Max Wyman Assistant Professor - Statistics

While this position welcomes applications from individuals external to the university, current Academic Teaching Staff are first notified of available positions and will receive first consideration in accordance with the terms of the Academic Teaching Staff Agreement before considering external candidates for positions with a term 8 months or longer. Please login to verify your internal candidate status.

This is a Term 12 position.

Location - This role is in-person. Work primarily takes place at North Campus, Edmonton.

The Department of Mathematical and Statistical Sciences at the University of Alberta invites applications for a Max Wyman Assistant Professorship in any area of Statistics. The position has a 3-year fixed-term appointment. The start date of the position is July 1, 2027, or as mutually agreed. We offer an excellent research environment. The successful candidate will be able to apply for grant funding, establish a research program, and develop their teaching portfolio with a teaching load of 2 courses per year.

The University of Alberta has one of the leading joint Mathematics/Statistics departments in Canada and has strong connections with other scientific institutes, such as the Pacific Institute for the Mathematical Sciences (PIMS), Canadian Statistical Sciences Institute (CANSSI), and the Banff International Research Station (BIRS). For more information about the Department, see www.mathstats.ualberta.ca. Questions regarding the position may be directed to mssadmin@ualberta.ca.

Review of complete applications will begin on December 1, 2026 and continue until the position is filled.