Vacancies at participating institutes of IOPS

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Vacancies external

• Università della Svizzera italiana in Lugano, Switzerland. USI is looking for a talented junior statistician for Tenure Track Assistant Professor position in “Theoretical Data Science and Machine Learning”. We particularly welcome applications from female and other underrepresented groups.

  More details about the required profile can be found on: Advertisement on the recruiting platform or the Advertisement on the USI Job opportunities page. Starting salary is 110,000 CHF per year.

  The faculty is located in Lugano in the South of Switzerland on the University’s main campus, 1.5 hrs from Zürich and 1 hr from Milan. It has been expanding its activities in Data Science, Statistics and Machine Learning. Since 2024, we are having both a bachelor’s and master’s degree in Data Science and a master’s degree in Artificial Intelligence. In August 2026, we will be hosting the European Meeting of Statisticians in Lugano.

  Timeline of the hiring process
  – 30 November 2025: application deadline
  – 2-4 February 2026: In person interviews in Lugano, Switzerland.

  The envisoned starting date is Summer 2026. For any questions, do not hesitate to contact the Dean, Prof. Ernst C. Wit (dean.inf@usi.ch).

• The Ohio State University Department of Psychology invites applications for an Assistant/Associate Professor position in Quantitative Psychology. Scholars whose research focuses on quantitative methodology, with particular interest in areas such as psychometrics and psychological testing, item response theory, factor analysis, structural equation modeling, and longitudinal and time-series analysis, are invited to apply. Review of applications will begin on October 13, 2025, and will continue until the position is filled.