Assistant or Associate Professor of Statistics in Sports Analytics
Purdue University School of Nuclear Engineering
Indianapolis, IN0–2 yrs40m agovia LinkedIn
About the Role
The College of Science at Purdue University invites applications for a tenure-track faculty position in Sports Analytics at the Assistant or Associate Professor level, based at Purdue’s Indianapolis campus. The position will be housed in the Department of Statistics.
Key Responsibilities
- Develop an independent research program in statistical science with strong connections to sports analytics.
- Teach undergraduate and graduate courses in statistics and sports analytics.
- Develop an external funding portfolio.
- Build interdisciplinary connections with researchers and partners in sports and related data-intensive fields.
- Participate in department, college, and broader university activities.
Requirements & Tech Stack
- Research grounded in statistical science and motivated by sports or human-performance applications.
- Potential to contribute to core areas of statistics while developing impactful applications in sports analytics.
- Areas of interest include, but are not limited to:
- Statistical learning and machine learning
- Bayesian methods
- Causal inference
- Functional data analysis
- Longitudinal and spatiotemporal data analysis
- High-dimensional data
- Statistical computing
- Other modern methods for complex sports data.
Qualifications
- Ph.D. in statistics, biostatistics, sports analytics, or a closely related field by August 16, 2027.
- Demonstrated excellence in research.
- Strong commitment to teaching.
Application Deadline for full consideration: November 6, 2026