Submitted by Stephanie Fitchett
Florida Atlantic University
Wilkes Honors College
Position Announcement
The Wilkes Honors College of Florida Atlantic University invites applications for a tenure-track Assistant Professor in Mathematics beginning Fall 2008. The successful candidate will teach introductory and advanced undergraduate courses, direct honors theses, and may participate in interdisciplinary teaching. Average teaching load is 5 courses per year.
The Wilkes Honors College, which opened in 1999, is a liberal arts college within a state university, located 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 such as environmental and international studies. The successful candidate will be one of 38 enthusiastic faculty members (4 in Math) with broad interdisciplinary interests. See http://www.honorscollege.edu.
Areas of specialty are open. The committee will view favorably experience with computational tools such as Matlab and Maple, mathematical modeling, discrete mathematics, statistics, or other areas that interface with environmental, biological, or social sciences. Required qualifications include a Ph.D. in Mathematics or Statistics, evidence of excellence in undergraduate teaching, and potential for quality scholarship.
Applicants should describe how they plan to contribute to the Honors College environment in their cover letter, which must be submitted online along with a CV and statements of teaching and research, at http://jobs.fau.edu (Position #990688). Copies of graduate transcripts and three letters of reference, at least one of which addresses teaching, should be mailed to Chair, Mathematics Search Committee, Wilkes Honors College, Florida Atlantic University, 5353 Parkside Drive, Jupiter, FL 33458.
Review of materials begins December 10, 2007. The Honors College will have representatives at the Joint Mathematics Meeting in San Diego. A background check will be required for the successful candidate. Florida Atlantic University is an Equal Opportunity/Equal Access Institution.
For more information on the college, please see http://www.honorscollege.edu/.