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Visiting Assistant Professor of Mathematics

 

One-year visiting assistant professor position beginning July 1, 2023. The department of mathematics seeks an exceptional teacher with a research program complementing research areas currently represented in the department. The teaching responsibility is 5 courses per year, primarily calculus and linear algebra. Candidates must have a Ph.D. in mathematics or applied mathematics. Applications must include evidence of a strong continuing research program and exceptional teaching and mentoring of undergraduates with diverse backgrounds and demographics.

 

To apply, please provide a cover letter, curriculum vitae, statements on teaching and research, official summary sheets from recent course evaluations, and a recent research publication or preprint representative of your scholarship. Please arrange for at least three letters of recommendation to be submitted directly by the recommenders, at least two of which should focus on your teaching and mentoring experience. The cover letter should address your commitment to the liberal arts and to promoting diversity in the discipline of mathematics. All materials should be submitted online at www.mathjobs.org.

 

Review of applications will begin on March 29, 2023, and will continue until the position is filled. Colby is a highly selective college of approximately 2300 students located in central Maine. The college, situated one hour north of Portland, and three hours north of Boston, enjoys easy access to the spectacular outdoors, as well as to various recreational and cultural activities. For more information about the position and the department, visit colby.edu/math

 

Colby is a private, coeducational liberal arts college that admits students and makes personnel decisions on the basis of the individual’s qualifications to contribute to Colby’s educational objectives and institutional needs. The principle of not discriminating on the basis of race, color, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, religion, caste, national or ethnic origin, marital status, genetic information, political beliefs, veteran or military status, parental status, pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions, physical or mental disability unrelated to the job or course of study requirements is consistent with the mission of a liberal arts college and the law.

 

For more information about the College, please visit our website: www.colby.edu

 

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