16 faculty science statistics jobs found in Los Angeles, CA

POSITION DESCRIPTION Assistant Professor faculty position (tenure track) in the Department of Statistics at the University of California, Los Angeles. We seek outstanding applicants contributing to the cutting edge development of the core of Statistics and Data Science including theoretical statistics, general statistical methodology, computational statistics, and other areas. We welcome applicants whose experience in research, teaching and service have prepared them to contribute to UCLA’s commitment to excellence and diversity. Ph.D. or Ph.D. candidates in Statistics (or a closely related field) are welcome to apply. Degree required at the time of appointment. Salary will be commensurate with education and experience. Reviews for the position will commence on November 14, 2022 and will continue until a successful candidate is identified. Interested applicants should apply at UCLA Academic Recruit at: https://recruit.apo.ucla.edu/JPF07885 Please refer to...

POSITION DESCRIPTION Assistant Professor faculty position (tenure track) in the Department of Statistics at the University of California, Los Angeles. We seek outstanding applicants contributing to the cutting-edge development of core areas in Statistics and Data Science including theoretical statistics, general statistical methodology, computational statistics, and associated fields. UCLA aims to achieve federal designation as a Hispanic Serving Institution by 2025. In preparation for this designation, the Office of the Chancellor and the Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost have sponsored this search in order to recruit exceptional scholars whose teaching, scholarship and/or mentoring has strong ties to Latinx experiences in the United States. This search is conducted in partnership between the Chicano Studies Research Center and the Department of Statistics. Faculty hired through this search are expected to be active participants in and maintain an active...

POSITION DESCRIPTION The newly formed Cancer Data Sciences group at the UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine and UCLA Jonsson Cancer Centre is seeking a Post-Doctoral Fellow in Cancer Data Science: Algorithm Development. The successful candidate will have a PhD in computational biology, statistics, computer science or an equivalent quantitative discipline. They will be working with a broad team of quantitative analysts, including Statisticians, Data Scientists, Clinical and Basic Science trainees, and a broad range of collaborators. They will drive the development and application of new quantitative strategies to improve our understanding and ability to treat cancer, working with cutting edge molecular and imaging datasets. They will be passionate about generating high-quality results, linking development of new methods directly to cutting-edge datasets ranging from DNA, RNA and protein sequencing to clinical data, digital pathology and radiomics. They will have a...

POSITION DESCRIPTION The University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) Department of Communication invites applications for a tenure track appointment at the level of Assistant Professor with an emphasis on developing and/or applying computational social science methods to study communication. Potential areas of research include (but are by no means limited to) agent-based or other computational modeling, network science, machine learning, artificial intelligence, natural language processing, analysis of large audio and/or video datasets, gathering and analysis of digital trace data, and the use of virtual lab or field experiments. We are interested in candidates researching communication from a broad range of potential disciplinary backgrounds. Candidates with a Ph.D. or equivalent in Communication or related fields (e.g. Computer Science, Statistics, Mathematics, Political Science, Economics, Psychology, Cognitive Science, or Sociology) are encouraged to apply. Ph.D....

POSITION DESCRIPTION The Department of Mathematics at the University of California, Los Angeles, invites applications for E.R. Hedrick Assistant Adjunct Professorships. Appointments are for three years. Applicants must possess a Ph.D. in a relevant area and should show evidence of excellence in teaching and research. Preference will be given to applicants whose research connects to faculty interests in the department or who can address specific teaching needs. The teaching load for Hedrick Assistant Adjunct Professors is typically four courses per year. Apart from the standard Hedrick Assistant Adjunct Professorship line, there are three specializations that address particular research and teaching needs in the department. Applicants hired for one of these specializations must be willing to primarily teach courses in these areas. Specialization in Computational and Applied Mathematics (CAM): The teaching load for these positions is normally reduced by research...

