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Purdue University

Department of Statistics
Department of Child Development and Family Studies

West Lafayette, Indiana

Faculty Position in Social and Behavioral Statistics

As part of Purdue University’s enhancement of excellence in the study of children and families, the Department of Statistics (www.stat.purdue.edu) and the Department of Child Development and Family Studies (www.cfs.purdue.edu/cdfs) invite applicants for an open rank, tenure-track or tenured position in the area of Social and Behavioral Statistics. The position involves a joint appointment in the Department of Statistics in the College of Science (75%), and the Department of Child Development and Family Studies in the College of Consumer and Family Sciences (25%). Applicants are expected to develop new methodologies in the field of social and behavioral statistics as well as collaborate with colleagues in research areas such as early childhood learning and development, relationships, the intersection of work and family life, and adult development and aging.

The position is part of a College of Science strategic multidisciplinary hiring effort called COALESCE II. The successful applicant will not only have opportunities to participate in departmental core research areas but also in multidisciplinary programs such as the Center on Aging and the Life Course (www.purdue.edu/aging), the Center for Families (www.cfs.purdue.edu/CFF), the Regenstrief Center for Healthcare Engineering (www.purdue.edu/discoverypark/rche), the Military Family Research Institute (www.cfs.purdue.edu/mfri), and the Miller Child Learning Center (www.cfs.purdue.edu/CDFS/pages/childrens_prog).

For additional information about COALESCE II and how to apply, see the web site www.science.purdue.edu/COALESCE. For additional information or clarification regarding this position, please contact Bruce Craig at socbehav@stat.purdue.edu or (765) 494-6043. Applications will be reviewed beginning Jan. 15, 2008, and reviews will continue until the position is filled.

Other searches are being conducted in STAT in all areas of statistics and probability as well as another multidisciplinary hire in the area of applied mathematics. For more information and application instructions, please visit the Departmental web pages at http://www.stat.purdue.edu/hiring. Applicants to one search may be included in other relevant searches when appropriate.

Purdue University is an Equal Opportunity/Equal Access/Affirmative Action employer and is committed to building a diverse faculty of excellence.