Description

Job Description Summary

Teach undergraduate courses in statistics, provide academic advising, and contribute to professional and institutional service. 

Job Description

The Statistics Department is seeking an Assistant Teaching Professor or Assistant Lecturer in Statistics to teach undergraduate courses in statistics, provide academic advising, and contribute to professional and institutional service. Among other duties, the individual hired into this position will take the lead in our STA 261 introductory statistics course that has multiple sections and serves students of varying majors within the broad university community. Within STA 261, we are committed to having progressive teaching methodologies, effective pedagogy, a supportive, student-focused environment, and effective mentoring for graduate teaching assistants who co-teach portions of these classes.

The successful candidate should have a vision for managing and leading multiple sections of this important course, and the ability to work broadly with departmental faculty to implement the vision. The typical teaching load for this position is 24 semester credit hours per year, with approximately 80% of the workload dedicated to teaching and approximately 20% devoted to service. This position will begin in August 2026.

Based on performance, this position is eligible for subsequent reappointment with the possibility of promotion that includes longer-term continuing contracts.

Additional Information

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Requirements

Minimum Qualifications:

Required: M.S. or M.A. in Statistics, Biostatistics, or a closely related area by date of appointment for appointment as Assistant Lecturer. Ph.D. in Statistics, Biostatistics, or a closely related area by date of appointment for appointment as Assistant Teaching Professor:

Consideration may be given to candidates who have experience in teaching within online and/or hybrid modalities; prior teaching experience at a college level; teaching with R and/or Python and/or SAS and/or JMP; and experience leading and managing a large, multi-section lower level service class that yields strong student success metrics.

Required Application Documents

Cover letter, curriculum vitae, teaching philosophy, and transcripts. 

Special Instructions (if applicable)

Inquiries may be directed to Statsearch@miamioh.edu or 513-529-7828. Screening of applications will begin two (2) weeks from date of posting and will continue until the position is filled.