POSITION DESCRIPTION The Life Sciences Core Education Department at UCLA maintains a pool of applicants for instructional lecturer positions. Percentage of employment will vary according to number of courses taught. Positions may be part-time or limited duration appointments not to exceed one year without a further competitive search. Appointments potentially can be extended following a favorable performance review after first year of lecturing appointment. Applications will be accepted on a continuous basis and pool will remain active for one year. Screening of applications will take place as positions become available and continue until positions are filled. The Life Sciences Core primary course offerings consist of: LS 7A – Cell and Molecular Biology LS 7B – Genetics, Evolution and Ecology LS 7C – Physiology and Human Biology LS 30A - Mathematics for Life Scientists LS 30B - Mathematics for Life Scientists LS 40 - Statistics for Life Sciences LS...

POSITION DESCRIPTION Position: UCLA Postdoctoral Position in Environmental Data Science or Landscape Genomics Description: The research group of Victoria Sork in Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology seeks a Postdoctoral-Scholar within two areas: environmental data science or landscape genomics. The position will be Full-time for 24 months, subject to satisfactory work performance review after one year. The position can start as early as April 1, 2023 (negotiable). The Postdoctoral-Scholar in environmental data science will develop a data management system for a 20-year provenance (AKA common garden) of valley oak families grown from acorns collected from 564 trees located throughout the species range. Each year for the last 10 years, data has been collected on growth, survivorship, and focal phenotypic traits resulting in several publications. With funding from the National Science Foundation LTREB program, our goal is to set up an integrative data base and...

POSITION DESCRIPTION The McKinnon group at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) is seeking to hire a postdoctoral scholar in climate science. The position will be funded by the Packard Foundation, and features considerable flexibility in the research direction. The ideal candidate is self-driven and excited to actively contribute to our research group at the nexus of climate science and statistical methods. We are particularly interested in candidates who would like to pursue research in the following directions: past and future climatic controls on wildfire dynamical responses to anthropogenic forcing, with a focus on causal factors for extreme events paleo perspectives on extreme events predictability in the climate system emulating and detecting changes in internal variability The successful candidate will be advised and mentored by Professor Karen McKinnon, and be part of an active, interdisciplinary research group that spans the...

POSITION DESCRIPTION The Computer Science Department at the UCLA Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science invites applications for a Teaching Professor at all ranks (officially called Lecturer with Potential Security of Employment, Lecturer with Security of Employment, and Senior Lecturer with Security of Employment). This is a permanent position, analogous to tenure-track, with Academic Senate membership and an expectation of participation in governance and management of the university's educational program through committee service, curriculum development, and administration. The nominal teaching load is six courses per year on a quarter system. In addition to supporting the needs of the Computer Science Department, this position will also help to support the Data Science and AI tracks of the School’s Master of Engineering program through upper-division undergraduate offerings in those areas. Salary will be commensurate with experience and...

Caltech is a world-renowned science and engineering institute that marshals some of the world's brightest minds and most innovative tools to address fundamental scientific questions. We thrive on finding and cultivating talented people who are passionate about what they do. Join us and be a part of the diverse Caltech community. Job Summary The successful candidate will assist with projects in gene delivery vector engineering and neurotechnology development within the Gradinaru group in the Chen Building (glab.caltech.edu). This position will allow contributions to publications that can prepare for next career stages (e.g. advanced education or biotech). Essential Job Duties Prepare primary neurons for culture and assist with other cell culture-based experiments Microscopy (confocal and wide field) on both live and fixed specimens Software-based image analysis Oocyte injection, electrophysiology, and data analysis Molecular biology: cloning, construct...

POSITION DESCRIPTION The Department of Sociology at UCLA invites applications for part-time lecturers to teach during the 2022-2023 academic year. Part-time positions may be available for the following courses: SOC 1: Introductory Sociology SOC 20: Introduction to Sociological Research Methods SOC 101: Development of Soc Theory SOC 102: Contemporary Soc Theory SOC 110: Comparative and Historical Methods SOC 111: Social Networks SOC 113: Statistical Methods Soc Research SOC M115: Environmental Sociology SOC 121: Sociology of Religion SOC 131: Careers in Sociology SOC 132: Social Psychology: Sociological Approaches SOC 134: Culture & Personality SOC 145: Sociology of Deviant Behavior SOC 147A: Sociology of Crime SOC 156: Race & Ethnicity SOC 158: Urban Sociology SOC 171: Occupations and Professions SOC 172: Entrepreneurship SOC M174: Sociology of the Family SOC M175: Sociology of Education SOC M176: Sociology of Mass Communication SOC 180A: Politics of...

