Faculty & Staff Opportunities

Assistant Professor of Applied Statistics

Department of Mathematics & Computer Science

Valparaiso University

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The Department of Mathematics & Computer Science is seeking applications for two tenure track positions at the assistant professor level, beginning August, 2007, pending budget approval.

Preferred applicants will have a PhD in applied statistics. However, candidates with interest and experience in actuarial science or operations research will also be considered favorably. Women and minorities are especially encouraged to apply.

Teaching experience is valued.

Duties include: teach 5 courses (21 hours) for the academic year; continued scholarly activity; and service to the department and the University. Candidates should be willing to work in a scholarly community committed to Christian higher education in the Lutheran tradition.

Valparaiso University, founded in 1859, is known for its outstanding liberal arts education and professional programs. Its location in Northwest Indiana gives students the benefits of the premier city of Chicago, the Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore on Lake Michigan and the friendliness of the residential community of Valparaiso. Our 310-acre campus is home to nearly 4,000 students who come from most states in the nation and more than 40 countries around the globe. Valparaiso University belongs to a small and distinctive group of institutions of higher education that consistently receives national recognition for the quality of their educational programs. U.S. News & World Report regularly names VU as one of the best comprehensive universities in the Midwest in its annual rankings of “America’s Best Colleges.”

Send or e-mail a letter of application, vita, statement of teaching philosophy, summary of research plans, and 3 letters of recommendation to:

Rick Gillman, Chair

Department of Mathematics and Computer Science

Valparaiso University

Valparaiso, IN 46383

rick.gillman@valpo.edu.

Application review will begin 11/15/06, with initial interviews beginning in December. EOE/AA

Student Opportunities

Teaching Assistants--the department hires TA's to support instruction in Math 114, 122, 124, 234, and 253 during the fall semester. Up to fourteen students are hired. Mathematics, Engineering, and Business students are particularly encouraged to apply. Responsibilities include; a) meet weekly with the instructor, b) hold two group help sessions per week, c) complete assignment grading as needed by the instructor, d) be available one hour a week for individual tutoring. A minimum of six hours of work per week is guaranteed.

Graders--in addition to the TA's, some faculty hire students to do additional grading.

Private Tutors--quite often throughout the school year parents of children in the local elementary, middle, and high schools, call the department seeking math tutors.

Clerical Assistance--the department offers one clerical position to help with photocopying, computer entry, etc. This is a 4 to 6 hour per week position.

Students interested in any of the above positions should see Joan Steffen, the department Administrative Assistant, in the Math/CS Office, Room 116.

Valparaiso University provides equality of opportunity to its applicants for admission, enrolled students, graduates, and employees. The University does not discriminate with respect to hiring, continuation of employment, promotion and tenure, other employment practices, applications for admission, or career services and placement on the basis of race, color, gender, age, disability, national origin or ancestry, sexual orientation, or (as qualified herein) religion. An institution committed to its Lutheran tradition, the University reserves its right to promote the teaching of the church and to exercise preferences in admissions and employment-related practices in favor of Lutherans.

Faculty & Staff Opportunities

or email Rick.Gillman@valpo.edu Applications will be reviewed as they arrive.

or email Rick.Gillman@valpo.edu
Applications will be reviewed as they arrive.