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Assist/Assoc/Full Prof/Professor -Tenure System

Employer: Michigan State University
Location: East Lansing

Position Type: Tenured & Tenure-Track
Employment Type: Full Time
Institution Type: Four-Year Institution

Job Details
Organization

Job Details

Job no: 536566
Work type: Faculty/Academic Staff
Major Administrative Unit / College: College Of Natural Science
Department: Program In Mathematics Education 40000061
Salary: Salary Commensurate with Experience
Location: East Lansing
Categories: Full Time (90-100%), Tenure System Faculty, Education/Training, Non-Union
Working/Functional Title

Assist/Assoc/Full Prof/Professor

Position Summary

Michigan State University invites applications from outstanding candidates for an open rank tenure system faculty position focusing on post-secondary Mathematics or Statistics Education. Michigan State University provides an exceptional environment for mathematics educators, with a world-renowned faculty who lead the top-ranked doctoral program in Mathematics Education, highly regarded Departments of Mathematics, Statistics and Probability, and Computational Mathematics, Science and Engineering, as well as the Program in Mathematics Education (PRIME), and the CREATE for STEM Institute. Current initiatives in these programs include the Department of Mathematics Center for Instructional Mentoring (https://math.msu.edu/cim/) and curriculum development in quantitative literacy, College Algebra and Calculus. More information about active research programs can be found at https://prime.natsci.msu.edu/research-projects/, as well as by following links at the above department/unit home pages.

Required Degree

Doctorate

Minimum Requirements

The position requires an earned doctorate in Mathematics Education, Mathematics, Statistics, or a related field, a research program in Mathematics Education or Statistics Education, and, if the doctorate is not in Mathematics or Statistics, a master’s degree or higher in Mathematics or Statistics.

The successful candidate at the senior level will have an internationally influential and externally supported research program in Mathematics Education or Statistics Education, demonstrated excellence in teaching, and a sustained history of mentoring. At the junior level, evidence of excellence in teaching and a burgeoning research program in Mathematics Education or Statistics Education are required, and some mentorship experience is desired. The successful candidate at either level will be expected to maintain an active research program, to assume leadership roles, and to engage in campus-wide initiatives to improve the teaching and learning of mathematics and/or statistics at the undergraduate level.

Required Application Materials

Online application is required, please apply through MathJobs (https://www.mathjobs.org/), a free application system, the following materials: a letter of application, curriculum vitae, statement of research interests, a pdf file of one research article, and a teaching statement. In addition, candidates should have four references submit letters of recommendation to MathJobs, at least one of whom will significantly address teaching.

Special Instructions

Candidates should submit to MathJobs (https://www.mathjobs.org/), a free application system, the following materials: a letter of application, curriculum vitae, statement of research interests, a pdf file of one research article, and a teaching statement. In addition, candidates should have four references submit letters of recommendation to MathJobs, at least one of whom will significantly address teaching. Applications will be reviewed, starting on October 15, 2018, on a continuing basis until the position is filled. Inquiries are welcome by contacting the search committee chair through email at schmidt@math.msu.edu.

Review of Applications Begins On

10/15/2018

MSU Statement

Michigan State University has been advancing the common good with uncommon will for more than 160 years. One of the top research universities in the world, MSU pushes the boundaries of discovery and forges enduring partnerships to solve the most pressing global challenges while providing life-changing opportunities to a diverse and inclusive academic community through more than 200 programs of study in 17 degree-granting colleges.

Advertised: Sep 21, 2018 Eastern Daylight Time
Applications close: Sep 18, 2020 Eastern Daylight Time

Organization

Working at Michigan State University

Spartans work every day to advance the common good in uncommon ways.

Together, we tackle some of the world’s toughest problems to find solutions that make life better—from alternative energy to better food safety to breakthrough medical and environmental applications achieved through rare isotope research.

We teach. We explore and we discover. We collaborate and lead. We innovate, inspire, and empower. We achieve our potential and create circumstances that help our students and others achieve theirs.

We're good at it, and we've been at it for more than 150 years.

The nation’s pioneer land-grant university, MSU began as a bold experiment that democratized higher education and helped bring science and innovation into everyday life. The revolutionary concept became a model for the nation.

Today, MSU is one of the top research universities in the world—on one of the biggest, greenest campuses in the nation. Home to nationally ranked and recognized academic, residential college, and service-learning programs, we’re a diverse community of dedicated students and scholars, athletes and artists, scientists and leaders.

In ways both practical and profound, we work to create a stronger, more sustainable, and more hopeful future for all.

Top Distinctions

U.S. News & World Report ranks MSU

29th among the nation’s public universities
First in the nation for 19 years for graduate programs in elementary and secondary education
First in the nation for graduate programs in nuclear physics and industrial and organizational psychology
First in the nation for undergraduate program in supply chain

Recognized for 11 consecutive years as one of the top 100 universities in the world by Shanghai Jiao Tong University in its annual Academic Ranking of World Universities

Ranks 46th among public universities for in-state students in Kiplinger’s 2013 edition of Best Values in Public Colleges

Silver rating from the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education’s STARS program, which measures and encourages sustainability in education and research; operations; and planning, administration, and engagement

Member of the prestigious 62-member Association of American Universities

Only university in the country with on-campus medical schools graduating allopathic (MD) and osteopathic (DO) physicians, and veterinarians (DVMs)

Among the largest single-campus residence hall system in the country with 27 halls in five neighborhoods and two apartment villages.

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