Application Information

Applications for 2023-2024 are currently open!

Please submit your application electronically by February 16, 2024.

Application

An application packet should include the following materials:

• A completed application form (html format) (pdf format) (Word format) (TeX format)
• a curriculum vita
• a brief statement of one's teaching activities (Please include specific examples regarding your approach to teaching and learning as well as a description of what you hope to get out of the program.),
• a brief statement of one's scholarly activities,
• a letter of support (Please ask your chair, or other supervisor, to write a statement of support indicating how your participation in the PNW NExT will benefit your department and the amount of financial support your school can give separate from any annual travel allocations.)

Applications are submitted electronically via email to Megan Buzby at mbuzby1@alaska.edu

Eligibility

The PNW NExT program is designed for new mathematics faculty who have an interest in teaching. Applicants meeting the following criteria are encouraged to apply.

• possess an interest in teaching mathematics,
• have a Masters or Doctoral degree in a mathematical science,
• hold a position at a post-secondary institution and be a non-tenured full-time faculty member in an on-going position,
• have either obtained a terminal degree within the last four years or are in the first four years of full-time college teaching,
• are available to attend the PNW NExT meetings for the next two years. (Dates and locations are posted on the  PNW NExT web site.)

Program

Workshops for PNW NExT Fellows will be scheduled in conjunction with the MAA sectional meeting. During the year PNW Fellows and Consultants will be linked together by an electronic network on which discussions can continue. Fellows are expected to participate in the PNW NExT meeting the following year and to interact with the new group of Fellows.

Support

Funding for lodging and registration for the first meeting will be provided. Institutions employing Fellows are expected to provide financial assistance for all other expenses associated with the two meetings. The level of this support should be addressed in the chair's letter.

Application Procedures

Applications should include the application form, brief teaching and scholarly activity statements, a vita, and a letter of support from one's chair (or other supervisor). The deadline for applications, approximately two months prior to the meeting, is posted on the PNW NExT web site. Send one electronic copy of the application packet to the address below.

Questions

Please contact Megan Buzby (mbuzby1@alaska.edu)