Montana State University, Department of Mathematical Sciences
Position ID:
MontanaState-APPLIED25 [#27011]
Position Title:
Assistant Professor of Mathematics
Position Type:
Tenured/Tenure-track faculty
Position Location:
Bozeman, Montana 59717, United States of America
Subject Area:
Applied Mathematics
Appl Deadline:
2025/11/16 11:59PM

Position Description:
Position Description
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The Department of Mathematical Sciences at Montana State University (MSU) invites applications for a tenure-track Assistant Professor of Mathematics, to begin August 2026. We seek candidates who are broadly trained in applied mathematics and who are committed to excellence in teaching. We seek colleagues with research interests in any area of applied mathematics, including computational and applied mathematics, mathematical biology, modeling and analysis of complex data and physical systems, mathematical optimization, machine learning, or data science.
Montana State University is a land-grant institution committed to achievement in research. The Department of Mathematical Sciences has a lively research culture, including M.S. and Ph.D. programs in Mathematics and Statistics, as well as an M.S. in Data Science. The faculty in the department comprises three disciplinary groups: Mathematics, Statistics, and Mathematics Education. The mathematics group includes both pure and applied mathematicians, with research areas ranging from mathematical biology, numerical PDEs, and optimization, to quantum topology, mathematical physics, complex analysis, and dynamical systems. The statistics group research areas include biostatistics, Bayesian methods, environmental and ecological statistics, multivariate statistics, spatial and spatiotemporal analysis, sports analytics, and statistics and data science education. We seek candidates who will complement and extend these research areas.
We seek individuals who work professionally and effectively with individuals of all backgrounds, possess effective interpersonal, written and verbal communication skills and have the ability to contribute positively to the academic success of the students and the mission of Montana State University.
Duties include research, teaching, and service. A commitment to excellence in teaching and an active research program are essential.
- Research responsibilities include conducting a research program that results in publication in high-quality venues and seeking external funding for research and projects.
- Instructional responsibilities include teaching lower division, upper division, and graduate courses in either mathematics or statistics, as well as advising undergraduate and graduate students and supervising lower division courses.
- Service includes department, college, and university committee work, participation in local and national professional organizations, and outreach to the State of Montana in alignment with the university’s Land Grant Mission.
Assistant Professor of Mathematics
Department of Mathematical Sciences
Montana State University
For complete job announcement and application procedures, please visit:
https://jobs.montana.edu/postings/47673
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- Contact: Molly Patten, (406) 994-3603
- Email:
- Postal Mail:
- Department of Mathematical Sciences
PO Box 172400
Bozeman, MT 59717
- Department of Mathematical Sciences
- Web Page: https://jobs.montana.edu/postings/47673