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Notice of a Tenure-Eligible Position in Mathematics

Assistant Professor of Mathematics - tenure-eligible.

Beginning Date
Late August 2009

Qualifications
Ph.D. in mathematics or applied mathematics completed by September 1, 2009. Excellence in teaching is our first priority. Preference may be given to candidates with the ability to teach courses in analysis or upper-level statistics.

Responsibilities
Full-time teaching load: six courses per year consisting primarily of calculus and a variety of upper-division mathematics courses. Participation in the work of a well-respected, collegial department expected. Responsibilities include student advising and supervision of undergraduate research.

Salary Range
Commensurate with academic qualifications and professional experience.

Luther College, a Phi Beta Kappa institution affiliated with the Lutheran Church (ELCA), is committed to fostering cultural diversity in its faculty, staff, and students, and so we welcome applications from the widest range of candidates who meet the qualifications listed above. Women and persons of diverse ethnic backgrounds are especially encouraged to apply. Excellent teaching is of paramount importance. Additional information about the College is available by visiting the college website: www.luther.edu and/or the department website www.math.luther.edu.

Review of applications will begin immediately and continue until the position is filled.. The successful candidate will be required to complete Employment Eligibility Verification Form I-9 of the U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service.

Online applications through MathJobs.org preferred. Applicants must submit a letter of application, curriculum vitae, scanned copies of offical graduate and undergraduate transcripts, three letters of recommendation (at least one addressing quality of teaching), a statement addressing the applicant's philosophy of teaching as well as undergraduate research, and a description of the applicant's research. (Please note in your cover letter if you plan to attend the Joint Mathematics Meetings in Washington, D.C. in January 2009.) Additional information is available by contacting

Professor Richard Bernatz, Head
Department of Mathematics
Luther College
700 College Drive
Decorah, Iowa 52101
E-mail: bernatzr@luther.edu
Phone: 563/387-1175
FAX: 563/387-1088

 

Luther College is an equal opportunity employer in compliance with the Campus Security Act (Public Law 101-542).