Mathematician (Assistant Professor) - EXCEPTED SERVICE

Summary

This is a Full-Time Faculty Tenure-Track appointment in the Federal Service, with an initial term not-to-exceed 06/23/2029. Reappointments to additional one or two year terms are possible. If tenure is achieved (after four to six years), employment will be made permanent, provided a satisfactory performance appraisal is received annually.

Duties

• As a Mathematician (Assistant Professor), you will: Be responsible for the development and conduct of educational courses and programs within the department, in particular teaching courses in Mathematics. Be responsible for conducting research, instruction and academic counseling of Midshipmen and assuming a share of departmental and other academic responsibilities. The ideal candidate for this position must be a highly motivated and experienced professional possessing a Doctorate degree in mathematics and experience teaching all levels of undergraduate mathematics courses. Must possess a minimum of one-year full-time experience teaching Mathematics courses in a college or university, other than as a part of teaching assistantship. Experience with computer programing and computer languages such as Python is a plus. Experience in applied mathematics is preferred.

Requirements

CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT: SELECTIVE SERVICE: Males born after 12/31/1959 must be registered for the Selective Service. TRIAL PERIOD: This is an Excepted Service position. This job will be filled by an alternative hiring process and is not in the competitive service. Applicants selected for an excepted service position may be subject to a two-year trial period. As a condition of employment for accepting this position, you may be required to serve a 2-year trial period during which we will evaluate your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest. In determining if your employment advances the public interest, we may consider: your performance and conduct; the needs and interests of the agency; whether your continued employment would advance the organizational goals of the agency or the Government; and whether your continued employment would advance the efficiency of the Federal service. Upon completion of your 2 year trial period, your employment will be terminated unless you receive certification, in writing, that your continued employment advances the public interest.

Education

Degree: Mathematics; or the equivalent of a major that included at least 24 semester hours in mathematics. or Combination of education and experience -- courses equivalent to a major in mathematics (including at least 24 semester hours in mathematics), as shown in A above, plus appropriate experience or additional education. The total course work in either A or B above must have included differential and integral calculus and, in addition, four advanced mathematics courses requiring calculus or equivalent mathematics courses as a prerequisite. To qualify for the mathematics (Assistant Professor) position the candidate must possess a Doctorate degree from an accredited college or university in Mathematics or a closely related mathematics field including, but not limited to, Statistics or Operations Research.