Open Positions

Faculty Positions 

Tenure-track/Tenured Faculty Positions

The Department of Statistics and Data Sciences (SDS) at The University of Texas at Austin invites applications for tenured or tenure-track faculty positions to begin in August 2026.  We welcome applicants at any rank with research interests in any area of statistics and data science, whether theoretical, computational, or application-driven. We strongly encourage applications from candidates who work in scientific machine learning, the mathematical and statistical foundations of machine learning, high-dimensional statistical theory, or AI for science, because multiple positions in these areas may be available through various college and university-level initiatives. 

Candidates should have a doctoral degree in statistics, biostatistics, computer science, machine learning, applied mathematics, or a related discipline by August 2026. Further details about the position and instructions for submitting an application are available here.

Applications will be reviewed on an ongoing basis, but priority will be given to applications received on or before November 13, 2025.

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.

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.