• Mathematics, Assistant Professor (tenure track)

• Physics, Assistant Professor (tenure track)

The Wilkes Honors College of Florida Atlantic University seeks to fill a tenure-track Assistant Professor of Physics position to begin in Fall 2010. The successful candidate will teach undergraduate courses and some labs in physics, maintain an active research program, direct honors theses, and may participate in interdisciplinary teaching and possibly collaborate with members of the Scripps Research Institute or the Max Planck Institute's new Florida branch, both located on our campus. The Honors College is a highly selective liberal arts college within a state university (see http://www.honorscollege.edu). We offer a four-year honors curriculum centered on the traditional disciplines in the liberal arts and sciences, with an emphasis on critical thinking and cross-disciplinary programs. A Ph.D. in physics is required. Applicants must complete the online Application Form and submit online a cover letter, curriculum vitae and a teaching statement that includes a description of potential research projects for undergraduate students, at http://jobs.fau.edu (Position #991830). Mail three letters of recommendation and copies of transcripts to Chair, Physics Search, Wilkes Honors College, 5353 Parkside Dr., Jupiter, FL 33458. Applications must be received by December 21, 2009 to ensure their consideration. Florida Atlantic University is an Equal Opportunity/Equal Access Institution. A background check will be required for the successful candidate.  

Mathematics, Assistant Professor

The Wilkes Honors College of Florida Atlantic University invites applications for a tenure-track Assistant Professor position in Mathematics beginning Fall 2010. The successful candidate will teach introductory and advanced undergraduate courses, direct honors theses, and may participate in interdisciplinary teaching. Average teaching load is 5 courses per year. The Wilkes Honors College, which opened in 1999, is a liberal arts college within a state university, located in the coastal town of Jupiter, Florida. Its four-year curriculum is centered on the traditional disciplines in the liberal arts and sciences, with an emphasis on critical thinking, independent study, community-based internships, and cross-disciplinary programs. The successful candidate will be one of 36 enthusiastic faculty members (3 in Math) with broad interdisciplinary interests. See http://www.honorscollege.edu.
Areas of specialty are open. The committee will view favorably experience with computational tools such as Matlab and Maple, mathematical modeling, discrete mathematics, statistics, or other areas that interface with environmental, biological, or social sciences. Required qualifications include a Ph.D. in Mathematics or Statistics, evidence of excellence in undergraduate teaching, and potential for quality scholarship. Applications (Position #991100) should be submitted online to http://jobs.fau.edu and should include a cover letter that addresses how the candidate would contribute to the Honors College environment, a CV, and statements of teaching and research. Copies of graduate transcripts and three letters of reference, at least one of which addresses teaching, should be mailed to Chair, Mathematics Search Committee, Wilkes Honors College, Florida Atlantic University, 5353 Parkside Drive, Jupiter, FL 33458.
Applications must be received by December 1, 2009 to ensure their consideration.
The Honors College will have representatives at the Joint Mathematics Meeting in San Francisco.
A background check will be required for the successful candidate.
Florida Atlantic University is an Equal Opportunity/Equal Access Institution.