TENURE TRACK - ASSISTANT PROF: ACTUARIAL SCIENCE

Requisition # 75993

Position Basics

Type of Position TENURE-TRACK

Advertising Ends on: Extended Until Position is Filled

Advertising Started on: Monday, August 17th, 2026

College: College of Liberal Arts & Sciences

Department: Statistics & Actuarial Science

Salary

Salary: Commensurate

Position Details

Full/Part Time Status: Full Time

Position Description:
The Department of Statistics and Actuarial Science at the University of Iowa invites applications for a tenure-track position in Actuarial Science at the rank of Assistant Professor starting August 18, 2027.

Applicants must complete a Ph.D. in Actuarial Science or a related area prior to August 18, 2027. Candidates must be free to assume the duties of this position and be legally able to work in the United States on that date. Excellent communication skills are essential. Associateship or Fellowship with the Society of Actuaries, the Casualty Actuarial Society, the Canadian Institute of Actuaries, the Institute and Faculty of Actuaries (UK), or the Actuaries Institute of Australia is strongly preferred. A competitive startup package will be offered.

Successful applicants will show promise of excellence in scholarly research and teaching, as well as interest in research collaboration. Opportunities abound for interdisciplinary research in actuarial science, finance, economics, mathematics, statistics, biostatistics, medicine and public health, environmental sciences, engineering, law and justice, and other areas.

Candidates should submit applications online at https://jobs.uiowa.edu/ by clicking on Faculty and searching requisition #75993. To ensure consideration, all application materials must be received by November 20, 2026. However, screening of applications will continue until the position is filled.

Applications should include a letter of interest; a current CV; a Statement on Research; a Statement on Teaching; Ph.D. thesis title and abstract; selected publications and manuscripts in progress; graduate transcripts; and a list of references, including names and contact information.

Three letters of reference are required. Letters should particularly address the applicant’s potential for excellence in research and teaching. Upon submission of the online application materials, references may be notified by email with directions for their letter submissions.

The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences has identified the Actuarial Science program as an area of growth, and it is invested in developing the program. The Department of Statistics and Actuarial Science currently has 19 tenured and tenure-track faculty and 2 instructional-track faculty. The actuarial program at the University of Iowa is the second oldest in the U.S.A. The Society of Actuaries has designated it as a Center of Actuarial Excellence (CAE). The Ph.D. degree is offered in statistics, with concentration areas in actuarial science/financial mathematics, biostatistics, data science, and probability/mathematical statistics; the M.S. degrees are offered in actuarial science, data science, and statistics; and the B.S. degrees are offered in actuarial science, data science, and statistics. Research interests of current faculty in Actuarial Science include risk theory, ruin theory, credit risk, cyber risk and cyber insurance, financial networks and systemic risk, risk sharing, peer-to-peer insurance, information asymmetry in insurance markets, statistical inference of risk measures, and dependence modeling. Research interests of current faculty in Statistics include modern computational statistics, statistical genetics, spatial statistics, Bayesian inference, time series, categorical data analysis, bioinformatics, analysis of medical images, data visualization, statistical learning. The Department maintains both Linux and Windows computer networks and has invested in the University’s high performance computing cluster (http://hpc.uiowa.edu). For additional information about the Department, please refer to the web site: http://www.stat.uiowa.edu.

Founded in 1847, the University of Iowa offers its 28,000 students over 200 areas of study. Among the University’s distinctions are one of the largest university-owned teaching hospitals in the nation, and the internationally acclaimed Writers’ Workshop, which fostered the talents of Ray Bradbury, John Irving, W.P. Kinsella, Flannery O’Connor, Jane Smiley, and Kurt Vonnegut.

If your H-1B petition is subject to the September 19, 2025, Presidential Proclamation, please note that the department will not cover the $100,000 payment associated with H-1B sponsorship, either at the time of hire or for international travel purposes. We encourage you to explore alternative pathways for work authorization. Our team is available to help identify options that may be suitable for your situation.

Successful candidates will be required to self-disclose any misconduct history or pending research misconduct investigation including but not limited to sexual misconduct in prior employment and provide a related release and will be subject to a criminal background and credential check.

Education Requirement:
Candidates must hold a PhD in Statistics and Actuarial Sciences or closely related field at the time of appointment.

Required Qualifications:
Candidates must have demonstrated potential for research excellence in the environment of a major research university.

Candidates must have demonstrated potential for teaching excellence in the environment of a major research university.

Excellent communication skills are essential.

Desirable Qualifications:
Record of scholarly publication in leading academic journal(s).

Prior teaching experience.

Associateship or Fellowship with the Society of Actuaries, the Casualty Actuarial Society, the Canadian Institute of Actuaries, the Institute and Faculty of Actuaries (UK), or the Actuaries Institute of Australia is strongly preferred.

Online Application Required Documents

Curriculum Vitae

Letter of Interest

Supporting Attachments

A research Statement.

A statement of teaching experience and philosophy.

Ph.D. thesis title and abstract.

PDFs of selected scholarly papers (up to 3).

Graduate transcripts.

Number of References: 3

Letters of Recommendation are required as part of the application process. Upon submission, references selected will be notified by e-mail with directions on how to electronically submit letters to the University of Iowa.

To start the Online Application process for this position, click the "Apply for This Position" button located below the Contact Information.

Contact Information

Contact: Angela L Schenkel - [email protected]

Clas-Mathematics

MacLean Hall

2 West Washington Street

14 MLH

Iowa City, IA 52242-1419

Department URL: https://stat.uiowa.edu/

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