Title:Assistant/Associate Professor (Mathematical Sciences)
Department:Mathematical Sciences

Reports To:Chair, Mathematical Sciences

Position Type:Faculty

Position Summary: The Department of Mathematical Sciences (DMS) at the New Jersey Institute of Technology seeks candidates to fill a tenure-track position at the assistant/associate professor level. Candidates in any area of applied and computational mathematics will be considered, with a preference given to those whose research programs have applications to the physical and life sciences, including materials science, ocean and atmosphere science, active and biological media, fluid dynamics, wave propagation and scattering, and mathematical biology.
The Department of Mathematical Sciences is committed to increasing the number of women and historically underrepresented persons in its faculty. NJIT considers applicants for employment without regard to, and does not discriminate based on, gender, race, protected veteran status, disability, or any other legally protected status.
DMS has a leading national program with 38 tenure-track faculty in applied mathematics and statistics, and offers B.S., M.S., and Ph.D. degrees, with Ph.D. program tracks in applied mathematics as well as in applied probability and statistics. There are new B.S. and M.S. programs in Data Science (statistics track). NJIT is an R1 university located in the vibrant University Heights neighborhood of Newark which lies within the New York City metropolitan area. For more information about DMS faculty and programs, visit https://math.njit.edu.
Essential Functions: - Conduct research; engage in scholarlyactivities such as publishing papers in scientific journals and presenting workat conferences and educational institutions; pursue and obtain funding;supervise, guide, and support graduate and undergraduate students andpostdoctoral scientists.
- Teach graduate and undergraduate courses inthe Department of Mathematical Sciences.
- Participate in service activities within theDepartment, the College, the University, and the Profession.
Prerequisite Qualifications:
- Candidates should have a Ph.D. inmathematics, applied mathematics, or a related relevant discipline and strongresearch and teaching potential for consideration at the assistant professorlevel.
- Outstanding candidates with a strong track record of research, funding,and teaching will be considered at the associate professor level.
- At theuniversity's discretion, the education and experience prerequisites may beexempted where the candidate can demonstrate to the satisfaction of theuniversity, an equivalent combination of education and experience specificallypreparing the candidate for success in the position.
Bargaining Unit:PSA

Range/Band:2
FLSA:Exempt
Full-Time
Special Instructions to Applicants:Submit a cover letter, resume/CV, research and teaching statements, teaching evaluations if available, and names and contact information for at least four references. Review of applications will begin on Dec. 1, 2023 and will continue until the position is filled.