Fairfield University, Mathematics Department
Position ID:
Position Title:
Faculty of the Practice
Position Type:
Non tenure-track faculty
Position Location:
Fairfield, Connecticut 06824, United States of America
Subject Area:
Mathematics
Appl Deadline:
2025/03/15 11:59PM
(posted 2025/02/06, listed until 2025/08/06)
(posted 2025/02/06, listed until 2025/08/06)Position Description:
Position Description
Professor of the Practice in Mathematics Fairfield University’s Department of Mathematics invites applications for a Faculty of the Practice in Mathematics at the rank of Instructor or Assistant Professor to join the Math Department on the Bellarmine Campus. This three-year renewable appointment begins September 1, 2025. Faculty of the Practice have teaching, advising, and service commitments. Faculty will be members of the Department of Mathematics of Fairfield University’s College of Arts & Sciences and assigned primary teaching responsibilities at the Bellarmine Campus. Over the course of nine months, the selected individual will have a 3/3 teaching load. Courses taught include Precalculus, Concepts of Calculus, Mathematics: An Exploration, Applied Calculus I and II, Elementary Probability and Statistics, and Statistics I. Fairfield Bellarmine is a two-year Associate’s degree program located at the new Bridgeport, CT campus which offers a rigorous liberal arts education in an area underserved by higher education opportunities by offering small class sizes and individualized advising. The curriculum will include core classes steeped in the humanities, as is traditional in Jesuit higher education, as well as majors in the professional fields of engineering, health studies, business, and liberal arts. Students who graduate from this program matriculate into four-year degree programs at Fairfield and elsewhere, or enter directly into the professions. While at Fairfield Bellarmine, students enjoy extensive support services, including career advising, counseling, food service, technology support, and campus ministry. The campus, which opened in August 2023, is named after St. Robert Bellarmine, a renowned Jesuit educator. For more information about Fairfield Bellarmine, see www.fairfield.edu/bellarmine. The Fairfield University Math Department is located in the College of Arts and Sciences and consists of 22 full time faculty, a mix of tenure track, professors of the practice and visiting professors. For more information about the Department of Mathematics, see https://www.fairfield.edu/academics/majors-and-minors/mathematics/index.html. In addition to an attractive compensation package, this position comes with the opportunity to help build a new academic program that is at the forefront of improving access to liberal education. As a relatively new institution, Fairfield Bellarmine offers faculty an opportunity to experiment and develop initiatives that advance our educational mission. The successful candidate will hold an advanced degree (terminal degree preferred) in Mathematics, Mathematics Education or a closely related discipline, and will have experience teaching a wide variety of students at the college or community college level, and a deep commitment to helping students of all backgrounds learn and succeed at mathematics. Applicants should submit • a letter of application • a curriculum vitae • a teaching statement that addresses how the candidate will contribute to and engage with the unique model and diverse student body of Bellarmine College, and • at least three letters of recommendation commenting on the applicant’s experience and promise as a teacher and mentor of students on MathJobs.Org by March 15, 2025. Fairfield University is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer, committed to excellence through diversity, and, in this spirit, particularly welcomes applications from women, persons of color, Veterans, and members of historically underrepresented groups. The University will provide reasonable accommodations to all qualified individuals with a disability.Application Materials Required:
- Submit the following items online at this website to complete your application:
- Cover letter
- Curriculum Vitae
- Teaching statement
- Three or more reference letters (to be submitted online by the reference writers on this site )
Further Info:
1073 North Benson Road
Fairfield, CT 06824-5195
Fairfield, CT 06824-5195