| TITLE: Visiting Assistant Professor or Visiting Instructor in Mathematics
DEPARTMENT: Rosary College of Arts and Sciences
FLSA Status: Exempt (salary)
STATUS: Full Time, visiting for one year
REPORTS TO: Dean, RCAS
Open Until Filled: Yes
Dominican University seeks applicants for a visiting position in the mathematics department to begin in August 2023 at the rank of Visiting Assistant Professor or Visiting Instructor. The position is for one academic year. Applicants for the Visiting Assistant Professor position must hold a PhD in mathematics or a related field. Applicants who hold a masters in mathematics or related field may apply for the position at the rank of Visiting Instructor. Expertise in numerical analysis, statistics, or applied mathematics is a plus. Responsibilities include teaching undergraduate courses from a variety of levels, including developmental mathematics and possibly courses at the calculus level, as well as service to the department. Faculty members work collaboratively and collegially. Working alongside faculty is a Student Care Team, devoted specifically to mathematics and science courses, that supports students academically and non-academically.
As a diverse, Catholic Hispanic-Serving institution, we proudly prioritize access, belonging, and equity-minded perspectives. We are seeking an individual who can demonstrate effective engagement in an environment where colleagues and students come from many backgrounds and identities, as well as someone who can demonstrate commitment to equitable and inclusive teaching practices. A successful candidate will demonstrate a strong commitment to inclusive and relationship-centered teaching, which affirms the dignity of the human person and concern for the common good.
Qualifications:
Required qualifications: For the Visiting Assistant Professor position, a PhD in mathematics, statistics, or a related field is required. For the Visiting Instructor position, a masters in mathematics, statistics, or a related field is required.
Preferred qualifications: Experience teaching racially minoritized students and demonstrated experience creating, organizing, and/or leading programs for minoritized student populations
About Dominican University:
Dominican University is a Catholic, comprehensive teaching university located in River Forest, a suburb of Chicago. Dominican University is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission as a baccalaureate, master’s, and doctoral degree-granting institution. It is highly regarded for its academic rigor and thoughtful accompaniment of students, its intentional affordability and values-based, relationship-centered learning environment. Dominican currently enrolls 3211 students, which includes 2136 undergraduates and 1075 graduate students. Sixty-six percent (66%) of our undergraduate students identify as Latinx, 5% are Black or African American, and 3% are Asian. Under-represented minority students make up 74% of the DU undergraduate enrollment and 41% of the graduate enrollment. Over 90 percent receive some type of financial aid. About half of all undergraduates are first-generation college students; half are federal Pell Grant recipients, illustrating their families’ level of income; and more than half are eligible for low-income MAP grants from the State of Illinois. Recognized since 2011 as a Hispanic-Serving Institution (HSI), a federal designation of the U.S. Department of Education, Dominican is committed to expanding and enhancing educational opportunities for Latinx students and all students from historically underrepresented groups.
To Apply:
Applicants will be asked to submit a cover letter, CV, teaching statement, and a list of three references. Review of files will begin on March 5 and continue until the position has been filled. Finalists should be prepared to supply reference letters, upon request. In the cover letter, the applicant should address work and other opportunities they have had to interact and serve in high needs and diverse populations and other interactions with students. Applicants who progress in the search process will be asked to provide official transcripts.
A background screening is required upon hire.
EEO Statement
Dominican University is proud to be an equal opportunity employer and is dedicated to the goal of building an equity-centered faculty and staff committed to teaching, working, and learning in a multicultural environment. Dominican University believes that justice, equity, and inclusion are critical to our growth and development and seek to recruit, develop, and retain from a diverse pool of applicants who bring varied experiences, perspectives, and backgrounds.
If you need accommodations due to a disability, you may contact us at hr@dom.edu for assistance.
Please contact Jeanette Mokry at jolli@dom.edu with any questions related to the search. Dominican University is an equal opportunity employer and is dedicated to the goal of building a faculty and staff committed to teaching and working in a multicultural environment. We seek a diverse pool of applicants who bring varied experiences, perspectives and backgrounds. Upon request, reasonable accommodations in the application process will be provided to individuals with disabilities. |
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