Job Summary
The Department of Data Science seeks applicants for a tenure-track faculty position beginning August 1, 2026.The selected candidate will be responsible for teaching courses in the areas of Data Science, Physics, Atmospheric Physics, and related fields, maintaining scholarly productivity, and participating in service at the department, college, and university levels.
The Department of Data Science is composed of 14 full-time faculty including 9 tenured faculty members, in various research areas, including applied mathematics, statistics, data science, astronomy, and physics.The department offers a BS in Data Science with concentrations in Business Analytics, Supply Chain & Logistics, Computational Science & Engineering, and is currently developing concentrations in Applied Mathematics & Statistics, Computational Astrophysics, and Computational Physics.
The Data Science department also offers minors in Mathematics, Applied Statistics, Astronomy, Physics, and Data Science.Faculty in this department routinely mentor undergraduate research.Moreover, faculty are encouraged to collaborate on research, not only within the department but also with colleagues from across the campus.