"Tenure-track Assistant Professor"

Posting Details

Position Information

Working Title
Tenure-track Assistant Professor

Department
Mathematics and Statistics

Full Time or Part Time?
Full Time

Purpose of Position

Northern Kentucky University invites applications for a full-time tenure-track Assistant Professor in NKU’s Department of Mathematics and Statistics located in Highland Heights, KY.
Located seven miles from downtown Cincinnati in an area offering outstanding quality of life, Northern Kentucky University is a nationally recognized metropolitan public university that enrolls over 15,000 students and actively engages with its region of more than two million people. The university offers 92 undergraduate degree programs and 25 master’s degree programs, along with JD, DNP, and Ed.D. degrees and numerous certificates. The university’s strategic framework lays out NKU’s mission of being a student-ready university supported by three pillars of success: Access; Completion; and Career & Community Engagement.

The Department of Mathematics & Statistics, housed in the College of Arts & Sciences, at Northern Kentucky University invites applications from excellent individuals for a position in statistics, with a focus on data science. The selected candidate will join a team of 8 other statisticians in the department committed to high-quality, rigorous education and research in their field. The department offers Bachelor’s degrees in both mathematics and statistics. In total, there are currently 13 tenured/tenure-track faculty members and 9 full-time lecturers. The university also offers an undergraduate major and minor in data science, which resides in the Department of Computer Science in the College of Informatics. Students majoring in data science complete coursework in data science, statistics, mathematics, computer science, and information technology. The newly hired faculty member will support departmental and university efforts to improve student success across all course levels, as well as initiatives to grow enrollments in the data science, statistics, and mathematics majors.

Primary Responsibilities

The Assistant Professor will teach undergraduate and graduate courses in introductory and upper-division statistics courses as well as data science courses. In addition to teaching, the Assistant Professor will also partner with faculty in the Departments of Mathematics & Statistics and Computer Science in support of the Data Science degree program, including recruitment/retention efforts, curriculum development and review, and accreditation work; establish and maintain an active research program; and fulfilling service expectations to the degree program, department, university, and/or community.

Qualifications

Applicants must have a PhD (or its equivalent) in Statistics or Data Science or a closely related field.
Interested applicants must submit a letter of application for the position, a curriculum vitae, a statement of teaching philosophy, unofficial graduate transcripts, and a list of three references with complete contact information.

Candidates applying for the Assistant Professor position must also submit a statement of research interests, including a trajectory for scholarly work that includes, if possible, the incorporation of undergraduate students.

Pre-employment criminal background check required as mandated by Kentucky State Law.

Minimum Education
Ph.D

Preferred Education
Ph.D

Posting Detail Information

Requisition Number
2025F818

Job Open Date
12/19/2025

Quick Link
https://jobs.nku.edu/postings/15355

Applicant Documents

Required Documents

1. Cover Letter/Letter of Application
2. Curriculum Vitae
3. Teaching Philosophy
4. Statement of Research Interest
5. Unofficial graduate transcripts
6. References