POSITIONS FILLED - Please check back in Spring 2009 for possible openings for academic year 2009-2010.
Instructors for 2008-2009
The Department of Mathematics & Statistics at Northern Arizona University invites applications for one or more non-tenure track, one-year instructor positions for the 2008-2009 academic year. Positions will begin 18 August 2008. Instructors teach up to 15 credit hours (usually four courses) per semester during the academic year. The salary for a new instructor is $31,000. This is a one-year position; however, there is the possibility of renewal contingent upon department need, individual performance and the availability of funding.
Minimum requirements include: a master’s degree in mathematics, statistics, or mathematics education completed by the contract starting date; a strong academic record; and at least one year of experience teaching mathematics and / or statistics courses. Applicant must be able to begin work on 18 August 2008.
Preferred qualifications include: evidence of high quality teaching; the ability to teach a wide variety of lower-division courses; strong written and oral communication skills and interpersonal skills; and recent recipient of master’s degree in mathematics, statistics, or mathematics education. Applicants should have the experience and / or commitment necessary to work with a diverse population.
Northern Arizona University is an 21,500-student institution with its main campus in Flagstaff, a four-season community of about 57,000 at the base of the majestic San Francisco Peaks. NAU’s emphasis on undergraduate education is enhanced by its graduate programs and research as well as distance learning. The university is committed to a diverse and civil working and learning environment.
Applicants should submit a letter of application, curriculum vitae, statement of teaching philosophy, undergraduate and graduate transcripts, and teaching evaluations if available, and arrange to have three confidential letters of reference sent to:
Mathematics Instructor Screening Committee
Department of Mathematics & Statistics
Northern Arizona University, Box 5717
Flagstaff, AZ 86011-5717
The committee will begin reviewing files on 11 June 2008. Consideration of applications will continue until available positions are filled or closed.
The Department of Mathematics & Statistics has 26 permanent faculty and offers bachelor’s and master’s degrees with emphases in mathematics, mathematics education, statistics and actuarial science. NAU is an equal opportunity, affirmative action institution: minorities, women, persons with disabilities and veterans are encouraged to apply.
Flagstaff is located at an altitude of 7,000 feet in the cool pine forests of northern Arizona, near high mountains, several spectacular canyons, and numerous other attractions.
