Job location: John D. McArthur Campus - Jupiter

Employment Type: Full-time
Posted data: 2020-02-06
Req: REQ07479
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Position Summary:

INSTRUCTOR OF MATHEMATICS

The Wilkes Honors College of Florida Atlantic University invites applications for a full-time (9 month) Instructor position in Mathematics beginning Fall 2020. The successful candidate will teach introductory and advanced undergraduate courses, advise undergraduate students, and direct honors theses. Average teaching load is 6 courses per year.

The Wilkes Honors College (WHC), which opened in 1999, is a highly selective liberal arts college within a state university, located on FAU’s MacArthur Campus in the coastal town of Jupiter, Florida. Its four-year curriculum is centered on the traditional disciplines in the liberal arts and sciences, with an emphasis on critical thinking, independent study, community-based internships, and cross-disciplinary programs. Currently, the WHC enrolls about 500 honors students and has 41 full-time honors faculty members. As part of the University’s ambitious strategic plan, the WHC will increase the size of its student body and grow its faculty over the next five years. To learn more see: www.honorscollege.edu.

Required qualifications include a Ph.D. in Mathematics or Statistics and evidence of excellence in undergraduate teaching. The committee will view favorably experience with data and/or computer science, mathematical modeling, discrete mathematics, statistics, or other areas that interface with environmental, biological, or social sciences and therefore promise potential for collaboration in the interdisciplinary teaching activities of the college. Experience in advising and mentoring undergraduate students and a commitment to fostering diversity on the campus are also preferred.

Minimum Qualifications:

Ph.D. from accredited institution in Mathematics or Statistics by the time of appointment required.

Must have evidence of excellence in undergraduate teaching.

Salary:

Commensurate with Experience

College or Department:

Wilkes Honors College

Location:

John D. McArthur Campus - Jupiter

Work Days and Hours:

N/A

Application Deadline:

2020-03-20-07:00

Special Instructions to Applicant:

This position is open until filled and may close without prior notice.

All applicants must apply electronically to the currently posted position on the Office of Human Resources' job website (https://fau.edu/jobs) by completing the required employment application for this recruitment and submitting the related documents.

The site permits the attachment of required/requested documentation. In addition to completing the online application, please upload the following: a cover letter describing how they plan to contribute to the Wilkes Honors College environment, curriculum vitae that includes contact information for three to five references, teaching philosophy statement, and copies of official transcripts scanned into an electronic format.

PLEASE NOTE: A maximum of five (5) documents may be attached to your application. If more than five (5) documents are required for submission, please combine additional documents into one attachment to not exceed the maximum permitted.

Degrees from outside the United States must be validated by an organization belonging to the National Association of Credential Evaluation Service (NACES), with an indication of the documents the evaluation was prepared from (official transcripts, diplomas, dissertation abstracts). The evaluation should be scanned and electronically attached to one's application as with other US-based transcripts.

Prior to appointment, the candidate must submit official, sealed transcripts from all institutions where graduate coursework was attempted, whether or not a degree was obtained, as well as an original NACES evaluation, if applicable. Transcripts must be issued to Florida Atlantic University not to you as the student.

A background check will be required for the candidate selected for this position. This position is subject to funding.

Individuals requiring accommodation, please call 561-297-3057. 711

Wilkes Honors College is recruiting multiple Instructor of Mathematics for the Jupiter Campus. By applying to this recruitment you will be eligible for all openings.

Review of materials begins December 1, 2019. This position is open until filled and may close without prior notice. The Wilkes Honors College will have representatives at the Joint Mathematics Meeting in Denver, CO.

This recruitment has been reopened; all previous applicants are still under consideration and need not reapply. This position may close without prior notice.