Visiting Assistant Professor of Statistics
for 2008-2009
The Department of Mathematics & Statistics invites applications for a one-year visiting assistant professor position in statistics for the 2008-2009 academic year.
Primary responsibility will be teaching graduate and undergraduate courses in statistics. Other activities may include research in statistics, and statistical consulting with university researchers. The teaching load for this position is 18 semester hours (6 courses) for the academic year. The salary for this position is $50,000 for the academic year.
Qualifications: Minimum requirements are a doctorate degree in statistics OR all-but-dissertation completed toward a doctorate in statistics by the contract starting date (18 August 2008); and the ability to teach standard undergraduate and master’s level courses in statistics. Preference will be given to candidates who demonstrate evidence of high quality teaching.
The Northern Arizona University community is composed of faculty, staff and students from a wide range of cultural backgrounds. Applicants should have the experience and commitment necessary to work with such a diverse population.
Send a letter of application, curriculum vitae, statement of teaching philosophy, graduate transcripts, and a summary of teaching evaluations if available to the address below, and arrange for three confidential letters of reference to be sent to the same address.
Statistics Visitor Committee
Department of Mathematics & Statistics
Northern Arizona University, Box 5717
Flagstaff, AZ 86011-5717
Review of applications begins June 1, 2008 and will continue until the position is filled. Questions may be sent to the chair of the department Janet.McShane@nau.edu.
Northern Arizona University has a Flagstaff campus enrollment of approximately 14,000 students. The Department has 26 permanent faculty including 4 in statistics and offers Bachelors’ degrees with emphases in statistics, actuarial science, mathematics and mathematics education, Master’s degrees in statistics, mathematics, and mathematics education, and a graduate certificate in applied statistics. For more information about the Department of Mathematics & Statistics visit http://www.math.nau.edu.
Flagstaff is located at an elevation of 7,000 feet in the cool pine forests of northern Arizona, near high mountains, several spectacular canyons, and numerous other attractions.
NAU is an equal opportunity/affirmative action institution. Minorities, persons with disabilities, veterans and women are encouraged to apply.
