The Department of Statistics, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, announces the opening of one tenure-track position at the Assistant Professor level, beginning August 1, 2019. Candidates should have a doctoral degree in Statistics, Actuarial Science, Data Science or a related field and exhibit experience in both research and teaching. Appointees will be expected to pursue a vigorous research program and to teach three undergraduate/graduate courses per year in Spanish (with idiomatic support if required); doctoral courses can be taught in English. Load is reduced to only two courses per year during the first two years.
Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile (PUC) has been ranked by QS Consulting as one of the best universities in South America. The Department of Statistics is the leading research group in Chile and offers an undergraduate career, MSc, and a Ph.D. in Statistics, and a MSc in Actuarial Science. Additional information on the Department of Statistics can be found at http://www.mat.uc.cl
The annual salary will be around 29,162,000 Chilean Pesos (CLP) (approximately US 44,000 or EU 38,000). The selected candidate can also apply to a starting funding of 8,000,000 CLP (approximately US 12,000 or EU 10,500) of the Academic Insertion, to be used during the first three years.
Send the letter of application, the statement of purpose and research interests, curriculum vitae, academic records, list of publications, and at least three reference letters to positionstat@mat.uc.cl or via regular mail to
Director
Departamento de Estadística
Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile Casilla 306, Santiago 22, Chile.
CP: 782-0436
For full consideration, the complete application materials either by electronic or certified mail must arrive by April 30, 2019.