INTRODUCTION The Department of Mathematics at the University of Connecticut (UConn) is pleased to invite applications for a non-tenure track position at the rank of Visiting Assistant Professor beginning Fall 2022. UConn Stamford is an urban campus at the center of one of Fairfield County’s robust business communities, just 45 minutes from New York, which gives students ample opportunities for internships and careers. The campus serves 3,000 undergraduate and graduate students, including many first-generation college students. It offers 14 undergraduate majors, including business administration, digital media and design, computer science, and history. Founded in 1881, the UConn is a Land Grant and Sea Grant institution and member of the Space Grant Consortium. It is the state’s flagship institution of higher education and includes a main campus in Storrs, CT, four regional campuses throughout the state, and 13 Schools and Colleges, including a Law School in Hartford, and Medical and Dental Schools at the UConn Health campus in Farmington. The University has approximately 10,000 faculty and staff and 32,000 students, including nearly 24,000 undergraduates and over 8,000 graduate and professional students. UConn is a Carnegie Foundation R1 (highest research activity) institution, among the top 25 public universities in the nation. Through research, teaching, service, and outreach, UConn embraces diversity and cultivates leadership, integrity, and engaged citizenship in its students, faculty, staff, and alumni. UConn promotes the health and well-being of citizens by enhancing the social, economic, cultural, and natural environments of the state and beyond. The University serves as a beacon of academic and research excellence as well as a center for innovation and social service to communities. UConn is a leader in many scholarly, research, and innovation areas. Today, the path forward includes exciting opportunities and notable challenges. Record numbers of undergraduate applications and support for student success have enabled the University to become extraordinarily selective. MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS A Ph.D. or equivalent foreign degree in mathematics (granted by August 2022), a record of excellence in undergraduate teaching, the ability to contribute through teaching and/or public engagement to the diversity and excellence of the learning experience. PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS Experience with educational technologies, such as online homework systems, message boards, videos, smartboards, and interactive technological teaching tools. Experience teaching large lectures. APPOINTMENT TERMS This is a full-time, 9-month, non-tenure track position with an anticipated start date of August 23, 2022. This will be a one-year duration appointment. The successful candidate's academic appointment will be at the Stamford campus. Salary will be commensurate with qualifications and experience. The teaching load for this position is seven courses during the academic year. TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT Employment of the successful candidate is contingent upon the successful completion of a pre-employment criminal background check. TO APPLY Please apply online to MathJobs https://www.mathjobs.org/jobs/list/20003 and submit the following application materials:
Evaluation of applicants will begin immediately. For more information regarding the Department of Mathematics please visit the Department's website at math.uconn.edu. At the University of Connecticut, our commitment to excellence is complemented by our commitment to building a culturally diverse community. This job will be filled subject to budgetary approval. All employees are subject to adherence to the State Code of Ethics which may be found at http://www.ct.gov/ethics/site/default.asp.
The University of Connecticut is committed to building and supporting a multicultural and diverse community of students, faculty and staff. The diversity of students, faculty and staff continues to increase, as does the number of honors students, valedictorians and salutatorians who consistently make UConn their top choice. More than 100 research centers and institutes serve the University’s teaching, research, diversity, and outreach missions, leading to UConn’s ranking as one of the nation’s top research universities. UConn’s faculty and staff are the critical link to fostering and expanding our vibrant, multicultural and diverse University community. As an Affirmative Action/Equal Employment Opportunity employer, UConn encourages applications from women, veterans, people with disabilities and members of traditionally underrepresented populations. |
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