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Assistant Professor of Data Science

Employer
Brown University Data Science Initiative
Location
Providence, Rhode Island
Salary
Competitive
Closing date
Dec 16, 2022

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Discipline
Other, Other
Position Type
Full Time
Job Type
Faculty
Organization Type
Academia

The Data Science Initiative (DSI) at Brown University seeks applications for a faculty position at the rank of Assistant Professor. Successful candidates will have a joint appointment with a partnering department and space for themselves and trainees in DSI, with the partnering department as their tenure home.  

Engaging partners across campus and beyond, DSI facilitates and conducts both domain-driven and fundamental research in data science, educates the next generation of data scientists, and is interested in the impact of the data revolution on culture and society. An expanding interest of DSI is supporting research on the role of data science (and technology) in shaping equitable outcomes and furthering justice. Among the priorities of DSI is enhancing the development and novel application of data science approaches, methods, and tools to a wide range of disciplines. Current faculty in DSI have joint appointments in Brown University’s Departments of Biostatistics, Computer Science, and Earth, Environmental, and Planetary Sciences.

DSI is committed to sustaining a diverse and inclusive environment for all members of our community and is particularly interested in candidates whose scholarship, teaching and service can further our efforts. 

We welcome applicants working on a range of areas in data science, including but not limited to mathematical foundations, methods development, and trans-disciplinary epistemologies. There are also many opportunities for interdisciplinary and collaborative research across a range of disciplines; for example, Brown University has recently identified the following initiatives as priorities for research growth, which all engage multiple departments: 

  • Creating Collaborative Humanities Laboratories
  • Preparing for and Responding to Pandemics
  • Promoting Sustainable Energy
  • Creating Peaceful, Just and Prosperous Societies: Combating Inequality
  • Promoting Ethical and Socially Responsible Data Science
  • Reviving the Arts Ecosystem through Innovation
  • Understanding the Human Brain
  • Innovating through Biomedical Engineering
  • Deciphering Disease

DSI was founded in 2016 and serves as a campus hub at Brown University for research and education in data science; recent faculty hires were in partnership with the Department of Biostatistics (School of Public Health), the Department of Earth, Environmental, and Planetary Sciences, and the Computer Science Department. On 164 Angell Street in the heart of Brown University’s main campus, DSI is co-located with and partners with Brown University’s Center for Computational Molecular Biology, whose core faculty are drawn from the Departments of Computer Science, Biostatistics, Ecology, Evolutionary and Organismal Biology, and Molecular Biology, Cell Biology, and Biochemistry, as well as the Division of Applied Mathematics. 164 Angell Street also houses Brown’s Carney Institute for Brain Science. DSI is currently developing a new Center for Technological Responsibility, whose mission is to redefine computer science education, research, and technology to center the needs, problems and aspirations of all those that technology has left behind.

To apply for this position, please submit the following to Interfolio (http://apply.interfolio.com/114753): curriculum vitae, concise research and teaching statements, diversity statement (discussed further below), and three letters of recommendation, with at least one letter addressing the applicant’s teaching abilities and experience. In the diversity statement, we ask that applicants summarize their past or planned contributions to diversity and inclusion. These contributions may arise from teaching/mentoring, outreach activities, lived experience, or other activities. Applicants must have completed all requirements for the doctoral degree by the start of the position. The initial appointment as assistant professor at Brown University is for four years and is renewable. We are eager to try to accommodate the needs of, and welcome applications from, dual career couples.

To receive full consideration, please submit all application materials by December 1, 2022. Inquiries should be addressed to dsi-info@brown.edu.
 

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