Description
The Department of Statistics and Data Science at Washington University in St. Louis (WashU) has multiple openings for tenure-track positions at the rank of Assistant, Associate, or Full Professor, to begin in 2027, with particular interest in candidates who advance the university's broader +AI initiative. Candidates should apply on Interfolio (Job ID#190458). A Ph.D. in Statistics or a relevant field in data science is required. The department supports foundational research as well as transdisciplinary research. We invite applications from candidates with expertise and interest in statistics and data science, broadly defined. We are especially interested in candidates whose research advances one or more of the four thematic areas of WashU’s +AI initiative:
AI for Science and Engineering
AI-Driven Imaging Science
Agentic AI
Human Values, Creative Practice, and AI.
The department will review applications regularly from October 15, 2026, but applications completed prior to November 15, 2026 will receive full consideration. For more information about the department and its open positions, visit https://sds.washu.edu/.
The Department is also seeking tenure-track faculty applications through a cluster hire in AI for Modeling the Physical World and Living Systems, together with the departments of Biology, Chemistry, Philosophy, Physics, Psychological & Brain Sciences at WashU. Faculty recruited through this process will join a vibrant cohort of faculty recruited in an earlier Rules of Life search undertaken to promote transdisciplinary collaboration and dialogue to explore fundamental questions regarding living systems and the physical world. Candidates should apply on Interfolio (Job ID#191452). For fullest consideration, applications should be submitted by October 1, though review will continue until available positions are filled.
For more information about this cluster search, specific AI-related themes and contacts for search-related questions, visit https://insideartsci.washu.edu/rules-of-life.
