Assistant Professor Mathematical Sciences
Butte, MTFull-time$74K/yrSeen 1w agoSeen in employer's feed 1 day ago
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Job overview
The Department of Mathematical Sciences at Montana Tech seeks a tenure‑track Assistant Professor in Statistics, Mathematics or Data Science to teach courses, advise majors, maintain a scholarly agenda and contribute to curriculum redesign.
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Minimum Education Required
PhD in Statistics, Mathematics, or Data Science awarded by August 2027
Compensation
$ - $74,000.00 / yearly
Hours Per Week
38
Number Of Positions
1
Shift
First shift
Job Description
Assistant Professor
Mathematical Sciences
Full-Time
Tenure Track
Salary: $74,000/Academic Year
The Department of Mathematical Sciences at Montana Tech is pleased to announce an opening for a tenure-track Assistant Professor in the field of Statistics, Mathematics, or Data Science with experience and/or research interests in data science. Montana Technological University, a regionally accredited college in the heart of the Rocky Mountains, primarily offers degrees in the sciences and engineering. The Mathematical Sciences Department offers undergraduate majors in Mathematics (with options in pure mathematics, applied mathematics, and statistics) and Data Science. The primary duties of the position are to teach courses in statistics, mathematics, and data science, with a normal teaching load of 9 credits per semester. Additional responsibilities include, but are not limited to, maintaining an active scholarly agenda, advising Statistics, Mathematics, and Data Science majors, overseeing student research projects, and participating in curriculum redesign.
Montana Technological University provides a comprehensive benefits package for all eligible positions that includes health, dental and vision insurance, mandatory retirement plan with employer contribution, partial tuition waiver, and a wellness program.
Applications received by 01/03/2027 will be guaranteed full review and consideration. Applications received after that date may be considered until an adequate applicant pool has been established.
Duties:
Teach 9 credits per semester of statistics, mathematics, and/or data science courses. Additional responsibilities could include, but are not limited to, advising data science, statistics, or mathematics majors, overseeing student projects, and participating in curriculum redesign.
Required Qualifications:
PhD in Statistics, Mathematics, or Data Science awarded by August 2027
Ability to teach a wide variety of mathematics, statistics, and data science courses within the current curriculum
Preferred Qualifications:
Previous teaching experience in college level mathematics, statistics, and/or data science
Evidence of effective teaching
Experience and/or expertise with data visualization, simulation, and/or statistical methods that support our current course offerings in Data Science
Ability to teach courses using Python and R
Demonstrated research expertise in data science areas such as: machine/deep learning, big data mining and analytics, visualizing and communication data, data driven modeling and prediction, rich media data processing, database systems for analytics, quantitative social science, statistical learning, topological data analysis.
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False
Place of Work
On-site
Requisition ID
Assistant Professor Mathematical Sciences
Job Type
Full Time
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