Assistant/Associate Professor (Mathematical Sciences)

Title:
Assistant/Associate Professor (Mathematical Sciences)

Department:
Mathematical Sciences

Reports To:
Chair, Mathematical Sciences

Position Type:
Faculty

Position Summary:
The Department of Mathematical
Sciences (DMS) at the New Jersey Institute of Technology seeks candidates to
fill a tenure-track position at the assistant/associate professor level.
Candidates in any area of applied and computational mathematics will be
considered, with a preference given to those whose research programs have
applications to the physical and life sciences, including materials science,
ocean and atmosphere science, active and biological media, fluid dynamics,
wave propagation and scattering, and mathematical biology.

The Department of Mathematical
Sciences is committed to increasing the number of women and historically
underrepresented persons in its faculty. NJIT considers applicants for
employment without regard to, and does not discriminate based on, gender,
race, protected veteran status, disability, or any other legally protected
status.

DMS has a leading national program
with 38 tenure-track faculty in applied mathematics and statistics, and
offers B.S., M.S., and Ph.D. degrees, with Ph.D. program tracks in applied
mathematics as well as in applied probability and statistics. There are new
B.S. and M.S. programs in Data Science (statistics track). NJIT is an R1
university located in the vibrant University Heights neighborhood of Newark
which lies within the New York City metropolitan area. For more information
about DMS faculty and programs, visit https://math.njit.edu.

Essential Functions:
- Conduct research; engage in scholarly
activities such as publishing papers in scientific journals and presenting work
at conferences and educational institutions; pursue and obtain funding;
supervise, guide, and support graduate and undergraduate students and
postdoctoral scientists.
- Teach graduate and undergraduate courses in
the Department of Mathematical Sciences.
- Participate in service activities within the
Department, the College, the University, and the Profession.

Prerequisite Qualifications:
- Candidates should have a Ph.D. in
mathematics, applied mathematics, or a related relevant discipline and strong
research and teaching potential for consideration at the assistant professor
level.
- Outstanding candidates with a strong track record of research, funding,
and teaching will be considered at the associate professor level.
- At the
university's discretion, the education and experience prerequisites may be
exempted where the candidate can demonstrate to the satisfaction of the
university, an equivalent combination of education and experience specifically
preparing the candidate for success in the position.

Bargaining Unit:
PSA

Range/Band:
2

FLSA:
Exempt
Full-Time

Special Instructions to Applicants:
Submit a cover letter, resume/CV, research and teaching statements, teaching evaluations if available, and names and contact information for at least four references. Review of applications will begin on Dec. 1, 2023 and will continue until the position is filled.