The Jess and Mildred Fisher College of Science and Mathematics invites applications for a non-tenure-track, 9-month Visiting Assistant Professor position, in the Department of Mathematics beginning August 2025. The initial appointment is for one year and is planned to be renewable for additional years.

Candidates must possess a Ph.D. (or equivalent) in Mathematics Education, Mathematics (with significant work experience in Mathematics Education), or a closely related field, before August 15, 2025.  Department needs include mathematics teacher education (any grade band) at the pre-service or in-service level. Outstanding candidates in other mathematics education specialties will be given full consideration. 

This position will be assigned an instructional workload of six course units (three credit hours each) per academic year. Faculty members in mathematics education teach a broad spectrum of courses, and a strong commitment to excellence in teaching is essential. The successful candidate will support pre-service and in-service teacher education through our undergraduate majors and in the Master’s degree program in Mathematics Education. Additionally, they will engage in a productive program of scholarship, with a willingness to pursue external funding opportunities and/or engage undergraduate and graduate students in research experiences. The successful candidate will participate in projects including curriculum development and course design (particularly with regards to supporting teacher professional growth), outreach to local school districts, and/or departmental efforts in promoting diversity, equity, inclusion, and justice.

The Department of Mathematics has 54 full-time faculty and over 150 math majors. We offer a Bachelor of Science degree in mathematics, with concentrations in Secondary Education, Actuarial Science, Applied Mathematics, and Pure Mathematics, as well as masters degrees in Mathematics Education, Actuarial Science and Predictive Analytics, and Applied and Industrial Mathematics. The Secondary Education concentration is offered in partnership with Towson UTeach, Maryland’s leader in STEM teacher education. Towson University and the Department of Mathematics are committed to diversity, equity, inclusion, and justice.

Towson University (www.towson.edu) was founded in 1866, is recognized by U.S. News and World Reports as one of the top public universities in the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic regions, is Baltimore’s largest university, and is the largest public, comprehensive institution in the University of Maryland System. TU enrolls over 19,000 undergraduates and more than 3,000 graduate students across six academic colleges (business, education, fine arts, health professions, liberal arts, science & mathematics), has over 900 full-time faculty, and offers 65 bachelor’s 42 master’s, and 4 doctoral programs. Our centrally located campus sits on 330 rolling green acres and is 10 miles north of Baltimore, 45 miles north of Washington D.C., and 95 miles south of Philadelphia.

A complete application includes a cover letter, curriculum vitae that includes a publication list, all graduate transcripts, a teaching statement, a research statement, and at least three recommendation letters, at least one of which should address the candidate’s teaching. The application package should address the candidate's potential contributions to the responsibilities listed above. Applicants must submit these materials electronically through mathjobs.org. In addition, they must upload their CV through Towson University's internal application system, Taleo, using this link: Click here to apply. Please note that the search number for which you are applying is FCSM-3835.

Please be sure to visit the Applicant Data Form to complete a voluntary on-line form. All data collected are for internal, state, and/or federal reporting and will not be used for other purposes.

Targeted salary range: $70,000-$75,000 commensurate with experience.

Benefits: TU offers a comprehensive benefits package that includes excellent health, life and retirement plans; and tuition remission. To learn more about our benefits, click here for regular faculty/regular lecturer or here for contingent lecturer. TU also offers a variety of great perks and discounts, which can be found here.

A Criminal Background Investigation is required for the hired candidate and the results may impact employment.

The safety of our students, faculty, staff, and neighbors has been our top priority and the focus of every one of our decisions since the earliest days of the COVID-19 pandemic. Therefore, the University System of Maryland (USM) has strongly encouraged full COVID vaccination and up- to-date booster shots (when eligible) for all faculty, staff, and students at all schools in the USM as both a reasonable and necessary means of protecting our health and safety.

Towson University is an equal opportunity employer and has a strong institutional commitment to diversity, as detailed in “A More Inclusive TU: Advancing Equity and Diversity (2020 – 25).” TU is a national leader in inclusive excellence, the only institution in Maryland with zero achievement gap, and 68% growth in minority enrollment over the past 5 years. We encourage applications from a variety of (dis)abilities, cultural, ethnic, race, sex, gender identity/expressions, national origins, ages, veteran status, color, religious, socio-economic, sexual orientations and belief backgrounds.