Assistant/Associate Professor (Mathematical Sciences)

Company: New Jersey Institute of Technology
Location: Newark
Posted on: January 26, 2025

Job Description:

Title:
Assistant/Associate Professor (Mathematical Sciences)

Department:
Mathematical Sciences

Reports To:
Chair, Mathematical Sciences

Position Type:
Faculty

Position Summary:
The Department of Mathematical Sciences (DMS) at the New
Jersey Institute of Technology seeks candidates to fill a tenure-track position
at the assistant/associate professor level. Candidates in any area of applied
and computational mathematics will be considered, with a preference given to
those whose research programs have applications to the physical and life sciences,
including materials science, ocean and atmosphere science, active and
biological media, fluid dynamics, wave propagation and scattering, and mathematical
biology.
Essential Functions:
- Conduct research; pursue funding; engage in scholarly activities such as publishing papers in scientific journals and presenting work at conferences and research and educational institutions; supervise and guide graduate and undergraduate students and postdoctoral scientists on research.
- Teach graduate and undergraduate courses; develop courses and contribute to curriculum improvement.
- Participate in service activities within the Department, College, University, and the Profession.

Prerequisite Qualifications:
- Candidates should have a Ph.D. in mathematics, applied
mathematics, or a related discipline and strong research and teaching potential
for consideration at the assistant professor level.
- Outstanding candidates with
a strong track record of research, funding, and teaching will be considered at
the associate professor level.
- At the university's discretion, the education and experience prerequisites
may be exempted where the candidate can demonstrate to the satisfaction of the
university, an equivalent combination of education and experience specifically
preparing the candidate for success in the position.

Bargaining Unit:
PSA

FLSA:
Exempt
Full-Time

Special Instructions to
Applicants:
Please visit https://njit.jobs to apply. Submit a cover letter, resume/CV,
research and teaching statements, teaching evaluations if available, and names
and contact information for at least four references. Review of applications
will begin on Dec. 1, 2024 and will continue until the position is filled.

About the School:
The Department of Mathematical Sciences is committed to
increasing the number of women and historically underrepresented persons in its
faculty. NJIT considers applicants for employment without regard to, and does
not discriminate based on, gender, race, protected veteran status, disability,
or any other legally protected status.

DMS has a leading national program with 39 tenured/tenure-track
faculty in applied mathematics and statistics, and offers B.S., M.S., and Ph.D.
degrees, with Ph.D. program tracks in applied mathematics as well as in applied
probability and statistics. There are new B.S., M.S., and Ph.D. programs in
Data Science (Statistics Option) jointly administered with the Department of
Data Science. NJIT is an R1 university located in the vibrant University
Heights neighborhood of Newark which lies within the New York City metropolitan
area. For more information about DMS faculty and programs, visit
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