Current Job Openings
SEATTLE UNIVERSITY
MATHEMATICS DEPARTMENT
TENURE TRACK FACULTY POSITIONS
FOR THE ACADEMIC YEAR 2009-2010
Seattle University invites applications for several tenure-track positions in the mathematical sciences beginning September 2009. For at least one of the positions, the preference is for a mathematician in an area of algebra. The positions will be filled at the rank of assistant professor or, possibly, at the rank of associate professor for an exceptional applicant with teaching experience and qualifications appropriate to the associate professor level.
Seattle University is the largest independent university in the Pacific Northwest, and is continuing to grow. The Mathematics Department is a vital component of the College of Science and Engineering, providing teaching support for all areas of the University as well as for our 50 mathematics majors. Department faculty engage in research in a variety of mathematical areas, and many also supervise students as part of a flourishing undergraduate research program.
Seattle University, founded in 1891, continues a four hundred and fifty year tradition of Jesuit higher education. The University's Jesuit Catholic ideals underscore its commitment to the centrality of teaching, learning and scholarship, of values-based education grounded in the Jesuit and Catholic traditions, of service and social justice, of lifelong learning, and of educating the whole person. Located in the heart of dynamic Seattle, the University enrolls approximately 7200 undergraduate and graduate students in eight colleges and schools. Students enjoy a university ethos characterized by small classes, individualized faculty attention, a strong sense of community, a commitment to diversity, and an outstanding faculty.
Requirements for the positions include: a Ph.D. in mathematics, applied mathematics, or statistics; demonstrated excellence in teaching undergraduates; strong teaching recommendations; a commitment to continued scholarly growth, to undergraduate research, to the use of technology in teaching, and to contributing to the mission of Seattle University.
A complete application must include an AMS Standard Cover Sheet, curriculum vitae, unofficial graduate transcripts, statements of your teaching philosophy and research plans, and three confidential letters of reference including phone numbers. Your application must also include a cover letter that addresses how you could contribute to the mission of Seattle University. Please send to:
Mathematics Search Committee
Mathematics Department
Seattle University
901 12th Avenue
P.O. Box 222000
Seattle, WA 98122-1090.
Closing date: Friday, November 28th, 2008. Seattle University is an equal opportunity employer.
For more information about the Mathematics Department at Seattle University as well as this position, visit our website at http://www.seattleu.edu/scieng/math