Visiting Instructor or Visiting Assistant Professor or Visiting Associate Professor or Visiting Professor

Vacancy #: 939005

Recruitment Range: Commensurate with Qualifications

Closing Date: Open Until Filled

Organizational Unit Overview The Department of Mathematics (www.ecu.edu/cs-cas/math) is one of the sixteen departments of the Thomas Harriot College of Arts and Sciences at East Carolina University and offers the BA, BS, and MA degrees in mathematics. Faculty in the department hold doctoral degrees from top universities and engage in research and publication.

East Carolina University (www.ecu.edu) is a member of the 17-campus University of North Carolina System, is classified as a Doctoral/Research-Intensive University, and enrolls around 28,000 students with over 5,500 pursuing graduate and professional degrees. ECU is located in Greenville, NC (pop. 95,000, with a metropolitan population of over 170,000), which lies 90 miles east of Raleigh and 80 miles from the Atlantic coast. A thriving small city and regional center for education, health, and the arts, Greenville is a great place to live, work, play, and visit. It has a cost of living more than 10 percent below the national average and boasts a vibrant uptown district with restaurants, breweries, and shopping. Greenville hosts a variety of festivals throughout the year and offers numerous recreational opportunities, including access to the Tar River, over nine miles of greenways, nearly 30 parks and recreational facilities, and a growing arts scene.

ECU values diversity and seeks to create an inclusive environment that fosters the recruitment and retention of a more diverse student body, faculty, staff, and administration. The Department of Mathematics also embraces ECU’s values around diversity and inclusion and strongly encourages applications from women, people of color, and historically underrepresented groups. As a department, we serve a wide range of students—from those fulfilling their general education requirements to graduate students in mathematics—and are committed to helping all of them reach their mathematical goals. To achieve this, the department administers and staffs several physical spaces, including a large College Algebra computer lab, to provide assistance to students. Our department is an active participant in the system-wide Math Pathways initiative (https://www.utdanacenter.org/our-work/higher-education/dana-center-mathematics-pathways) and is incorporating Learning Assistants into the classroom. ECU Department of Mathematics also provides the leadership and administrative home for North Carolina’s Early Mathematics Placement Testing Center (https://sites.ecu.edu/ncempt/).

Job Duties East Carolina University, Greenville, NC, invites applications for two anticipated positions as Visiting Instructor, Visiting Assistant Professor, Visiting Associate Professor or Visiting Professor in the Department of Mathematics, contingent upon funding, beginning August 14, 2023. These full-time, non-tenure-track positions are for the fall and spring semesters of the 2023-2024 academic year only. A typical teaching load consists of 4 courses (12 credit hours) per semester. The successful candidates will focus on teaching mathematics and/or statistics courses at the undergraduate level in an accessible manner, taking advantage of the various student success initiatives available at ECU. The Department seeks candidates who are dedicated to effective teaching of first-year mathematics students and offers an engaging and supportive environment in which to begin an academic career.

Minimum Education/Experience A Master’s degree or higher and 18 graduate-level credit hours in Mathematics and/or Statistics is required for appointment as Visiting Instructor. In addition to the requirements for Visiting Instructor, a terminal degree in Mathematics, Statistics, or closely related fields appropriate to the area of instruction is required for consideration for appointment as Visiting Assistant Professor, Visiting Associate Professor or Visiting Professor.

Preferred Experience, Skills, Training/Education Some college teaching experience is preferred.

Special Instructions to Applicant Screening will begin March 9, 2023 and continue until the position is filled. At www.jobs.ecu.edu, applicants must complete a candidate profile, submit a cover letter, curriculum vitae, unofficial transcripts, and contact information for at least three current references. After the application is submitted, three official letters of reference, one of which should address teaching, will be requested; references will receive an email invitation from PeopleAdmin. Official transcripts required at the time of hire and can be sent to: Dr. Chris Jantzen, Chair, Department of Mathematics, harding@ecu.edu.

Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis.

Additional Instructions to Applicant In order to be considered for this position, applicants must complete a candidate profile online via the PeopleAdmin system and submit any requested documents. Additionally, applicants that possess the preferred education and experience must also possess the minimum education/experience, if applicable. Applications will be considered until position is filled. Please submit an online ECU application for vacancy #939005 to ECU Human Resources at http://jobs.ecu.edu.

Eligibility for Employment Final candidates are subject to criminal & sex offender background checks. Some vacancies also require credit or motor vehicle checks. ECU participates in E-Verify. Federal law requires all employers to verify the identity and employment eligibility of all persons hired to work in the United States. East Carolina University is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. Visit this job posting at https://ecu.peopleadmin.com/postings/59977