Professor or Assistant Professor (Tenure Track) of Statistics

The Department of Mathematics (www.math.ethz.ch) at ETH Zurich invites applications for the above-mentioned position at the Seminar for Statistics (www.math.ethz.ch/sfs).

Candidates should demonstrate outstanding research and teaching records and a proven ability to direct research work of high quality. We welcome candidates from all areas of Statistics and Data Science, broadly defined. The new professor will be responsible, together with other members of the department, for teaching undergraduate (German or English) and graduate level courses (English) for students in mathematics, natural sciences and engineering. Particular emphasis will be placed on contributions to the MSc Statistics and MSc Data Science programs.

Assistant professorships have been established to promote the careers of younger scientists. ETH Zurich implements a tenure track system equivalent to that of other top international universities.

ETH Zurich is an equal opportunity and family-friendly employer, values diversity, and is responsive to the needs of dual-career couples.

Please apply online for Professor of Statistics

Please apply online for Assistant Professor (Tenure Track) of Statistics

Applications should include a curriculum vitae; a list of publications; three statements on a) research, b) teaching, c) leadership; descriptions of the three most important achievements*; and a certificate of the highest degree. The letter of application should be addressed to the President of ETH Zurich, Prof. Dr. Jo?l Mesot. The closing date for applications is 22 February 2026.

*ETH Zurich emphasizes qualitative assessment of academic accomplishments. This is why you are kindly asked to submit a short description of your three most important achievements (maximum a half page each). Besides research findings, these could also be extraordinary achievements in teaching and its further development, services in the benefit of the academic community or society, software development, patents, knowledge transfer and its practical application, spin-?????off companies or similar.

Please note: For assistant professors, an appointment at an early stage in the career is sought. When comparing the performance of candidates, the respective academic net age as the period since the doctoral examination that was spent for scientific work is taken into account. This period should not exceed eight years at the time of application.