Mathematics Tenure Track Position – Fall 2027
- Employer
- Sarah Lawrence College
- Location
- Bronxville
- Salary
- The anticipated salary range for this position is $70,000 to $85,000.
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- Employment Type
- Full Time
- Institution Type
- Four-Year Institution
Job Details
Mathematics Tenure Track Position – Fall 2027
Rank: Faculty
Tenure Information: Tenure Track
Job Description
Sarah Lawrence College invites applications for a full-time, tenure-track faculty position in Mathematics with a start date of fall 2027. We seek candidates whose research and teaching interests are located in any area of Pure or Applied Mathematics. Sarah Lawrence is a small, coeducational liberal arts college located near New York City with an open curriculum and unique pedagogy based on small classes and individualized student projects. Candidates capable of teaching broadly across the undergraduate Mathematics curriculum and interested in developing courses of an interdisciplinary nature connecting Mathematics to topics in the Natural Sciences, Social Sciences, Humanities or Arts are particularly encouraged to apply. We invite applicants who think creatively and ambitiously about new directions for the Mathematics curriculum at Sarah Lawrence College. The successful candidate will be a highly effective teacher and mentor in multiple pedagogical settings with a diverse student body. They will coordinate their course offerings as part of a multidisciplinary natural science faculty group currently consisting of Biology, Chemistry Computer Science, Environmental Science, Mathematics and Physics. The successful candidate will also demonstrate an ability to teach Mathematics at introductory, intermediate and advanced undergraduate levels, produce high-quality scholarly work, supervise undergraduate student research, and contribute to the overall intellectual growth of the College. Sarah Lawrence is a small liberal arts college with a dynamic and holistic curriculum, designed to foster students' capacity to develop a program of study that is unique to them. We therefore welcome candidates who are intellectually versatile and well rounded, interested in designing and teaching a wide range of courses, including those outside of their area of expertise, and willing to advise students of diverse interests, backgrounds, and trajectories. The position is teaching-intensive, involving two courses per semester. Beyond class instruction, each of these courses includes a significant component of individualized or small-group work with students. We encourage candidates to familiarize themselves with the basics of this distinctive pedagogical model before applying (The Sarah Lawrence Education: Explore Without Limits | Sarah Lawrence College), and to indicate in their letters how they envision working in this format.
The application should include the following: cover letter, CV, copy of the graduate transcript, statement of teaching philosophy and scholarly interests that incorporates how diversity, equity, and inclusion inform your work, descriptions of two courses that could be offered at Sarah Lawrence including one interdisciplinary course, a sample of scholarly writing, and three professional references who will be contacted for a letter of recommendation upon submission of the candidate's application. At least one letter of recommendation should speak directly to the candidate's teaching ability.
Compensation listed for this position is for a full-time, tenure-track faculty position. The final salary will be determined based on the successful candidate's qualifications and experience, including the nature and extent of relevant teaching experience.
Required Qualifications
A doctorate in Mathematics or a closely-allied field is required. The most competitive candidates will have a record of effective college-level teaching and experience guiding undergraduate research projects.
Preferred Qualifications
Posting Number: F00216P
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Salary: The anticipated salary range for this position is $70,000 to $85,000.
Special Instructions to Applicants
Consideration of applications will begin on October 15, 2026, and the search will remain open until the position is filled.
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Sarah Lawrence is an equal opportunity employer. Please see our Nondiscrimination Policy. For information on Sarah Lawrence College, our curriculum, teaching methods, and philosophy of education, please see our website at: https://www.sarahlawrence.edu/.
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Organization
Sarah Lawrence is a prestigious, residential, coeducational liberal arts college. Founded in 1926 and consistently ranked among the leading liberal arts colleges in the country, Sarah Lawrence is known for its pioneering approach to education, rich history of impassioned intellectual and civic engagement, and vibrant, successful alumni. In close proximity to the unparalleled offerings of New York City, our historic campus is home to an inclusive, intellectually curious, and diverse community.
Talented, creative students choose Sarah Lawrence for the opportunity to take charge of their education. In close collaboration with our dedicated, distinguished faculty, students create a rigorous, personalized course of study, conduct independent research, and connect a wide array of disciplines. They graduate knowing how to apply the knowledge, skills, and critical thinking necessary for life after college.
Sarah Lawrence College occupies 44 wooded acres in Yonkers, NY, near the Village of Bronxville—just north of New York City. A 30-minute train ride from the Bronxville station takes students into Midtown Manhattan.
In addition to our round-table classrooms, Sarah Lawrence has outstanding theatres, art and performance studios, and music spaces; modern science labs; state-of-the-art graphic computing equipment; competitive sports facilities; a 60,000-square-foot visual arts center; and recently renovated dining facilities.
Our students are men and women who share an enthusiasm for intellectual rigor, academic risk taking, creativity in all disciplines, and original and interdisciplinary work. We are particularly committed to having our faculty, administration, and student body reflect the social, racial, and economic diversity that characterizes our society. The College’s 1,377 undergraduate students come from nearly every state and from 53 countries; 84 percent of undergrads live on campus.
At Sarah Lawrence, students spend more time one-on-one with award-winning faculty than do students at any other college in the country.
Working At Sarah Lawrence College
As a Sarah Lawrence employee, you will join a warm, challenging, and diverse community that offers both quality of life advantages and tangible, valuable employee benefits.
When you work at Sarah Lawrence, you:
- Receive outstanding benefits, such as medical, dental, and vision plans that exceed the standard plans offered by many companies and institutions, and an exceptional retirement plan through TIAA-CREF.
- Have unparalleled educational opportunities, such as tuition benefits on campus for employees, their spouses, and their children; discounted tuition to the College’s renowned nursery school; and tuition benefit programs for dependent children who attend other colleges.
- Have continuous opportunities for advancement, as it is College policy to fill vacancies by promotion or transfer whenever possible.
- Enjoy boundless cultural experiences, including readings, lectures, music, theater, film screenings, dance performances, art exhibitions, and a state-of-the-art library, free to employees. · Have free access to the 48,000-square-foot Campbell Sports Center, with a six-lane pool, modern weight/fitness training center, squash courts, gymnasium, indoor track, outdoor tennis courts, and fitness classes, open to employees seven days per week.
- Have several on-campus options for meals, plus off-campus discounts at local restaurants and stores.
- Work in a convenient location close to all major highways, easily accessed from the Metro-North Harlem line, and 35 minutes from mid-town Manhattan.
- Enjoy free parking on campus, a 10% discount at the college bookstore.
- Website
- https://www.sarahlawrence.edu/
- Telephone
- 914-395-2315
- Location
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1 Mead Way
Bronxville
New York
10708
United States
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