POSITION DESCRIPTION The UCLA Joint Institute for Regional Earth System Science and Engineering (JIFRESSE) invites applications for an Assistant Researcher who will conduct satellite-informed carbon cycle model-data integration. The candidate will help advance global estimates of biospheric CO2 and CH4 emissions estimates and their underlying process controls by (a) jointly using satellite observations of land-to-atmosphere CO2 and CH4 exchange estimates and eddy covariance data to quantify and constrain processes controlling the net C fluxes, (b) advancing the representation of critical processes in biosphere modeling tools, and (c) quantifying the broader impact of CO2 and CH4 emissions on the global C cycle and global carbon-climate feedbacks. The successful applicant will support scientific analysis of recent satellite-based CO2 and CH4 estimates, using state-of-the-art Bayesian model-data fusion techniques. The candidate will present their research at conferences and...

POSITION DESCRIPTION Dr. A. Janet Tomiyama, Director of the DIeting, Stress, and Health (DiSH) Lab in the Department of Psychology at UCLA is seeking candidates for a postdoctoral scholar position funded by an NIH grant on weight stigma and health behaviors in everyday life. The broad objectives of the lab include using the biopsychosocial model to understand eating behavior, with a special emphasis on psychobiological stress processes and weight stigma. We will begin reviewing applications on December 1, 2022 and intend to fill the position as soon as a suitable candidate is found. The start date is flexible, but must be between June and August 2023. A successful candidate will perform the following essential functions: ● Collaborate with Principal Investigator (PI) and graduate students to achieve the Specific Aims of the grant ● Meet regularly with the research team ● Assist the PI in optimizing the research protocol ● Oversee human subjects’...

POSITION DESCRIPTION An Assistant Project Scientist is sought to conduct experiments on glioblastoma biology. The successful candidate will have experience in the in vivo and in vitro assessment of brain tumors, including performing primary cultures and xenografting. The candidate will have experience in the analysis of RNA sequencing data, including gene set enrichment analysis (GSEA). Experience in the use of Mass Cytometry (CyTOF) for the evaluation of cancer and immune cells is also required. The successful candidate will be responsible, in conjunction with the PI and collaborators, for taking projects from conception through execution to publication. Specifically, the appointee will be responsible for and have experience in: • Designing and contributing to the development and execution of experiments and protocols. • Maintaining accurate records of procedures and data collected. • Computing results for a variety of research procedures, tests, and...

POSITION DESCRIPTION The Center for Neurobiology of Stress and Resilience in the Division of Digestive Diseases at the University of California Los Angeles is seeking a full time Post-Doctoral Research Fellow for a U54-funded project studying sex-related differences in the brain-gut-microbiome interactions related to visceral pain. This project is focused on the sex-specific effect of gut microbial metabolites, and estrogen levels on ascending arousal pathways originating in distinct brainstem nuclei to change the activity and connectivity of brain networks involved in symptom generation in irritable bowel syndrome. As a part of an multidisciplinary research team the fellow will apply advanced computational, neuroimaging, biostatistical, and bioinformatics approaches to assess the interaction between various levels of biological data (e.g., microbiota, metabolites, sex hormones, multimodal brain and brainstem imaging data), clinical variables (symptom severity,...

POSITION DESCRIPTION Applications are sought for a full-time Postdoctoral position. The successful candidate will work as part of an interdisciplinary research team led by Drs. Dan Benjamin and Alex Young in the Department of Human Genetics at the UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine and the UCLA Anderson School of Management. The focus of the lab is social-science genomics: the identification of genetic variation that is associated with variation in behavior and other social-science-relevant phenotypes. The Postdoc will play a major role in the Polygenic Index Repository, creating optimal genetic predictors for a range of behavioral traits. For examples of related past research, see the “Genoeconomics” tab at https://www.danieljbenjamin.com/publications. This position requires a Ph.D. in genetics, computational biology, biostatistics or closely related field. Successful candidates for this position will have demonstrated research excellence, as...