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| Job Title: |
Assistant/Associate Professor in Biostatistics – Tenure Track
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| Organization: |
University of Oklahoma
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| Posted: |
10/22/2026
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| Type: |
Full-Time
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| Classification: |
Biostatistics
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| Industry: |
Academic Institutions
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| Number of Openings: |
1
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| Location: |
Oklahoma City, OK USA
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| Position Description: |
Primary Responsibilities: • Teach graduate-level courses in biostatistics. • Advise and mentor MPH, MS, and PhD students. • Provide consultative biostatistical expertise to investigators across the college, university, and affiliated research partners. The faculty member is expected to serve as a co-investigator or key personnel on grant applications and research projects when appropriate. • Develop and sustain an independent program of scholarly research. • Publish statistical methods and collaborative research in high-quality peer- reviewed journals. • Pursue external funding from federal, state, foundation, and other funding agencies. • Participate in departmental, college, university, and (inter)national service activities.
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| Qualifications: |
Required • Doctoral degree (PhD or equivalent) in Biostatistics, Statistics, or a closely related field • Commitment to excellence in teaching and mentoring students from diverse backgrounds • Evidence of scholarly productivity with publications in indexed peer-reviewed journals and grant activity, appropriate to career stage • Demonstrated ability or strong potential to establish and sustain an independent, externally funded research program • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to foster an environment of respect, professionalism and inclusion
Preferred • Established record of teaching and mentoring at the graduate level • Established record of external grant funding, appropriate to career stage • Experience providing statistical consultation and contributing to multidisciplinary research teams • Expertise in machine learning, artificial intelligence, big data analytics, causal inference, and geospatial modeling
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| Organization Description: |
The Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology at the Hudson College of Public Health, University of Oklahoma Harold Hamm Health Campus, invites applications for a full-time, tenure-track faculty position at the rank of Assistant or Associate Professor in Biostatistics. Areas of expertise may include, but are not limited to, machine learning, artificial intelligence, big data analytics, causal inference, and geospatial modeling. The successful candidate will develop an independent and externally funded research program and contribute to the department’s educational mission through teaching and mentoring. They will also have the opportunity to assist in designing and establishing interdisciplinary and collaborative research initiatives with various entities across the campus, including the Oklahoma Clinical and Translational Science Institute, Stephenson Cancer Center, the Harold Hamm Diabetes Center, and other health institutions in the region.
The mission of the University of Oklahoma Hudson College of Public Health (HCOPH) is to protect and improve the health of people through public health education, workforce development, research, service and advocacy. The Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology (https://publichealth.ouhsc.edu/departments/b iostatistics-epidemiology) is housed within the HCOPH, Oklahoma’s only accredited School of Public Health. The Department is the largest of four in the College and comprises 25 faculty and approximately 80 graduate students in MPH, MS, and PhD programs. The Department is home to a diverse faculty advancing innovative methodological and applied research in longitudinal and correlated data analysis, survival analysis, clinical trial methodology, Bayesian statistics, survey sampling, statistical genetics, high-dimensional data science, and population health research addressing health disparities, tobacco control, communicable diseases, trauma-related health outcomes, reproductive and perinatal epidemiology, and cardiometabolic outcomes across diverse populations. Oklahoma is culturally unique given that it is home to 39 federally recognized Native American tribes. Oklahoma City (OKC) is the 20th largest city in the United States and rapidly growing. OKC has a very affordable cost of living (e.g., $125,000 in OKC = $250,000 in San Francisco, $218,000 in Boston, $160,000 in Denver, $153,000 in Chapel Hill), excellent schools, and a wide array of cultural amenities. US News & World Report recently named OKC the nation’s #1 best big city to live in for 2025-2026 and #2 for 2026-2027. OKC has thriving sports, cultural, art, and music scenes, and has experienced considerable urban revitalization efforts over the past several years.
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| Closing Date: |
1/22/2027
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| Contact Name: |
Kai Ding, Assistant/Associate Professor in Biostatistics – Tenure Track
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| Contact Location: |
OK 73104
United States
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OK 73104
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United States
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| Contact Email: |
kai-ding@ou.edu
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| How to Apply: |
Review of candidates will begin immediately. Applications will be accepted until the position is filled. Email applications, including a cover letter, complete curriculum vitae, and three professional references with contact information to: https://apply.interfolio.com/195426
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| Additional Information: |
The University of Oklahoma is an Equal Opportunity Institution. For more Information go to www.ou.edu/eoo.
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| Web Site Delete Date: |
4/20/2027
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