Assistant/Associate Professor (Mathematical Sciences)

Title:
Assistant/Associate Professor (Mathematical Sciences)

Department:
Mathematical Sciences

Reports To:
Chair, Mathematical Sciences

Position Type:
Faculty

Position Summary:
The
Department of Mathematical Sciences (DMS) at the New Jersey Institute of
Technology seeks candidates to fill a tenure-track position at the assistant or
associate professor level in the areas of statistical data science and machine
learning. The appointment is expected to start in Fall 2025.

Essential Functions:
- Conduct research; pursue funding; engage in scholarly activities such as publishing papers in scientific journals and presenting work at conferences and research and educational institutions; supervise and guide graduate and undergraduate students and postdoctoral scientists on research.
- Teach graduate and undergraduate courses; develop courses and contribute to curriculum improvement.
- Participate in service activities within the Department, College, University, and the Profession.

Prerequisite Qualifications:
- Candidates
should have a Ph.D. in Statistics, Data Science, or related discipline with
strong research, funding, and teaching potential.
- The department is
particularly interested in candidates who, in addition to demonstrating
research excellence, will be highly effective at teaching data science and
statistics courses at the undergraduate and graduate levels.
- At the university's discretion, the education and experience prerequisites
may be exempted where the candidate can demonstrate to the satisfaction of the
university, an equivalent combination of education and experience specifically
preparing the candidate for success in the position.

Bargaining Unit:
PSA

FLSA:
Exempt
Full-Time

Special Instructions to
Applicants:
Applications
should include a cover letter, a resume/CV, research and teaching statements,
and names and contact information for at least four references. Review of
applications will begin December 1, 2024, and will continue until the position
is filled.

About the School:
Diversity
is a core value of NJIT and the Department of Mathematical Sciences is
committed to increasing the number of women and historically underrepresented
persons in its faculty. Building a robust and diverse community is critical to
NJIT's continuing status as a premier institution of higher learning. As an EEO
employer, NJIT does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national
origin, age, marital status, gender, disability, religion or veteran status.

DMS has
a leading national program with 38 tenure and tenure-track faculty, and offers
B.S., M.S., and Ph.D. degrees, with Ph.D. program tracks in Applied
Mathematics, Applied Probability and Statistics, and Data Science (Statistics
track). NJIT is an R1 university located in the vibrant University Heights
neighborhood of Newark, within the New York City metropolitan area. For more
information about DMS faculty and programs, visit https://math.njit.edu.