Statistics: Assistant, Associate, or Full Professor of Statistics and Data Science (initial review Dec. 1, 2025)

The Statistics Department at the University of California, Santa Cruz (UCSC) invites applications for an open rank faculty position in Statistics and Data Science. The department is particularly interested in candidates whose research expertise complements those of the current faculty. Desired areas include (but are not limited to) applied and theoretical statistics, causal inference, computational statistics, statistical machine learning, statistical data science, modeling and inference for networks and graphs, optimal decision-making, stochastic spatio-temporal modeling, statistical AI, and uncertainty quantification.

UC Santa Cruz is one of 10 campuses in the University of California system and is a member of the Association of American Universities (AAU), an association of the top research universities in the US. The Statistics Department (STAT) is part of the Baskin School of Engineering and has a stellar reputation for its dynamism and innovation in interdisciplinary research. Our graduate program has a steady throughput of professionals that perform brilliantly in academia, industry and government, and currently has about 30 students. Our school has nationally and internationally known researchers in many areas. Baskin Engineering is home to six departments contributing to the richness of its research in materials, devices and instruments; engineering mathematics; computing; and health engineering.

With a rich history of embracing groundbreaking interdisciplinary work and building deep research ties with industry, the UCSC residential campus is nestled in a redwood forest above the city of Santa Cruz, while the nearby Santa Clara campus in Silicon Valley affords unique and exciting opportunities for collaboration with industry researchers, as well as with faculty and students at other San Francisco Bay Area universities.

Successful candidates at the assistant level are expected to develop a research program, advise and mentor graduate students in their research area, obtain external funding, develop and teach courses within the undergraduate and graduate curriculum, deliver both in-person and on-line instruction, and perform university, public and professional service. Successful tenured-level candidates should also demonstrate consistent and sustained excellence in effective teaching, mentoring, and scholarly activities, as well as leadership at the national and international levels.

Successful candidates must be able to work effectively with students, faculty, and staff from a breadth of academic and socioeconomic backgrounds.

A minority-serving institution (MSI) with a high proportion of first-in-family students, UC Santa Cruz is a Hispanic-Serving Institution (HSI), a member of the Alliance of Hispanic-Serving Research Universities (HRSU), a member of the Computing Alliance of Hispanic Serving Institutions (CAHSI), an Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander-Serving Institution (AANAPISI), and a member of several leading identity and ethnic affinity professional societies, including the National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE), the Society for the Advancement of Chicanos/Hispanics and Native Americans in Science (SACNAS), the Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers (SHPE), and the Society of Women Engineers (SWE).

Application packages will be considered with a view toward potential as much as achievement. The selected candidates will receive a start-up package that includes funding in support of furthering inclusion efforts. Activities promoting inclusive excellence at UC Santa Cruz will be recognized as important university service during the faculty merit and promotion processes.

Statistics Department: https://engineering.ucsc.edu/departments/statistics/

PhD (or equivalent foreign degree) in statistics, mathematics, operations research, data science or related field. For applicants to the Assistant Professor rank, your application materials must document that your projected date for completing your degree will be on or before June 30, 2026.

• 3-5 letters of reference required

Applications must include confidential letters of recommendation*. Note that your references, or dossier service, will submit their confidential letters directly to the UC Recruit System.

*All letters will be treated as confidential per University of California policy and California state law. For any reference letter provided via a third party (i.e., dossier service, career center), direct the author to UCSC's confidentiality statement at https://academicpersonnel.ucsc.edu/confidentiality-statements/.

As a condition of employment, the finalist will be required to disclose if they are subject to any final administrative or judicial decisions within the last seven years determining that they committed any misconduct.

• "Misconduct" means any violation of the policies or laws governing conduct at the applicant's previous place of employment, including, but not limited to, violations of policies or laws prohibiting sexual harassment, sexual assault, or other forms of harassment or discrimination as defined by the employer.
• UC Sexual Violence and Sexual Harassment Policy
• UC Anti-Discrimination Policy
• APM - 035: Affirmative Action and Nondiscrimination in Employment
  

The University of California is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age, protected veteran status, or other protected categories covered by the UC Anti-Discrimination Policy.

It is the policy of the University of California to undertake affirmative action and anti-discrimination efforts, consistent with its obligations as a Federal and State contractor.

If you need accommodation due to a disability, please contact Disability Management Services at jobaccommodations@ucsc.edu or (831) 459-4602.

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Under Federal law, the University of California may employ only individuals who are legally able to work in the United States as established by providing documents as specified in the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986. Certain UCSC positions funded by federal contracts or sub-contracts require the selected candidate to pass an E-Verify check. The university sponsors employment-based visas for nonresidents who are offered academic appointments at UC Santa Cruz, as outlined in campus policy CAPM 102.530.

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The University of California offers a competitive benefits package and a number of programs to support employee work/life balance.

As a University employee, you will be required to comply with all applicable University policies and/or collective bargaining agreements, as may be amended from time to time. Federal, state, or local government directives may impose additional requirements.

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