Rice University, Mathematics

Position ID:

Rice-NTT [#26852]

Position Title:

Instructorship

Position Type:

Non tenure-track faculty

Position Location:

Houston, Texas 77005, United States of America

Subject Area:

Mathematics

Appl Deadline:

2025/12/01 11:59PM help popup

(posted 2025/08/13, updated 2025/09/10)

Position Description:

Subject to budgetary approval, Rice University, located in Houston, Texas expects to have open Instructorship positions beginning in the Fall of 2026 (including G.C. Evans and Lovett Instructorships). These instructorships are open to all qualified candidates. Required education is a PhD (or PhD requirements fulfilled by starting date), in Mathematics or related field.

These positions are two to three year appointments and are open to promising research mathematicians with research interests in common with the active research areas at Rice; particularly, algebraic geometry and number theory, analysis, differential geometry, dynamics, geometric analysis, geometric group theory, geometric topology, harmonic analysis and additive combinatorics, non-commutative algebra, partial differential equations, mathematical physics and symplectic geometry and topology.

Duties will include research and classroom teaching. Preference will be given to candidates who have received their Ph.D. degree no earlier than December 2024. Applications will start being reviewed on December 1st, 2025. To apply, please submit:

(1) the American Mathematical Society cover sheet, (2) a curriculum vitae, (3) at least four letters of recommendation, including one discussing teaching abilities, (4) a description of research program, (5) a teaching statement which may include evidence of teaching effectiveness’, (6) a description of how you would contribute to the development of a diverse and inclusive learning community at Rice through your teaching, research, and/or service.

Applications and the above supporting materials should be submitted online at www.mathjobs.org.

We welcome the fullness of diversity to Rice. Qualified applicants are considered without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national or ethnic origin, genetic information, disability, or protected veteran status. Also, in our candidate pools, we seek to attract greater representation of  women,  scholars of color, people with disabilities,  veterans, and others who  have historically been  under represented in mathematics; attract students from a wide range of countries and backgrounds; accelerate progress in building  a faculty and staff varied in background and thought;  and maintain an environment that fosters interaction and understanding within our  community.

Application Materials Required:

Submit the following items online at this website to complete your application:

Cover letter
Curriculum Vitae
Research statement
Teaching statement
a description of how you would contribute to the development of a diverse & inclusive learning community at Rice
Four reference letters (to be submitted online by the reference writers on this site )

And anything else requested in the position description.

Further Info:

http://www.math.rice.edu/

713-348-4829

Rice University
Mathematics Department
MS 136
6100 Main Street
Houston, TX 77005