Position Description

The Department of Mathematics in the College of Arts and Sciences at the University of Kentucky in Lexington, Kentucky invites applications for two full-time Lecturer positions to begin August 1, 2025. The selected candidates will be appointed to a 9-month, non-tenure eligible faculty position for an initial two-year period that has the potential for renewal and for promotion to Senior Lecturer after five years. Duties will include instruction, some graduate mentoring, and departmental service. The department is seeking applicants who intend to establish a long-term teaching career within the Department. Evidence of teaching excellence is valued as are the administrative, organizational, and mentoring skills required to teach and coordinate large classes.

Lecturers are vital to the teaching mission of the Mathematics department. Lecturers will teach primarily first-year mathematics courses as well as some second- and third-year courses. Additionally, Lecturers will normally provide instructional leadership and support including course coordination, curriculum development, overseeing the math tutoring center, assisting with instructional technology, among others.

A Ph.D. degree in mathematics or a closely related field by the time of the appointment is required.

In order to be considered a candidate, applicants will need to complete the following two steps:

1. Submit your job market materials to MathJobs.org. Applicants must include the following: 1) cover letter 2) CV, 3) Teaching Statement, 4) Evidence of Effective Teaching, and 5) at least three (3) references letters addressing the applicant’s teaching and supervision of teaching. All application materials must be submitted online at https://www.mathjobs.org/jobs/list/26009.

2. Complete an application within the University of Kentucky employment system by visiting https://ukjobs.uky.edu/postings/562280 and select “Apply for this job.”

The University of Kentucky provides comprehensive benefits which are fully described at https://hr.uky.edu/employment/working-uk/our-benefits.

Questions about this search should be addressed to Dr. Jack Schmidt, Search Committee Chair, Department of Mathematics, University of Kentucky (jack.schmidt@uky.edu).

Review of applications will begin on January 2nd 2025, and will continue until the position is filled.

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