Description
The Department of Statistics and Data Science (S&DS) at Yale University invites applications for an open-rank faculty position (Assistant/Associate/Full Professor) with an anticipated start date of July 1, 2027. We seek statisticians and data scientists whose research is motivated by important real-world problems and contributes to new statistical, computational, and/or machine learning methodologies to address them. The search is broad and welcomes research spanning modern statistical methods, machine learning, AI, and emerging approaches to data science, with applications across a wide range of scientific, social, and technological domains. We especially value research that engages deeply with substantive questions and benefits from, or contributes to, sustained collaborations with researchers and practitioners in other fields.
The Department of S&DS at Yale has experienced substantial and sustained growth in recent years, with significant expansion of its faculty and interdisciplinary connections across the University. The department includes faculty members with joint appointments in a number of other departments and programs, reflecting the broad reach of statistics and data science at Yale. Current faculty have Ph.D.'s in fields including Applied Mathematics, Brain & Cognitive Science, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Mathematics, Political Science, and Statistics.
Excellence in teaching and advising in Statistics and Data Science is highly valued, and new faculty will have opportunities to develop courses that align with their research interests. The department is collegial and seeks faculty with strong interpersonal skills who can broaden Yale's intellectual community and effectively teach and mentor students with diverse backgrounds, interests, and career goals. More information about the department may be found at https://statistics.yale.edu
Qualifications
Applicants must have a Ph.D. or equivalent degree at the time of hire.
Application Instructions
Interested candidates should submit the following materials online at https://apply.interfolio.com/193436
Applicants should submit a cover letter, a curriculum vitae, a research statement, and a teaching statement. Candidates seeking an appointment without tenure should arrange to have three confidential letters of recommendation submitted via Interfolio. Candidates seeking an appointment with tenure are not required to provide recommendation letters but may choose to arrange for one or two confidential letters of recommendation submitted via Interfolio. Sharing a public Google Scholar page and an academic webpage are strongly encouraged. A helpful teaching statement should describe the candidate's teaching experience and explain how they could contribute to the curriculum at Yale.
Questions regarding the application process can be addressed to Ms. Cheri Cercone, Faculty and Academic Affairs Assistant, at sds_chair@yale.edu
The department will begin evaluating applications after November 1, 2026.
Application Process
This institution is using Interfolio's Faculty Search to conduct this search. Applicants to this position receive a free Dossier account and can send all application materials, including confidential letters of recommendation, free of charge.
Equal Employment Opportunity Statement
The University is committed to basing judgments concerning the admission, education, and employment of individuals upon their qualifications and abilities and seeks to attract to its faculty, staff, and student body qualified persons from a broad range of backgrounds and perspectives.
Additionally, in accordance with this Policy and as delineated by federal and Connecticut law, Yale does not discriminate in admissions, educational programs, or employment against any individual on account of that individual's sex; sexual orientation; gender identity or expression; pregnancy, childbirth or related conditions; race; color; national or ethnic origin; religion; age; disability; protected veteran status, or other protected classes as set forth in federal and Connecticut law.
Professional Conduct Review for New Faculty Hires
The final candidate, upon acceptance of a contingent offer of employment/faculty appointment, may be required to disclose whether they are, or have been, the subject of any disciplinary proceeding (investigation, hearing, etc.) at previous institutions or employers, and may also be subject to a background screening. Candidates who materially misrepresent information on their resume or other application materials are ineligible for hire/appointment. Final candidates may also be required to sign a release to allow Yale to solicit information regarding any substantiated conduct violations from current and/or past employers.