Open Positions

Faculty Positions 

Professional Track Faculty Positions in the Department of Statistics and Data Sciences

The Department of Statistics and Data Sciences (SDS) at The University of Texas at Austin invites applications for multiple professional-track faculty positions at the rank of Assistant, Associate, or Full Professor of Instruction to begin in August 2026.  SDS is the newest and fastest‑growing department in the College of Natural Sciences and is dedicated to delivering high‑quality, innovative education in statistics and data science across the university.

Candidates must hold a doctoral degree in statistics, biostatistics, data science, or a related discipline by August 2026. We especially welcome applicants with teaching experience or professional practice as a statistician, biostatistician, or data scientist; these experiences are valued but not required. Further details about the position and instructions for submitting an application are available here.

Applications will be reviewed on an ongoing basis, but are due by February 16, 2026.

Postdoctoral Fellowship Positions 

Postdoctoral fellows in the Department of Statistics and Data Sciences are recent graduates of Ph.D. programs who do research in statistics, data science and related fields under the mentorship of one or more of our faculty members. Typically, fellows are appointed for a period of 1-2 years.

• Postdoctoral fellowship in Data Science with Professor Roger Peng. This position provides candidates with the opportunity to conduct research in the theory of data analytic practice and to expand the training of data analysis to large audiences. Qualifications: PhD in statistics, biostatistics, computer science, genomics, bioinformatics, or related data intensive field; experience teaching hands-on data analysis skills in R required. Applications will be accepted until the position is filled.  Applicants should submit (1) a cover letter including a brief description of an experience teaching data analysis or any other relevant curriculum; (2) a CV and; (3) a link to their GitHub profile, if available, to roger.peng@austin.utexas.edu. Further details about this position can be found here.
• The NSF-Simons AI Institute for Cosmic Origins (CosmicAI) invites applications for two Postdoctoral Fellow positions in Artificial Intelligence (AI) for scientific discovery. Each position offers an opportunity to contribute to the development of foundational AI methodologies and their application to data-intensive challenges in astronomy and physics. The Institute’s overarching goal is to create transparent, interpretable, and scientifically grounded AI systems that enable robust inference, accelerate discovery, and deepen our understanding of the Universe. These positions focus on developing methods that are explainable, trustworthy, and aligned with scientific reasoning. The Fellows will join an interdisciplinary community advancing research in symbolic reasoning, explainable and interpretable AI, optimization, Bayesian inference, and experimental design, all in the context of complex scientific data. Further details about these two positions, including qualifications and application instructions, can be found here.
  • The fellow selected for the first position, Theoretical and Methodological Advances, will work closely with Professor Alessandro Rinaldo and Assistant Professor Arya Farahi. The application deadline is January 10, 2026.
  • The fellow selected for the second position, Model Development and Data Analysis, will work closely with ssistant Professor Arya Farahi. The application deadline is December 5, 2025.

Graduate Student Positions 

Teaching Assistant 

The Department of Statistics and Data Sciences regularly hires The University of Texas at Austin graduate students to serve as teaching assistants for our undergraduate courses. Applicants for these positions should have a strong background in statistics and/or data science. 

• To apply for a Teaching Assistant position, please fill out this survey.

Undergraduate Student Positions

Undergraduate Course Assistants

The Department of Statistics and Data Sciences regularly hires The University of Texas at Austin undergraduate students who have completed specific courses to serve as an undergraduate teaching assistant for the course.  In addition, the department employs undergraduate student assistants to support the main office operations.

• There are no open positions at this time.