Assistant Professor of Math

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Posting Number F00548P

Classification Title Assistant Professor

Position Title Assistant Professor of Math

Georgia State University is a national model for innovation and opening opportunities for all, among the top five most innovative by U.S. News & World Report, ranked 1st among public universities in undergraduate teaching, the number 1 nonprofit university to award bachelor’s degrees to African American students, 4th in the country for its first-year student experience,and highly ranked for enabling the social and economic mobility ofits students.

Among the most diverse universities in the nation,Georgia State opens global perspectives as the number 1 U.S. public university sending African American students to study abroad. A regional gateway to higher education, the five suburban Perimeter College campuses provide more than 30 associate degree pathways.

The downtown Atlanta campus offers more than 250 degree programs in100 fields of study at the undergraduate, graduate andfirst-professional degree levels. With five university-wide research centers and numerous centers and institutes at the college and school levels, Georgia State’sinterdisciplinary, dynamic and productive research enterprises address major health and societal challenges. It is one of only 146universities with an R1 designation from the Carnegie Foundation,an honor reserved for the nation’s most active researchinstitutions.

Outgoing research expenditures have doubled in thelast decade and topped $1.2 billion over the last six years, an indication of the University’s rapid research growth. Georgia State is vital to the regional economy, with a more than $2.9 billion economic impact, and is also a vital part of Atlanta’svibrant arts and entertainment community, with highly regarded programs in music, art, creative writing and film, the Rialto Center for the Arts, and the Creative Media Industries Institute that contributes to innovation and the workforce for interactive media and media entrepreneurship.

General information on faculty roles and responsibilities can be obtained from the Faculty Handbookhttps://faculty.gsu.edu/faculty-handbook/ and the Office of Faculty Affairs website (Use the "Apply for this Job" box below). All faculty at Georgia State are, as part of their essential job duties, expected to: (1) be physically present on-campus as needed to contribute to Georgia State’s in-person educational experience, and (2) be able to teachin each of the following instructional modalities – in-person,online, or blended/hybrid – as determined by their Department Chairor Dean.

Department Mathematics

College Perimeter College

Campus College-wide

Position Type Full Time Faculty

Posting Type Internal/External

Perimeter College Department of Mathematics provides students witha strong foundation to transfer to a four-year college and continue into the work force or graduate studies. Math clubs and programs such as STEM or MESA help to increase academic performance.

Students also have opportunities to compete in national tests sponsored by the American Mathematical Association and gain accessto support from tutoring, scholarships and grants.

The Department of Mathematics invites applications for a tenure-track assistant professor position in Mathematics.

Mathematics is the science and study of numbers, shapes, andspaces, and how they apply to the universe in which we live.

Mathematics examines operations, interrelations, combinations,generalizations, abstractions, configurations, structure,measurement, and transformations.

This is a teaching-focused position: 80% of the workload is instruction, with service and scholarly and creative activity accounting for 10% each.

Perimeter faculty are responsible for providing 27-32 credit hoursof instruction per academic year and engaging in service to the department, college, and university. Perimeter College faculty maintain a campus presence, and the successful applicant will demonstrate a strong commitment to early undergraduate teaching and learning, and the ability to thrive at an access institution. Perimeter College is a multi-campus…