Bucknell University, Mathematics
Position ID:
Position Title:
Visiting Assistant Professor
Position Type:
Non tenure-track faculty
Position Location:
Lewisburg, Pennsylvania 17837, United States of America
Appl Deadline:
2025/04/01 11:59PM
finished (2025/03/11, finished 2025/04/27, listed until 2025/04/30)
finished (2025/03/11, finished 2025/04/27, listed until 2025/04/30)Position Description:
*** this position has been closed and new applications are no longer accepted. ***
Position Description
The Department of Mathematics & Statistics at Bucknell University expects to hire a Visiting Assistant Professor to begin August 1, 2025. The initial appointment will be for one year. We welcome applicants from all areas of mathematics. Qualifications for the position include a Ph.D. in Mathematics, Applied Mathematics, Statistics, or a closely related field, and a strong commitment to teaching. Applications include a cover letter, curriculum vita, graduate transcripts (unofficial copies accepted), a teaching statement, and a research statement. In the cover letter, please address how you see this position fitting into your teaching and research trajectory over the next few years. Your teaching letter should include how your experiences, knowledge, skills, and/or past accomplishments will contribute to equitable and inclusive teaching, broadly defined as including classroom instruction, advising, mentoring, and other educational experiences. More information and suggestions for your documents can be found at the following link (https://docs.google.com/document/d/1SOu1PhJroYIoo4b1Wn-Sg9SnPlNVPRyopyedAlNM-Zw/edit?tab=t.0). Please submit these and all other supporting materials electronically at mathjobs.org. Please arrange for three letters of recommendation (at least one of which addresses teaching beyond what may be found in student evaluations) to be uploaded at mathjobs.org. Review of applications will begin no later than April 1, 2025, and will continue until the position is filled. Bucknell University is a private, highly ranked, primarily undergraduate, national liberal arts institution that also offers strong professional programs in engineering, management, education, and music. Bucknell is an Equal Opportunity Employer. The university believes that students learn best in a diverse, inclusive community and is therefore committed to academic excellence through diversity in its faculty, staff, and students. We seek candidates who are committed to Bucknell’s efforts to create a climate that fosters inclusion, growth, and development for a diverse student body, and we encourage applications from members of groups that have been historically underrepresented in higher education. Bucknell is committed to supporting the teacher-scholar model of faculty development. The teaching load is six courses per year. The university sponsors a range of activities to support the development of its faculty, including a Teaching-Learning Center and generous research support and leave policies. Bucknell has entered a partnership with Geisinger Health System to promote research and educational collaborations in addition to the newly established Dominguez Center for Data Science. Bucknell is located in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania, on the banks of the Susquehanna River. The Lewisburg area offers a combination of outdoor recreation opportunities and small-town amenities. In addition to the cultural and athletic events offered at the University and in town, the region offers strong schools and medical facilities, and an affordable cost of living. Bucknell is about three hours from Philadelphia, New York, Baltimore, and Washington, D.C.Application Materials Required:
- Submit the following items online at this website to complete your application:
- Cover letter
- Curriculum Vitae
- Research statement
- Teaching statement
- Graduate Transcripts
- Three reference letters (to be submitted online by the reference writers on this site )
- And anything else requested in the position description.
Further Info:
Search Committee
Department of Mathematics & Statistics
Bucknell University
Lewisburg, PA 17837
USA
Department of Mathematics & Statistics
Bucknell University
Lewisburg, PA 17837
USA