Assistant Professor Mathematics
Listed on 2026-01-14
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Education / Teaching
University Professor, Academic
Assistant Professor Mathematics
Job : 290975
Location: Statesboro, Georgia
Full/Part Time:
Regular/Temporary: Regular
About Us
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Georgia Southern is a dynamic university with three vibrant campuses in Hinesville, Savannah and Statesboro serving the communities in Southeast Georgia. As a Carnegie Doctoral/R2 institution, our world-class scholars instruct about 26,000 students in associate's, bachelor's, master's and doctoral level degree programs. Whether you are seeking the charm of a small town, the traditions of a historical/urban destination near the beach or supporting our military service members and their families, Georgia Southern offers its faculty and staff the best of all worlds!
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Location
With more than 26,000 students and 141 degree programs, Georgia Southern University is the largest comprehensive university south of Atlanta. Our hands-on, practical approach to learning, and faculty dedicated to teaching, ensure you are prepared for your career and life after graduation.
Statesboro Campus
1332 Southern Drive
Statesboro, GA 30458
Department Information
Within this setting, the new faculty hire will play a vital role in advancing the Department of Mathematical Sciences' research profile and interdisciplinary collaborations, including the Ph.D. programs in Environmental Science, Material Science, and the proposed Biomedical Science program. The hire will engage in Department Colloquia, Consulting Groups, and the proposed Center for Statistical and Data Sciences, while contributing to student success in both mathematics and statistics.
The Department is actively modernizing its curriculum to prepare students for career-oriented and interdisciplinary fields. Georgia Southern University provides access to advanced computational resources, including the Talon High Performance Computing (HPC) Research Cluster, which supports data processing, high-dimensional analysis, machine learning, and related applications.
Job Summary
Reporting to the department chair, the Assistant Professor position requires excellence in teaching with classroom instructional load as assigned by the Department Chair; research to be published in academic journals; regular applications for external funding; and service to the department, college, and university at a level consistent with workload. The position is a tenure-track academic year (10 month) appointment.
Required Qualifications
- Earned Ph.D. in Mathematics, Statistics, or a closely related field with at least 18 graduate semester hours in Applied Mathematics, Computational Mathematics, or Statistics, by August 1, 2026.
- Willingness to engage with institutional student success initiatives.
- Commitment to engaging with best practice initiatives in instruction and pedagogy, mentoring, and curriculum design and development.
- Demonstrated commitment to advancing a strong and growing research and scholarship agenda and the production of research/creative activities as appropriate to the discipline.
- Expertise in Applied Mathematics, Computational Mathematics, or Statistics
- Postdoctoral experience at an accredited university or research institution
- Evidence of potential for sustained research productivity through publications in quality journals and external grants or external contracts
- Demonstrated experience applying mathematics and statistics to interdisciplinary areas such as data science,…
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