Asst/Assoc Prof opening in Biometry at Univ. of Arizona

[Walter Piegorsch <piegorsch@math.arizona.edu> (by way of James L Rosenberger <JLR@stat.psu.edu>)]

The University of Arizona invites applications for an academic-year 
appointment in Biometry at the Assistant or Associate Professor 
level, housed in the Department of Agricultural and Biosystems 
Engineering (ABE), beginning August 2008.  The successful candidate 
will teach, perform scholarly research, and provide academic service 
in support of the Department and the Graduate Interdisciplinary 
Program in Statistics (SGIDP), associated with the University's BIO5 
Institute for Collaborative Bioresearch 
(http://www.bio5.org/).  Duties also include service as an 
advisor/mentor to undergraduate and graduate students in the 
Department, and direction of M.S. and Ph.D. level statistics students 
in the GIDP.  Target areas of research interest that support both the 
SGIDP and ABE in these endeavors include: statistical computing, 
quantitative modeling, statistical experiment design, remote 
sensing/geographic information systems (GIS), and bioinformatics.  A 
Ph.D. in Statistics or a related field is required; it is desirable 
for the candidate to have earned a B.S. or M.S. degree in 
engineering. Women and minorities are especially encouraged to 
apply.  Apply online:  http://www.uacareertrack.com, Job 
#38856.  Questions can be addressed to Dr. Mark Riley, Search 
Committee Chair, Department of Agricultural and Biosystems 
Engineering, Shantz Bldg. Room 403, The University of Arizona, PO Box 
2100-0038, Tucson, AZ 85721-0038 (riley@ag.arizona.edu).  The 
University of Arizona is an EEO/AA Employer-M/W/D/V.