Visiting Assistant Professor of Mathematics
- Employer
- Stetson University
- Location
- Deland, Florida (US)
- Salary
- Salary is competitive.
- Date posted
- Jan 14, 2025
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- Position Type
- Faculty Positions, Science & Mathematics, Mathematics
- Employment Level
- Assistant Professor
- Employment Type
- Full Time
- Institution Type
- Private Four-Year Institutions
Job Details
STETSON UNIVERSITY
POSITION: Visiting Assistant Professor of Mathematics
The Department of Mathematics and Computer Science at Stetson University seeks a Visiting Assistant Professor of Mathematics. This is a full-time, non-tenure track, 9-month position beginning in August 2025, with potential for renewal. A Ph.D. or Master’s degree in Mathematics is required.
QUALIFICATIONS:
A Ph.D. or Master’s degree in Mathematics with demonstrated potential in teaching excellence at the undergraduate level is required. Candidates should have a strong commitment to innovative teaching, a creative approach to pedagogical design and implementation, and a strong commitment to all aspects of diversity in our learning-centered community.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
The annual load is equivalent to four courses in the Fall and four courses in the Spring semester. The successful candidate will have the option for one of these courses to be an approved student-centered immersive experience (equivalent to one course) as part of the University's experiential, contemporary, and integrative learning initiative - Hatter Ready. Primary teaching responsibilities include Calculus (I, II, and III) and / or other courses in the candidate’s area of specialization. Specialized courses may include new or existing upper-division mathematics courses and/or General Education courses. We are particularly interested in faculty who can contribute to our new program in Data Science. For more information on our expectations in teaching and our support for faculty development, please see the Office of the Provost and Academic Affairs website: www.stetson.edu/provost.
THE DEPARTMENT:
The Department of Mathematics and Computer Science at Stetson University consists of an eclectic group of ten full-time faculty members with areas of expertise across a broad and diverse spectrum of applied mathematics, pure mathematics and computer science. We emphasize small classes as well as investigative research in and out of the classroom. Our diverse and energetic faculty members are highly engaged teacher-scholars offering Stetson students a unique and vibrant experience in their mathematics/computer science education. There is a good sense of community, collegiality, and inclusiveness amongst faculty members in the department.
THE COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES:
Stetson’s College of Arts and Sciences (http://www.stetson.edu/portal/artsci/) is the largest and most diverse of the University’s colleges and schools; it includes the humanities, social sciences, natural sciences, education, and creative arts. With nineteen academic departments and nine interdisciplinary programs, the College is the liberal arts core of the University. A great strength of the College is its faculty of approximately 140 full-time teacher-scholars. The College offers 31 undergraduate majors and 34 undergraduate minors; seven graduate degrees are offered in Education, Counselor Education, and Creative Writing. Every undergraduate major requires a senior research project, allowing students the opportunity to design and carry out independent research under faculty mentorship. Our academic programs are shaped by the values of social justice and civic responsibility. All of our courses and programs of study promote engaged learning, whereby students create connections between the classroom or lab and the local, regional, and global community. The academic programs of the College of Arts and Sciences prepare students to live significant lives, to interact with and positively affect the world around them.
THE UNIVERSITY:
Founded in 1883, Stetson University (http://www.stetson.edu) is a private, selective university comprised of a rich array of liberal arts and professional academic programs. Collectively, Stetson’s faculty works with nearly 3,700 students in undergraduate, graduate, and professional programs. The University’s historic main campus, located in DeLand, enrolls approximately 2,500 students in undergraduate programs in the College of Arts and Sciences, the School of Business Administration, and the School of Music. Stetson University College of Law, Florida’s first law school, moved from the main campus to Gulfport in 1945, and, with the addition of the Tampa Law Center, serves approximately 1,000 students working full-time or part-time toward J.D. or LL.M. degrees. Graduate programs based at the main campus in DeLand include Business, Accounting, Education, Counseling, and Creative Writing, with Educational Leadership cohorts also offered at the Gulfport campus. Florida’s oldest private institution of higher learning, Stetson has regularly been ranked among the best regional universities in the Southeast and was the first private college in Florida to be granted a chapter of Phi Beta Kappa. Stetson University provides an inspiring education that engages students with rigorous academic and creative study grounded in liberal learning and promotes civic values of personal and social responsibility. Working closely with faculty and with one another, students cultivate abilities to explore issues deeply, think critically, reason empirically, speak persuasively, and connect ideas creatively. Firmly committed to inclusive excellence, our vibrant community of teacher-scholars nurtures the potential of individual students to lead lives of significance and prepares each to meet the challenges of shaping the future—locally, nationally, and globally.
THE COMMUNITY:
DeLand is a picturesque residential community of 38,000 located 20 miles west of Daytona Beach and 35 miles northeast of Orlando. The area offers extensive cultural as well as recreational activities.
SALARY: Salary is competitive.
STARTING DATE: August 15, 2025
APPLICATION:
Applicants must send the following materials for consideration:
1) a cover letter that includes the candidate's philosophy of teaching, advising, and mentoring of undergraduate students,
2) a curriculum vitae, and
3) a list of 3 references. Candidates are encouraged to highlight skills and experiences that demonstrate a commitment to diversity and inclusion.
All materials should be submitted electronically to lcoulter@stetson.edu.
APPLICATION DEADLINE: Review of applications will begin immediately and continue until the position is filled, with preference given to applications received on or before February 15, 2025.
Stetson University is an Equal Opportunity Employer that affirms cultural diversity and inclusion as a core value of academic excellence at Stetson University. We are committed to achieving equal access in education, employment, and participation through the recruitment and retention of outstanding faculty, staff, and students from diverse backgrounds, and to meaningful academic and intellectual transformation in curriculum, research and service. We are dedicated to actions and policies that foster a community in which individuals with various identities, cultures, backgrounds, and viewpoints work together to create opportunities for engagement through rewarding and fulfilling careers and personal experiences in a culturally and racially diverse society and a globalized world. We strongly encourage members of historically under-represented and economically disadvantaged groups and women to apply for employment. Stetson University is an EEO, ADA, ADEA, and GINA employer.
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Our mission at Stetson University is to provide an excellent education in a creative community where learning and values meet, and to foster in students the qualities of mind and heart that will prepare them to reach their full potential as informed citizens of local communities and the world.
At Stetson, the art of teaching is practiced through programs solidly grounded in a tradition of liberal learning that stimulates critical thinking, imaginative inquiry, creative expression, and lively intellectual debate. The art of learning is enhanced through small interactive classes, close student-faculty alliances, and collaborative approaches that provide the foundation for rewarding careers and advanced study in selective graduate and professional programs. We embrace diverse methodologies to foster effective communication, information and technological literacy, and aesthetic appreciation. We encourage the development of informed convictions, independent judgment, and lifelong commitments to learning that are characteristic features of the enlightened citizen. In bringing together learning and values, the University encourages all of its members to demonstrate personal integrity; to develop an appreciation for the spiritual dimension of life; to embrace leadership in an increasingly complex, interdependent, and technological world; and to commit to active forms of social responsibility.
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- http://www.stetson.edu/
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