adjunct or Associate Professor in Applied Mathematics

adjunct or Associate Professor in Applied Mathematics

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Job Summary
Department of Mathematical Sciences
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Troy, New York


Applications are invited for one or more tenure-track positions as an adjunct or Associate Professor in applied mathematics to begin in August 2023. adjunct Professor candidates must have a Ph.D., or foreign degree equivalent, in mathematics or applied mathematics, or a closely related discipline, along with the capability to demonstrate, through their record of accomplishments, promise of future distinction in scholarship and education. appropriate candidates can be considered for a position as a tenured Associate Professor. Such candidates, in addition to the requirements for an adjunct Professor, must have an established record of high-quality education and service, and national prominence and emerging international prominence in research. All prosperous candidates will be expected to develop and maintain a robust program of externally funded research, to teach courses in the department at the undergraduate and graduate levels, and to provide academic and professional service. Please visit For more information about the department.


We welcome candidates with a commitment to applied mathematics and interdisciplinary research. Of particular interest are candidates whose work involves one or more of the following areas: mathematical optimization, mathematical foundations of data science or machine learning, modeling and novel computational approaches for challenging problems with societal or technological impact in such areas as energy, quantum computing, health, and climate and environmental sciences, among others.


Application instructions


Follow the on-screen prompts to create a brief online application, and please upload the following: cover letter, curriculum vita, research and teaching statements, and three letters of recommendation to MathJobs.Org.


Job Posted Date
Full consideration will be given to applications received by March 15, 2023, and applications received after that date will continue to be evaluated until the positions are filled.


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