  Review of applications will begin January 15, 2008 and continue until position is filled. 

 

Kansas State University is an Equal Opportunity Employer
and actively seeks diversity among its employees.  

 

Updated: October 22, 207 (SAP)

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