Centenary College of Louisiana

Position ID: 983-VAPMATH [#22432]
Position Title: Visiting Assistant Professor or Lecturer of Mathematics or Computer Science
Position Type: Non tenure-track faculty
Position Location: Shreveport, Louisiana 71104, United States [map] sort by distance
Subject Area: Mathematics or Computer Science
Starting Date: 2023/08/01
Salary Range: 43,200 - 65,800
Application Deadline: finished (2023/05/02, finished 2024/02/03, listed until 2023/07/31)
Position Description:   URMs  

*** this position has been closed and new applications are no longer accepted. ***

Centenary College of Louisiana invites applications for a two-year position starting August 2023. The position will be at the Visiting Assistant Professor or Instructor rank depending on qualifications of the candidate. The Department of Mathematics and Computer Science offers an undergraduate major in mathematics as well as a minor in computer science. We are seeking a faculty member who is committed to teaching excellence in undergraduate mathematics, statistics, and/or computer science, and who is committed to teaching students who are diverse in terms of race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, and economic background.

Applicants for the Visiting Assistant Professor position should have a Ph.D. in mathematics, computer science, statistics, or related field by the start date. For the Instructor position, applicants should have a Masters in one of the listed disciplines. Teaching responsibilities are six courses per year, including a mix of general education courses and major or minor courses in your area of expertise. There are also opportunities to teach courses in the Centenary in Paris program, May immersion term, and Summer term.

Centenary College recognizes that diversity is essential to its goal of providing an educational environment where students explore the unfamiliar, invent new approaches to understanding, and connect their work and lives to the world at large. We thus welcome applicants who would add to the College’s diversity of ideas, beliefs, experiences, and cultural backgrounds. (www.centenary.edu) Centenary is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

To apply, send a letter of application, curriculum vitae, a statement of teaching philosophy, unofficial transcripts from all institutions of higher learning, and the names, telephone numbers, and email addresses of three references to hr@centenary.edu (pdfs preferred).

Candidate materials should address experience and/or commitment to teaching and mentoring undergraduate students from diverse backgrounds and to advancing the College’s commitment to diversity. Official transcripts, letters of recommendation, and a background check are required before a candidate can be hired.

Review of applications will begin immediately and will continue considering applications until the position is filled.

Send all applicant material to:

Mathematics Search Committee

c/o Department of Human Resources

Centenary College of Louisiana

PO Box 41188

Shreveport, LA 71134-1188.

Centenary College of Louisiana is a selective, residential, national liberal arts college affiliated with the United Methodist Church. Founded in 1825, it is the oldest chartered liberal arts college west of the Mississippi River and is a member of the Associated Colleges of the South.


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Further Info:
http://www.centenary.edu/math
email address
318-869-5077
 
2911 Centenary Boulevard
Shreveport, LA 71104