The Department invites applications for a tenure-track faculty position in Mathematical Sciences at the rank of Assistant Professor, starting in Fall 2008. The successful candidate should have a PhD in mathematics or a related field, have an active, independent research program, strong potential to obtain external funding, and a commitment to excellence in teaching. Preference will be given to candidates who are able to conduct interdisciplinary research with applications in life sciences, as well as those who are able to interact with existing faculty in the department. Current research areas represented in the department include stochastic processes, numerical analysis, differential equations, optimization, mathematical modeling and statistics with applications in biological and environmental sciences and engineering. The department faculty has active research and programmatic collaborations with several research centers in the campus including JCET (www.umbc.edu/jcet) CUERE (www.umbc.edu/cuere/), CASPR (www.umbc.edu/caspr/) , and the School of Aging Studies (www.umbc.edu/erickson/). The department has external grants from a number of agencies including NIH, EPA, NSA, and NSF and a consulting center (www.umbc.edu/circ/) which offers services to both on and off campus researchers. The department possess excellent computing facilities including a 32-node distributed-memory cluster with low-latency interconnect, and UMBC is in the process of developing a core facility for high-performance computing.

The department offers BS, MS, and PhD degrees in applied mathematics and in statistics. For more information, see our website at www.math.umbc.edu.

Applicants should send their vita, a summary of their current research program, a teaching statement, and also arrange to have three letters of reference sent to: Search Committee, Department of Mathematics and Statistics, UMBC, 1000 Hilltop Circle, Baltimore, MD 21250. The screening applicants will commence November 1, 2007 and will continue until the position is filled.

UMBC has an NSF ADVANCE grant to increase the participation and success of women in science and engineering careers.

Applications from minorities, women, and people with disabilities are especially encouraged. UMBC is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer.