"Assistant Professor - Data Science"

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. For more information on the department, visit https://www.valdosta.edu/data-science/.

An online application is required. For full consideration completed applications must be submitted by October 23, 2025. For more information contact Dr. Shaun Ault, Interim Head, via email at svault@valdosta.edu or telephone at 229-333-5778.

Application materials should include:

• CV
• Cover Letter
• Statement of teaching philosophy
• Statement of current and future research
• Transcripts (unofficial)
• List of three professional references (to include phone number and email address).

RESPONSIBILITIES

Teaching a 4/4 load during the academic year (Fall and Spring); participating in the development of new undergraduate physics and atmospheric physics course(s) in support of our Data Science concentrations; conducting an active research agenda that leads to publications in peer-reviewed venues; and providing service to the department, college, university, and regional business community.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Terminal degree at the time of appointment in data science, physics, atmospheric physics, or a related applied field
• Significant background in Data Science and related fields
• Demonstrated commitment to excellence in teaching and learning, as well as scholarship

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• A record of effective teaching appropriate to the applicant’s career stage
• Ability to work effectively in a collaborative setting
• A record of mentoring students

Valdosta State University, founded in 1906, is a comprehensive university with a student enrollment of approximately 10,200. The city of Valdosta is located just north of the Florida state line on Interstate 75, is served by a regional airport, and is within a two-hour drive of Jacksonville and Tallahassee, Florida. For more information, visit https://www.valdosta.edu, and for more information about the community, and https://www.valdostachamber.com.

Valdosta State University is an equal opportunity educational institution. It is not the intent of the institution to discriminate against any applicant for admission or any student or employee of the institution based on the age, sex, race, religion, color, national origin, disability, or sexual orientation of the individual.