Mount Mary University is seeking an individual to join our community and contribute to the realization of our Mission through the role of a tenure-track Chair ofMathematics/Assistant Professor. We are a community of faculty who value relationships with our students and colleagues. We are committed to a compassionate and effective undergraduate education for our students.
Job Description: This position involves administrative and teaching responsibilities, including providing classroom instruction in an array of undergraduate mathematics courses in a liberal arts curriculum and may include teaching day and evening classes. Faculty are encouraged to use innovative teaching strategies Additional responsibilities include:
Lead and participate in program and strategic planning
Attend to discipline-specific needs and issues of faculty and students within the department.
Identify and coordinate class schedules.
Participate on search committees.
Mentor and evaluate full-time and adjunct faculty in the department.
Supervise support staff.
Participate in curriculum development and revision
Advise mathematics/mathematics education majors
Serve as a resource for faculty members and other program areas
Serve on faculty assembly and all University committees
Provide service to the institution and the community
Participate in grant writing and acquisition of external funding
Engage in ongoing scholarship and professional activity
Perform other duties as assigned
Minimum Requirements:
Doctorate in Mathematics OR
Doctorate in Mathematics with a specialization in mathematics education OR
Doctorate in Mathematics Education with a strong graduate mathematics component evidenced by at least 24 semester hours of graduate level courses in pure or applied mathematics OR
Candidates who are ABD will be considered if all other qualifications are met with distinction and there is demonstration of progress toward degree completion.
Commitment to quality teaching in the liberal arts at undergraduate level
Evidence of teaching effectiveness
Demonstrated skill in the application of technology for teaching and learning
Positive human relations, interpersonal and communication skills
Command of written and spoken English
Ability to work collaboratively as a member of professional and community groups
Preferred Qualifications:
experience with a broad range of innovative methods of instruction and assessment
experience teaching both K-12 and college-level mathematics
understanding of pre- K-14 mathematics curriculum and how ideas develop through the curriculum
Mount Mary practices equal opportunity employment as part of our ongoing commitment to diversity in the workplace. For confidential consideration candidates should send cover letter, résumé, and 3 letters of references c/o Human Resources: Mount Mary University
2900 N. Menomonee River Parkway
Milwaukee WI 53222-4597
Email: mmu-hrads@mtmary.edu