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Assistant Professor Position

The Agricultural Statistics Laboratory, a unit of the Arkansas Agricultural Experiment Station, has an opening for a twelve month, non-tenure track Assistant Professor. The Laboratory is located on the University of Arkansas campus in Fayetteville. A Ph.D. in Statistics or Biostatistics is required. An individual with an M.S. in Statistics and additional post-M.S. Statistics coursework from a Statistics Department whose Ph.D. is in a closely related discipline may be considered. Current students must have completed their degree by August 1, 2014. Duties include statistical and collaborative research, statistical consulting with faculty, staff and students from the Division of Agriculture and the College of Agricultural, Food and Life Sciences, and professional service. An interest in applied Statistics along with excellent written and verbal communication skills and computing skills are required.

Interested individuals must submit a cover letter that includes a projected graduation date for current students, a curriculum vita, a transcript of all graduate work, and the names and contact information of three references. All information must be sent as pdf files attached to an e-mail addressed to mwhitme@uark.edu. The subject line of the e-mail must read "Faculty position." Questions regarding the position should be addressed to egbur@uark.edu. Review of applications will begin January 2, 2014.