Post-Doctoral Teaching Fellow, Applied Mathematics and Statistics
About The Position
The Department of Applied Mathematics and Statistics (AMS) at Colorado School of Mines (Mines) in Golden, Colorado invites applications for a Postdoctoral Teaching Fellowship position to begin (subject to availability) in August 2027. The position is a two-year appointment (based upon satisfactory performance) that can be renewed by the department for an additional year. The AMS department is a diverse and collegial cohort of 25 faculty members, split almost evenly between research faculty and teaching faculty. Research interests within the department are broad, varied, and frequently interdisciplinary in nature, including mathematical biology, mathematical geosciences, applied partial differential equations, environmental and spatial statistics, scientific computing, and the scholarship of teaching and learning. Mines has the highest admission standards of any university in Colorado, and the AMS department confers Bachelor’s, Master’s, and PhD degrees in applied mathematics and statistics, while providing foundational mathematics coursework for all other Mines majors.
Requirements
- PhD degree in Mathematics, Applied Mathematics, Computational Science, Statistics or a related field by August 2027.
- This position is intended for recent PhD candidates.
- Previous experience in teaching mathematics at the collegiate level.
- Strong commitment to and experience with undergraduate teaching.
- Experience with mathematics research via journal and/or conference publications.
- Strong communication (both oral and written) and interpersonal skills for collaborative work.
Nice To Haves
- Undergraduate teaching experience within a coordinated, multi-section setting.
- Experience with and outstanding promise in research devoted to one or more of the following categories: applied and computational mathematics, fast numerical methods, open-source software development, colloidal and soft matter systems, mathematical biology at the cell scale, and applied partial differential equations.
- Interest in interdisciplinary research efforts.
- Experience with mentoring undergraduate student research.
Responsibilities
- Teach 4 courses per year, primarily in the core mathematics sequence (Calculus I, II, III and Differential Equations), with potential opportunities to teach outside of the core curriculum (e.g., Intro to Scientific Computing, Linear Algebra, Intro to Statistics, Intro to Probability).
- Be assigned a research mentor from the AMS faculty for professional development as a researcher.
- Collaborate with AMS faculty within their distinct research field or across the department in the improvement and delivery of the AMS curriculum.
- Write manuscripts within peer-reviewed journals and present results at (inter)national conferences and workshops.
- Potentially collaborate within Prof. Sprinkle’s research group, including other postdocs, as well as graduate and undergraduate students at Mines.
- Potentially participate in grant-writing and annual reports.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
Benefits
- Flexible health and dental care options
- Generous sick and vacation time
- Fully vested retirement plan on first day of employment, with generous employer contribution
- Tuition benefits (6 credits per year for employees, 50 percent discount for dependents)
- Free RTD Ecopass
- Discount programs through the State of Colorado
- Free tickets for Mines Athletics home games
- Access to the state-of-the-art Recreation Center (fitness classes and training, swimming pool and more)
- Equipment rentals through the Outdoor Rec Center
- On-campus daycare center
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
Ph.D. or professional degree
