Heather Dawes Heather Dawes

Faculty Recruitment, UC Berkeley: Assistant Professor - Statistics, Data Science, Computational or Theoretical Neurosciences

Statistics Department and Helen Wills Neuroscience Institute

The Department of Statistics, in the Division of Computing, Data Science and Society at the University of California, Berkeley is consistently ranked as a top program in Statistics nationally. Since the inception of the Department in 1955, graduates and faculty of Berkeley have shaped the foundations and applications of Statistics. The department is equally proud of our interdisciplinary and collaborative nature, with many faculty and students collaborating across fields such as medicine, public health, the social sciences, and computer science.

The Helen Wills Neuroscience Institute (HWNI) is the nexus for campus-wide multidisciplinary neuroscience research at UC Berkeley. The institute has over 70 faculty members from 12 different academic departments. This unique cross-departmental structure brings together experts from a variety of fields to use the power of interdisciplinary research to achieve breakthroughs in the study of the brain and the rest of the nervous system and to drive the development of novel treatments and technologies.

The Berkeley Statistics Department and the Helens Wills Neuroscience Institute currently seek applicants with outstanding records in Statistics, Data Science and Computational/Theoretical Neurosciences for a position at the Assistant Professor level. Applicants are expected to be directly motivated by cutting-edge high-impact neuroscience questions and being deeply engaged in collaborative projects with experimentalists. Applicants who investigate computational and statistical principles underlying brain function are particularly encouraged. Relevant areas of Statistics broadly include experimental design, high-dimensional inference, machine learning and causal inference. Serious consideration will be given to the candidate’s potential for success in mentoring PhD students, record in teaching at both the undergraduate and graduate levels, and potential for effective leadership. Serious consideration will also be given to professional service, including service promoting access to and diversity in higher education and the academic profession.

Diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging are core values of the Department of Statistics and HWNI. We believe that our excellence can only be fully realized by faculty, students, and staff who share fully our commitment to these values. We are committed to addressing the family needs of faculty, including dual-career couples and single parents. We are also interested in candidates who have had non-traditional career paths or who have taken time off for family reasons, or who have achieved excellence in careers outside academia.

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