The Department of Mathematical Sciences anticipates hiring one full-time Assistant Professor with an emphasis in applied mathematics, beginning July 2023. We seek an energetic professional with a desire to educate and develop future decision makers. Come join our team and work with talented students and collaborative colleagues. We want an individual who possesses or can quickly develop the skills to assume a significant leadership role in our program.

Required qualifications:  A doctoral degree in mathematics, applied mathematics, operations research, or statistics. Demonstrated proficiency teaching in both traditional and online/remote formats. Excellent oral and written communication skills are essential.  Every faculty member must demonstrate the personal attributes of integrity, cooperation, and initiative. 

Desired qualifications: Preference will be given to applicants whose education and experiences will allow them to contribute to one or both of our programs in Operations Research and Data Science. Successful applicants will be proven teachers at the college level in the mathematical sciences. The ability to leverage past professional or life experience to mentor our future military leaders is an important expectation in this faculty role. Highly-qualified candidates will have experience in the design, planning, and administration of college-level courses in both traditional and online/remote formats. Experience or potential in the design and management of curriculum or academic programs is desired. Non-academic professional work experience related to mathematics, statistics, data science, science, or engineering, while not expected or required, will strengthen a candidate's application. In addition, a promising record or potential for research involving undergraduates is highly valued.

Applicants will be assessed based on their teaching ability and experience, record or potential for scholarship, commitment to service, and the breadth and relevance of their educational background and life experiences. Moreover, the Air Force Academy is committed to building a culturally diverse educational environment. Applicants are requested to include information about how they will further this goal, as well as directly addressing the required and desired qualifications in their cover letter.

The United States Air Force Academy (USAFA), located just north of Colorado Springs, is an undergraduate institution which awards the Bachelor of Science degree as part of its mission to educate, train, and inspire men and women to become officers of character, motivated to lead the United States Air Force in service to our nation. Upon graduation, cadets are commissioned as 2^nd Lieutenants in the Air Force.  The Academy faculty is an integrated group of military and civilian educators.  The student body consists of approximately 4000 men and women representing every state and several foreign countries.  The curriculum includes core academic and professional courses, and numerous disciplinary and interdisciplinary majors.

The chosen candidate will join eight other full-time civilian professors in a dynamic department which also includes approximately thirty-five military faculty members. Our faculty members work closely with each other in a collegial, collaborative, and mentoring environment.  The chosen applicant will be a person who understands the dual academic and military mission of the Academy and who recognizes the remarkable opportunities and sometimes demanding responsibilities inherent in this position.  The academic mission of the Air Force Academy focuses on active student learning and personal development; we desire applicants who understand and appreciate the educational challenges and the technological culture of the current generation of college students. 

All faculty members are expected to contribute to the Academy’s primary mission of developing leaders of character through exceptional teaching, scholarship, and service.  The successful candidate will be expected to teach a broad array of courses in the mathematical sciences, engage students in undergraduate research, and serve as a mentor to cadets.  We seek an individual with a breadth of intellectual interests who currently has or will pursue an active program of scholarship to include pedagogical research and innovative curriculum development. Faculty members are also expected to engage in service activities benefiting the department, the Air Force Academy, and the professional community.  

Applicants should be aware that employment at the Air Force Academy differs in significant ways from employment at other colleges or universities.  The USAF Academy does not offer tenure.  Initial faculty appointments are for 3 years.  At the end of the second year, the original appointment may be extended for an additional 3 years (6 years total) with the possibility of successive extensions. This appointment system provides long-term employment stability for reappointment-eligible faculty with extensions occurring with at least 3 years remaining on a current appointment.  Extensions are based on an assessment of performance, Air Force and departmental needs, and financial constraints.  Historically, 95% of eligible faculty are extended, and the average length of time on faculty for those currently serving in this system exceeds 12 years.

Faculty members are assigned duties and paid over a full 12-month calendar year and earn about 30 days of paid leave (vacation) per year. Additional holidays bring the total paid time off per year to five to six weeks. In addition, there are opportunities for summer academic research absences and sabbaticals every 7th year.  Career progression proceeds through the traditional academic ranks of assistant, associate, and full professor.

Requirements:  The selected candidate will be subject to a security investigation leading to successful completion of a background investigation with a favorable adjudication.  The selectee's failure to meet this requirement will be grounds for termination. 

Salary:  Salary will be commensurate with qualifications and experience.  Note: Salary shown on the USA Jobs website is the minimum salary and may be negotiated depending on qualifications and experience.

To Apply:  All applications must be made through the USAJobs website.  Go to www.usajobs.gov. Search for job #671783100 or type “USAF Academy” in the “Where” box, click on “Search Jobs” and scroll down until you locate this position. For questions, contact the search committee chair, Dr. Ian Pierce at ian.pierce@afacademy.af.edu.

Applications must be received by 20 November 2022.  U. S. citizenship required.  The Federal Government is an equal opportunity employer.  The United States Air Force Academy values the benefits of diversity among the faculty to include a variety of educational backgrounds and professional and life experiences.