Position Description

DEPARTMENT OF MATHEMATICS
STANFORD UNIVERSITY
 

The Department of Mathematics at Stanford University is seeking applicants for one or more Szegö Assistant Professor appointments.  These appointments are for a term of three years, beginning in September 2027. A PhD is the minimum requirement for this appointment. Areas of interest include, but are not limited to, analysis, algebra, number theory, geometry, topology, probability, combinatorics, and applied mathematics.

Candidates are expected to show outstanding promise in research, as well as strong interest and ability in teaching, and will be expected to teach courses at both the graduate and undergraduate levels. Stanford University follows the quarter system, with three regular quarters of instruction, and a summer quarter.   The typical teaching load for the position is three quarter courses in years 1 and 3, and four quarter courses in year 2. At most two courses may be taught in any quarter, and it is expected that candidates will be in residence even in non-teaching quarters with brief absences permitted for research visits. Candidates  must have received the PhD prior to the start of the appointment, but not before Spring 2025.

 Applicants should submit a curriculum vitae, list of publications, and a brief statement of research and teaching (no more than five pages each, not including references). As part of the teaching statements, applicants are also encouraged to provide links to brief videos of their teaching, or links to lectures they have delivered. Additionally, applicants should submit three (or more, up to five) letters of recommendation, with one of three letters being a teaching letter. Applications and letters should be submitted online at www.mathjobs.org.

 The Mathematics Department, School of Humanities & Sciences, and Stanford University value faculty who will help foster an open and respectful academic environment for colleagues, students, and staff with a wide range of backgrounds and perspectives. Candidates may choose to include as part of their research and teaching statements a brief discussion about how their work and experience will further these values.

Further information about the Mathematics Department can be found at mathematics.stanford.edu

For full consideration, applications must be completed no later than 9:00pm PST, November 19, 2026.

The salary range for this position is $103,500 to $108,000 for academic year 2026-27. 

Stanford University has provided a pay range representing its good faith estimate of what the university reasonably expects to pay for the position. The pay offered to the selected candidate will be determined based on factors including (but not limited to) the qualifications of the selected candidate, budget availability, and internal equity.

Stanford is an equal employment opportunity and affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Stanford welcomes applications from all who would bring additional dimensions to the University’s research, teaching and clinical missions.