Job Details
Location: Winston Salem, NC
Open Date: Sep 11, 2026
Close Date: Dec 01, 2026
Description:
Job Description : The Department of Statistical Sciences at Wake Forest University welcomes applications for one tenured position at either the Associate or Full Professor level. We welcome applications from all areas within Statistics, Biostatistics, and related fields. The position begins July 1, 2027. Skillful teaching is a key responsibility, with a 2-2 teaching load that includes courses at both introductory and advanced undergraduate levels and at the Master’s level. Additionally, the…
successful candidate will maintain a robust program of research and publication, in keeping with standards of the discipline, mentor students in research, and support the Wake Forest University mission through service to the department, the College of Liberal Arts, and the university.
Position Qualifications: An earned Ph.D. in Statistics, Biostatistics, or a related field is required for the position. Qualified applicants will demonstrate all of the following: 1) evidence of teaching excellence as well as potential to contribute to the department’s curriculum; 2) demonstrated research excellence and clear evidence of active, continuing scholarly productivity; 3) demonstrated commitment and dedication to mentoring students at the undergraduate and/or Master’s level; 4) deep service engagement and demonstrated excellence in leadership.
Application Instructions: Interested applicants are invited to submit the following materials through Interfolio: 1) a cover letter that outlines interest in and qualifications for the position, which must include an explanation of how the candidate’s professional interests and goals fit into Wake Forest’s unique teacher-scholar model; 2) a CV; 3) a teaching statement that describes the applicant’s approach to teaching students across a wide and varied spectrum of values, identities, skills, and professional ambitions, as well as their experience leading undergraduate or graduate courses and any future teaching interests; 4) a research statement that describes the applicant’s research agenda, particularly in the context of the current state of the discipline; 5) a copy of all graduate transcripts. Candidates who advance beyond the initial round will be asked to arrange for three confidential letters of recommendation, which should address the scholarship, teaching, and leadership qualities of the candidate. Questions regarding the search may be directed to Emily Huang, Chair of the Search Committee, at huange@wfu.edu. For full consideration, complete applications should be submitted by December 1st.
Additional Information: The Department of Statistical Sciences has sixteen permanent faculty members, whose research interests include the areas of: actuarial science, applied probability, Bayesian methods, bioinformatics, biostatistics, causal inference, clinical trials, environmental statistics, foundations of statistics, functional data analysis, measurement error, missing data, networks, epidemiology, spatio-temporal models, and statistics education. Statistics programs within the department include both a B.A. and a B.S. in Statistics, a B.S. in Applied Statistics, a B.S. in Decision Analytics, an M.S. in Statistics, and a Graduate Certificate in Data Science. More information can be found at http://stats.wfu.edu.
Founded in 1834, Wake Forest University is a private, coeducational institution dedicated to academic excellence in liberal arts, graduate, and professional education. With more than 5,400 undergraduates and 3,800 graduate and professional students, Wake Forest is a collegiate university offering a vibrant, intellectual community with a rich cultural life, an impressive array of facilities, and a strong athletics program competing in the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC). Since its founding, the University has adopted the motto Pro Humanitate, which is exemplified by a deep institutional commitment to public service and engagement with the world. For more information, visit: https://about.wfu.edu/.
The University is an equal opportunity employer and welcomes all qualified candidates to apply without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, genetic information, disability and military or veteran status.
If you are an individual with a disability and need an accommodation to participate in the application or interview process, please contact AskHR@wfu.edu or (336) 758-5222.
In order to provide a safe and productive learning and living community, Wake Forest University conducts background checks for all final faculty candidates being considered for employment.
Equal Employment Opportunity Statement:
Equal Opportunity Statement
The University is an equal opportunity employer and welcomes all qualified candidates to apply without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, genetic information, disability and military or veteran status.
Accommodations for Applicants
If you are an individual with a disability and need an accommodation to participate in the application or interview process, please contact AskHR@wfu.edu or (336) 758-4700.
Organization
Wake Forest University, formed in 1834, has experienced decades of growth and innovation. WFU is a distinctive university that combines a liberal arts core with graduate and professional schools and innovative research programs. The University embraces the teacher-scholar ideal, which prizes the personal interaction between students and faculty. It is a place where exceptional teaching, fundamental research and discovery, and the engagement of faculty and students in the classroom and the laboratory are paramount.
Wake Forest University is a community that seeks the enlightenment and freedom which come through diligent study and learning. Its higher goal, however, is to give life to the University motto “Pro Humanitate,” as members translate a passion for knowledge into compassionate service. The community shares a tradition that embraces freedom and integrity and acknowledges the worth of the individual. The heritage, established by the school’s founders and nurtured by succeeding generations, promotes a democratic spirit arising from open-mindedness and discourse. Wake Forest fosters compassion and caring for others. Its collective strength and character are derived from the values and distinctive experiences of each individual; therefore, it affirms the richness of human intellect and culture and its contribution to knowledge, faith, reason, and dialogue. Furthermore, it strives toward a society in which good will, respect, and equality prevail. To that end, Wake Forest University rejects hatred and bigotry in any form and promotes justice, honor, and mutual trust.
The University is comprised of: the undergraduate college, Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, School of Business, School of Divinity, School of Law, and School of Medicine (located on the Bowman Gray campus with Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center) and today enrolls about 4,846 undergraduates and 2,823 students in graduate programs at its principal location, the Reynolda campus. Students at Wake Forest University enjoy a great deal of access to and interaction with world-class faculty both in and out of the classroom setting with a student-faculty ratio of 11:1. Wake Forest employs approximately 2,772 full and part-time faculty and staff.
Wake Forest is a collegiate university offering a vibrant, intellectual community with a rich cultural life, an impressive array of facilities, and a strong athletics program competing in the fifteen-team Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC). Since its founding, the university has adopted the motto “pro humanitate,” which is exemplified by a deep institutional commitment to public service and engagement with the world. Wake Forest has a strong commitment to holistic, eight-dimensional well-being for students, faculty and staff as evidenced in the Thrive initiative.
Winston-Salem, NC
Wake Forest is located in Winston-Salem, NC, a beautiful, mid-sized city centrally located in the Piedmont-Triad region of North Carolina. Winston-Salem is a family-friendly city with high quality schools, numerous outdoor recreational activities and events, and is known for its vibrant and thriving arts scene.
Winston-Salem residents enjoy close proximity to the beautiful Blue Ridge Mountains (1.5 hours) and Atlantic beaches (4 hours), a moderate climate with four distinct seasons, a very reasonable cost of living, and an eclectic variety of restaurants, wine bars, and breweries for dining with friends and family. Winston-Salem offers many of the amenities of a large city but with the sense of community and quality of life of a smaller town (www.visitwinstonsalem.com).
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