Position Description

The Mathematics Department at Bowdoin College invites applications for a full-time, benefits-eligible visiting assistant professor position. The appointment is for two years and begins July 1, 2025. The teaching load is two courses per semester. A Ph.D. is expected by the time of appointment. We look forward to welcoming an individual who shares our goal of fostering an inclusive mathematical community through exemplary teaching, mentoring, and outreach.

Applicants will provide evidence of excellence in teaching and support for building a broad mathematical community inside or outside the classroom.   In both areas, we appreciate that a candidate's experiences may be commensurate with their career stage. A successful candidate will have completed at least two semesters of teaching as the primary instructor or instructor of record. Applications are invited in all fields of mathematics and statistics.

Bowdoin College offers opportunities for professional development including robust programming and resources for establishing and enhancing mentoring networks. The College also offers support for teaching, scholarship, publication, digital initiatives, computing software, conference travel, and community partnerships in courses. 

Bowdoin embraces diversity in all forms, and the College is home to talented students, faculty and staff—with a variety of racial, ethnic, cultural, and socioeconomic backgrounds; religious beliefs; and gender identities, among other factors. We encourage applications from candidates committed to the inclusive instruction and support of a diverse student population and those who will enrich and contribute to the College’s multifaceted diversity. Accessibility during the application and interview stages, as well as once employed, is a priority of the College: https://www.bowdoin.edu/accessibility/index.html. In addition, Visa sponsorships for faculty hires are available.

At Bowdoin, we also embrace inclusive excellence, an ongoing collective practice that honors our institutional commitment to provide an outstanding liberal arts education and serve the common good. We practice inclusive excellence when we build capacity to engage with and learn from differences, leverage resources to disrupt inequities, and foster belonging so that all members of our community can thrive.

Bowdoin College accepts only electronic submissions through MathJobs.org. A complete application includes a cover letter; research, and teaching statements; a curriculum vitae; and three letters of reference. At least one letter of reference must address the applicant’s teaching. The cover letter must include:

·      your short- or long-term career goals related to teaching and research,

·      the extent of your experience teaching as a primary instructor or instructor of record, and 

·      if applicable, describe an instance where you took the initiative to broaden the mathematical community either inside or outside the classroom

Within your application, please address your view of inclusive teaching in mathematics, and how you strive to realize it.  Review of applications will begin on February 17, 2025 and continue until the position is filled. The targeted hiring salary range for this appointment based on the position requirements is $71,000 – $75,000.  

Founded in 1794, Bowdoin has maintained its commitment to the liberal arts for well over 200 years. Bowdoin’s reputation as a preeminent liberal arts college rests on the excellence of its faculty, students, and staff; intimate size; strong sense of community; and connections to the people, history, and natural beauty of Maine. Bowdoin’s campus is situated in a beautiful natural setting. Located in Brunswick, Maine, a town of approximately 20,000, the College is a short drive from the Maine coast, twenty-five miles from Portland and 120 miles from Boston. Bowdoin College complies with applicable provisions of federal and state laws that prohibit unlawful discrimination in employment, admission, or access to its educational or extracurricular programs, activities, or facilities based on race, color, ethnicity, ancestry and national origin, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, age, marital status, place of birth, genetic predisposition, veteran status, or against qualified individuals with physical or mental disabilities on the basis of disability, or any other legally protected statuses. For further information about the College and our department, please visit our website:  http://www.bowdoin.edu.