Assistant Professor of Mathematics

UW-Washington County

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Position:

The Department of Mathematics of the University of Wisconsin Colleges invites applications for a full-time tenure track Assistant Professor of Mathematics at UW-Washington County.

Qualifications:

A Master's degree in Mathematics with 18 graduate credits in Mathematics beyond the Master's degree is required. A Doctorate in Mathematics or Mathematics Education is preferred. The successful candidate must demonstrate a strong commitment to quality undergraduate teaching and learning. The department has preference for faculty with interests or experience in instructional technology, distance education, assessment of student learning, and/or collaborative learning.

Responsibilities:

The academic year teaching assignment is 24 credits and includes the full sequence from college algebra through calculus, as well as statistics, quantitative reasoning, and mathematics for elementary teachers. Teaching excellence, professional growth, and service to the department, campus, and community are expected.

The Campus:

The UW Colleges is the freshman-sophomore transfer institution within the UW System. UW Colleges functions as a unit that comprises thirteen two-year campuses, each of which offers an excellent liberal arts and pre-professional education for students beginning work toward a bachelor's degree.

The UW-Washington County campus is located in West Bend, a rapidly growing community in south eastern Wisconsin approximately twenty miles northwest of Milwaukee, with convenient access to both Chicago and Madison. The campus is located on 87 scenic acres in the beautiful Kettle Moraine. UW-Washington County is a commuter campus, attracting students from a five county area, and is the fourth largest of the thirteen UW Colleges campuses. For further information, please visit the campus website (http://washington.uwc.edu.)

Application:

Applications must include a letter of interest, current vita, a one-page statement of teaching philosophy and professional goals, unofficial transcripts, and three current letters of recommendation. If summaries of student evaluation of teaching are available, they should be included with the application. Electronic submission of materials is required; send to wshmat@uwc.edu.

If requested, confidentiality of an application can be maintained until an applicant is deemed a finalist in the search. The UW Colleges is an AA/EO Employer.

Queries may be made to UW-Washington County Campus Executive Officer and Dean David Nixon (david.nixon@uwc.edu), 262.335.5203, or UW Colleges Department of Mathematics Chair Ed Stredulinsky (ed.stredulinksky@uwc.edu ), 608.758.6539. For further information, please check the UW Colleges, campus and department web sites at http://www.uwc.edu/, http://washington.uwc.edu/ and http://www.depts.uwc.edu/math/

Application deadline:

First priority will be given to applications received by November 30. To be considered applications must be received by December 15, 2008.

Starting Date:

August 26, 2009

Salary:

$43,000. Summer and Winterim sessions may offer additional opportunities for compensation.

Benefits:

The UW Colleges offers an outstanding benefits package. Additional information can be found at http://www.uwsa.edu/hr/benefits.

Employment will require a criminal background check. The UW Colleges is an AA/EO employer and encourages women, members of minority groups to apply.