Adjunct Instructor
- Employer
- University of North Texas
- Location
- Denton
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- Education, Teacher Education
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- Tenured & Tenure-Track
- Employment Type
- Full Time
- Institution Type
- Four-Year Institution
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Welcome to the University of North Texas System, or UNT World as we like to call ourselves. UNT World includes the University of North Texas in Denton, the University of North Texas at Dallas and the University of North Texas Health Science Center in Fort Worth. We are the only university system based exclusively in the robust Dallas-Fort Worth region and we are committed to transforming lives and creating economic opportunity through education.
Over the past decade, combined UNTS enrollment has grown by more than 25 percent to nearly 44,000 students. UNT System institutions award more than 11,000 degrees each year – including the largest number of master’s and doctoral degrees in the DFW region. As DFW’s university system, UNT World offers a wide range of degree programs and academic initiatives across our campuses. With more than 300 bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral degree programs, as well as convenient campus locations and teaching centers located throughout North Texas, our system provides a wide array of opportunities.
Adjunct Instructor
Department:UNT-Mathematics-122000
Job Location:Denton
Full Time/Part Time:Part-Time
Department Summary:The Mathematics Department at UNT is a comprehensive doctoral degree-granting department with 25 tenure-track and tenured faculty members, 29 lecturers and adjuncts, and 53 graduate students. Tenured and tenure-track faculty members pursue research in mathematics. Many are internationally renowned in their areas of expertise. Mathematics Department instructors teach graduate students, maths majors, science and engineering majors, specialized service math classes for students in business and education, and university core math classes required for all UNT students. At every level, Mathematics Department members are dedicated to providing their students with effective, high-quality instruction. The Mathematics Department is known and has been recognized for its contributions to the university’s educational mission and for its deep commitment to student success.
Position Summary:The Department of Mathematics seeks qualified individuals for its Adjunct Instructor Pool and welcomes applicants at any time. This posting is for Fall 2021, Spring 2022, and Summer 2022 semesters. The specific courses involved may vary from semester to semester and openings to teach these courses to develop on a periodic basis, depending on department teaching needs.
The anticipated need is for adjunct instructors whose duties may include, but are not limited to, generally in-person instruction on our Denton campus of lower-division mathematics courses such as algebra, business math, a survey of mathematics, elementary probability and statistics, business calculus, calculus, mathematics for elementary education, linear algebra, and differential equations. This posting is for instructors interested in teaching on our Denton campus. There is a separate posting for mathematics instruction on our Frisco campus.
The University of North Texas Ssytem and its component institutions are committed to equal opportunity can comply with all applicable federal and state laws regarding nondiscrimination and affirmative action. The University of North Texas System and its component institutions do not discriminate on the s of race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, religion, national origin, age disability, genetic information, or veteran status in it application and admission processes, educational programs and activities, and employment practices.
Minimum Qualifications:For Developmental Mathematics Courses – Bachelor’s degree in mathematics.
For credit-bearing courses – Masters degree in mathematics, statistics, or related field including a minimum of 18 graduate semester credit hours in mathematics (MATH) or statistics (STAT) prefixed courses.
Preferred Qualifications:Ph.D. in mathematics or closely related field
Experience with online learning platforms such as Blackboard, Canvas, MyMathlab, Webassign, ALEKS
Experience supervising teaching assistants
Experience teaching mathematics classes with over 100 students
Available to teach early morning and late evening
Prior experience with fully online or remotely delivered instruction
Varied
Driving University Vehicle:No
Security Sensitive:This is a security sensitive position.
EEO Statement:The University of North Texas System and its component institutions are committed to equal opportunity and comply with all applicable federal and state laws regarding nondiscrimination and affirmative action. The University of North Texas System and its component institutions do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, religion, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, or veteran status in its application and admission processes, educational programs and activities, and employment practices.
Physical Requirements:Ability to communicate
Posting Number:A353P
Quicklink for Posting:Organization
Working at University of North Texas
Since 1890, the University of North Texas has been a catalyst for transformation for its students and the North Texas region. As the nation’s 26th largest public university, UNT is dedicated to providing an excellent educational experience to its 36,000 students while fueling the intellectual, economic and cultural progress of one of the largest, most dynamic regions in the United States.
A student-focused public research university, UNT graduates more than 8,500 students each year from its 12 colleges and schools and offers 97 bachelor’s, 82 master’s and 35 doctoral degree programs, many nationally and internationally recognized. As UNT’s strengths in science, engineering and technology grow, the university continues to nurture its core areas of distinction in music, education, social sciences, business, the arts and humanities. Leading Texas public universities in the number of Goldwater Scholars and designated a “Best in the West” university by The Princeton Review, UNT is known for its academic excellence.
By providing access, welcoming diversity and strengthening collaborations with our many educational, business and community partners, as well as building new partnerships across the globe, UNT's faculty and staff work each day to prepare students for the challenges they will meet in our changing world.
Fostering global understanding and promoting cultural appreciation are central to preparing tomorrow's successful global leaders. Our strategic international partnerships seek to improve quality of life, facilitate the exchange of ideas and culture, and allow for important research addressing global issues. UNT's campus benefits from a rich diversity of about 2,500 international students representing 140 countries.
UNT faculty produce groundbreaking research in a wide range of disciplines spanning the sciences, mathematics, engineering and technology while also making nationally recognized contributions in the arts and humanities. The College of Music is one of the nation’s best music colleges with an internationally respected jazz program. UNT has the oldest program in emergency administration and planning and a unique program in applied philosophy and environmental ethics.
UNT also is home to many national centers and institutes, including the Net-Centric Software and Systems Center — a National Science Foundation Industry/University Cooperative Research Center; the Center for Electronic Materials Processing and Integration; the Institute of Applied Science; the Center for Advanced Scientific Computing and Modeling; and the Center for the Study of Interdisciplinarity.
UNT has developed many state-of-the-art research facilities, such as the federally funded Center for Advanced Research and Technology, one of the nation’s most extensive facilities for powerful materials characterization and analysis; a high-performance computational facility; and a clean room/nanofabrication research facility (under construction). UNT’s research extends outside the academy as well, with field stations as close as a neighboring lake and as far away as southern Chile.
In addition, UNT is developing Discovery Park, a research park with technology incubator facilities on a 300-acre property near the main campus. The university also has developed a Design Research Center in the heart of the Dallas design district.
As the largest and most comprehensive university in the North Texas region, UNT is growing as a national leader in education, research and scholarship, student support and community engagement — the pillars of a great public research university. UNT’s ultimate mission is to give a green light to greatness by helping its students, region, state and nation excel.
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