Texas State University-San Marcos, Department of Mathematics
Position ID:
915-CHAIRMATH [#27762, 2026060TTL]
Position Title:
Chair, Department of Mathematics
Position Type:
Tenured/Tenure-track faculty
Position Location:
San Marcos, Texas 78666, United States of America
Subject Area:
Mathematics
Appl Deadline:
2026/01/09 11:59PM
(posted 2025/11/25)
(posted 2025/11/25)Position Description:
Position Description
The Department of Mathematics at Texas State University invites applications for an experienced and outstanding senior scholar to serve as Department Chair beginning Fall 2026. The appointment will be at the Professor level with tenure.
The Department of Mathematics is a growing department and has 100 faculty members as of Fall of 2025, with more than 40 tenure-line faculty and over 65 graduate students. The department successfully began its new Ph.D. program in mathematics in Fall 2025 to complement its Ph.D. program in mathematics education and its master’s programs. Our faculty members have a broad range of strengths in Analysis, Topology, Algebra, Combinatorics, Statistics (including Data Science and Machine Learning), Applied Mathematics, Logic, and Mathematics Education. Our faculty members have over $3 million in active grants and include a Sloan Fellow and multiple NSF CAREER awardees.
Texas State University is a proud Hispanic-Serving Institution (HSI), with a diverse campus community that includes over 44,000 students with a 39.7% Hispanic and 59.5% minority representation. The student body is composed of 42% first-generation and 36% Pell-eligible students. Texas State encompasses multiple locations across central Texas and employs more than 7,000 faculty, staff, and students. Texas State has made remarkable progress in the growth of research activity and had research expenditures in FY2024 exceeding $160 million, which is comparable to Carnegie R1 institutions.
Position Description:
The Chair will lead a highly engaged and collaborative faculty team committed to advancing undergraduate and graduate teaching and increasing productivity of externally funded research and innovation. In this way, the Chair will guide the Department in pursuit of the University’s goal to advance to R1 status.
The Chair will be the Department’s academic and administrative leader. The Chair reports to the Dean of the College of Science and Engineering, which boasts the largest student enrollment at Texas State, comprised of the Departments of Agricultural Sciences, Biology, Chemistry and Biochemistry, Computer Science, Engineering Technology, Mathematics, Physics, and the Ingram School of Engineering. The College also houses the Edwards Aquifer Research and Data Center. A hallmark of the College is high-quality research, exemplified by seventeen faculty members having received NSF Career awards since the early 2000s. Our faculty are collaborative and interdisciplinary researchers with strong track records of external funding. We are committed to training our students to be leaders through academically rigorous coursework and impactful research experiences.
Additional information about Chair Responsibilities can be found at AA/PPS 01.02.11 Role, Evaluation, and Step-Down Salaries of Department Chairs and School Directors.
Additional information about Chair Responsibilities can be found at AA/PPS 01.02.11 Role, Evaluation, and Step-Down Salaries of Department Chairs and School Directors.
Required Qualifications:
- Ph.D. in Mathematics, Mathematics Education, or a related field.
- Experience in academic administration.
- Record of excellence in instruction at the undergraduate level.
- Sustained record of teaching, service and scholarly achievements consistent with the rank of a tenured professor.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Record of effective leadership that may include examples of professional training; university growth or new programs; innovation in curriculum; and development of new facilities, funding, endowments, and partnerships.
- Successful record of maintaining a competitively funded research program that is acknowledged by peers.
- Consistent record of advising, supervising, and mentoring undergraduate and graduate students.
- Experience with shared governance among faculty with varying titles, ranks, and program specialties.
- Research and teaching philosophies that align with the Department and University.
All applications must be submitted through the Texas State University website at https://jobs.hr.txstate.edu/postings/55145. To ensure full consideration, please submit the following by January 9, 2026:
- Cover letter addressing required and preferred qualifications.
- Curriculum vitae.
- Research statement with a focus on active and anticipated projects, as well as philosophy and experience with collaboration and cross disciplinary activities (4-6 pages).
- Teaching statement describing approach, experience, philosophy, and interests (1-2 pages).
- Leadership statement including experience, philosophy, and interests (3-5 pages).
- Unofficial transcripts (all in one document).
The selected candidate will be required to provide official transcripts from all degree-granting universities attended.
Texas State University is home to more than 38,000 students and 2,000 faculty members in the growing Austin-San Antonio corridor. A member of the Doctoral Universities: Higher Research Activity Carnegie classification, the university creates new knowledge, fosters cultural and economic development, and prepares its growing population of diverse students for the endless possibilities that await them as citizens of Texas, the nation, and the world.
Bolstered by research with relevance and innovation in creative and scholarly work in a full range of academic disciplines and a spirit of inclusiveness, Texas State seeks outstanding candidates for a variety of faculty positions.
Application Materials Required:
- Those requested in the position description.
Further Info:
512-245-0347
Texas State University
Department of Mathematics
MCS 470
601 University Dr.
San Marcos, TX 78666
Department of Mathematics
MCS 470
601 University Dr.
San Marcos, TX 78666