The Department of Statistics at The Pennsylvania State University invites applications and nominations for the Eberly Family Endowed Chair. This unique position is the highest level of appointment in the department. The position has been held since its inception in 1988 by Professor C. R. Rao. The Department is in the Eberly College of Science.

Candidates with an exceptional record of achievement and research leadership in any area of statistics and with credentials appropriate to a tenured full professorship will be considered. Candidates will be expected to take an active role of intellectual leadership in the department. Candidates with interests in the life sciences, environment, or other university-wide initiatives can play an important role in future departmental hiring in these areas.

The Department currently has 20 faculty engaged in a wide variety of research areas including multivariate analysis, biostatistics, environmental and computational statistics and likelihood theory, to name a few. A number of faculty are actively involved in cross-disciplinary research through the Statistical Consulting Center, the Center for Likelihood Studies, the Center for Multivariate Analysis, and the Center for Statistical Ecology and Environmental Statistics. The Statistics Department offers Bachelor's, Master's, and Doctoral degrees in Statistics. The Department currently has about 50 graduate students in statistics. It is housed in a modern technological classroom building, completed in 1992. The building includes ample office space as well as computer labs, a library, seminar rooms and a lounge.

The Pennsylvania State University enrolls about 42,000 students on its University Park campus, including about 8,000 graduate students. The university is located in the center of the state, in a valley surrounded by Appalachian mountains and state forest land. The adjoining town of State College is part of a metropolitan area of 100,000 people, with ample health care, indoor and outdoor recreation, and quality of life. The University is within 250 miles of New York City, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Baltimore and Washington, D. C. All the amenities of a metropolitan area---a first rate public transportation system, world class theater and concert events, and advanced technology and research facilities---are available without the attending stress. Scientists, engineers and professionals from around the world participate in advanced research programs and conferences on wide range of subjects at the Penn State Conference Center.

Further information about the department can be found at http://www.stat.psu.edu/ Telephone or e-mail inquiries regarding the position should be directed to Dr. Tom Hettmansperger, Professor of Statistics and Chair of the Search Committee at (814) 865-2211 or tph@psu.edu.

Applicants should send a letter of interest, with a curriculum vitae and the names of three references, addressed to:

Dr. Tom Hettmansperger Chair of the Search Committee c/o Ms. Laurie Roan Department of Statistics 326 Thomas Building University Park, PA 16802-2111

Consideration of applications will continue until the position is filled. Penn State is committed to affirmative action, equal opportunity and the diversity of its workforce.