Brown University, Division of Applied Mathematics
Position ID:
Position Title:
Assistant Professor
Position Type:
Tenured/Tenure-track faculty
Position Location:
Providence, Rhode Island 02912, United States of America
Subject Area:
Applied Mathematics
Appl Deadline:
none (posted 2025/09/03)
Position Description:
Position Description
The Division of Applied Mathematics at Brown University seeks to hire one tenure-stream Assistant Professor with a start date of July 1, 2026. The teaching load for this position is one course per semester. The department has 23 tenure-stream and 3 teaching-stream faculty members. We have a departmental postdoctoral program, which funds 5 postdoctoral fellows at any given time, an excellent graduate program, and a strong undergraduate culture. Department members frequently take advantage of Brown's interdisciplinary culture via collaborations with many other Brown units including Biology and Biomedicine, Brain Sciences & Neuroscience, Cognitive Linguistic and Psychological Sciences, Computational Biology, Engineering, Geosciences, Mathematics, Physics, and Public Health. We are also a founding partner of Brown’s Data Science Initiative and participate in the NSF-funded Institute for Computational and Experimental Research in Mathematics. Applicants must have completed all requirements for the doctoral degree by the start of the position and have a strong record of or exceptional promise for research and a commitment to effective teaching. Applicants should submit a cover letter, a CV, a research statement, and a teaching statement. Candidates should address how they would contribute to the research and/or teaching missions of our diverse and inclusive university community. Applicants should also arrange for at least three letters of reference to be submitted through the application website, with at least one letter addressing the applicant's teaching experience or potential. Consideration of applications will begin on November 3, 2025. Inquiries should be sent electronically to Prof Yan Guo (yan_guo@brown.edu). Brown University provides equal opportunity and prohibits discrimination, harassment and retaliation based upon a person’s race, color, religion, sex, age, national or ethnic origin, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, or any other characteristic protected under applicable law, in the administration of its policies, programs, and activities. The University recognizes and rewards individuals on the basis of qualifications and performance. The University maintains certain affirmative action programs in compliance with applicable law.Application Materials Required:
- Submit the following items online at this website to complete your application:
- Cover letter
- Curriculum Vitae
- Research statement
- Teaching statement
- Three reference letters (to be submitted online by the reference writers on this site
)
- And anything else requested in the position description.
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