Professor of Practice

ETSU•Johnson City, TN

8d•Onsite

About The Position

The Department of Mathematics and Statistics at East Tennessee State University invites applications for a Professor of Practice position beginning January 2027. The department has 12 tenured or tenure-track faculty, 4 full-time teaching staff, and 3 adjunct instructors. It serves 49 undergraduate majors with concentrations in statistics, computational applied mathematics, mathematical sciences, and mathematics teacher education. Additionally, there are 19 graduate students pursuing an MS in Mathematical Sciences and 16 in an MS in Applied Data Science. The department is recognized for its high-quality teaching, research, and outreach. East Tennessee State University has an enrollment of approximately 14,000 students. We are a Carnegie foundation doctoral research university, with associated Colleges of Pharmacy & medicine. ETSU is located in Johnson City, a city of 74,000 in Northeast Tennessee between the Great Smoky Mountains and the Blue Ridge Mountains. The area offers many opportunities for outdoor recreation and enjoys a moderate climate with four distinct seasons. The value of employment at ETSU goes far beyond salary. The official workday is 7.5 hours, which includes a one-hour lunch/meal break. Regular benefitted ETSU employees enjoy a full range of benefits, services, and programs, including paid time off, paid holidays, health and life insurance, retirement, access to university facilities and services and much more! ETSU is committed to ensuring that our students, faculty, and staff are valued and work in an environment of openness and acceptance. ETSU is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All positions at East Tennessee State University are contingent on sufficient funding.

Requirements

Ph.D. in Mathematics
10+ Years of Teaching Experience in Higher Education
Must be willing to relocate to Tri-Cities Area

Nice To Haves

Evidence of research in peer-reviewed journals
Willingness to teach upper level and Masters level courses
Willingness to mentor student research at both the undergraduate and graduate level
Willingness to be involved in student clubs such as the Math & Stats club and the (informal) Abstract Algebra club

Responsibilities

Demonstrated leadership ability
Effective communication skills
Ability to demonstrate an exceptional commitment to the teaching and mentoring of students