Assistant Professor Mathematics and Statistics
Assistant Professor Mathematics and Statistics
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Thank you for your interest in employment with Louisiana Tech University.
Applications are invited for multiple positions for faculty in Mathematics or Statistics within the College of Engineering and Science (COES) at Louisiana Tech University. The vision of the College of Engineering and Science at Louisiana Tech is to be a world leader in integrating engineering and science in education and research. The College has been experiencing significant growth in computational research initiatives through DoD and allied funding agencies. We are therefore undertaking an aggressive faculty recruiting campaign to enhance our overall teaching and research capacity. We are especially interested in candidates who want to join a faculty who are merging fundamental theory concepts and approaches with an eye to interdisciplinary collaboration. To build a diverse workforce the college encourages applications from women veterans individuals with disabilities and minorities.
Candidates must have earned a Ph.D. in mathematics or statistics. Proven research potential outstanding teaching skills excellent written and oral communication skills and a demonstrated commitment to high quality student success are expected. Successful candidates will be expected to perform exceptional research procure external funding to support research advise graduate and undergraduate students collaborate with other faculty and teach effectively both at undergraduate and graduate levels. While all research areas of mathematics will be considered candidates with research ties in data science machine learning graph theory topology and analysis as well as cybersecurity should consider and highlight how their research will interplay with other disciplines in the college.
Louisiana Tech is designated as a national university by the U.S. News & World Report college rankings. The College of Engineering and Science currently enrolls over 3000 students including over 170 masters and 130 doctoral students. Annual research expenditures of the College have averaged $16M over the past three years. The College has recently opened a new $37M Integrated Engineering and Science Education Building that provides 128800 square feet of space to expand its focus on projectdriven and integrated curricula in mathematics engineering and science. COES launched the nations first B.S. in Cyber Engineering in 2012 and has grown its graduates in cyber engineering and related areas to support targeted research and development efforts in the region. Mathematics has been central to the curricular development as well as the increased research in this area. More details about the college undergraduate and graduate programs in Mathematics and Statistics as well as our interdisciplinary Ph.D. programs in Computational Analysis & Modeling and Cyber Engineering are also available at: .
Outstanding candidates can also be nominated with a corresponding letter of qualification. Review of applications and nominations will begin immediately and will continue until suitable candidates are identified. Letters of inquiry can be submitted to Dr. Galen Turner Academic Director at
Louisiana Tech is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action/ADA Employer and places a high priority on the creation of an environment supportive of ethnic minorities women veterans and persons with disabilities.
Posting Close Date: This position will remain open until filled.
Please Note: Applications must be completed by 11:59 p.m. on the Job Closing Date to ensure consideration.
Note to Applicant:
Applicants should fully describe their qualifications and experience with specific reference to each of the minimum and preferred qualifications in their cover letter. The search committee will use this information during the initial review of application materials.
References will be contacted at the appropriate phase of the recruitment process.
This position may require a criminal background check to be conducted on the candidate(s) selected for hire.
As part of the hiring process applicants for positions at the Louisiana Tech University may be required to demonstrate the ability to perform jobrelated tasks.
Employment Type
Full-Time
