What are the responsibilities and job description for the Chair, Department of Mathematics position at Texas State University?
Posting Information
Posting Information
Position Title
Chair, Department of Mathematics
Job Posting Number
2025048TTL
Job Location
San Marcos
Department
Mathematics
Position Description
The Department of Mathematics at Texas State University invites applications for an experienced and outstanding senior scholar to serve as Department Chair beginning Fall 2025. The appointment will be at the Professor level with tenure.
The Department of Mathematics is a growing department and expects to have around 100 faculty members in Fall of 2025, with more than 40 tenure-line faculty and over 65 graduate students. The department is excited to start its new Ph.D. program in mathematics in Fall 2025 to complement its Ph.D. program in mathematics education and its master’s programs. Our faculty members have a broad range of strengths in Analysis, Topology, Algebra, Combinatorics, Statistics (including Data Science and Machine Learning), Applied Mathematics, Logic, and Mathematics Education. Our faculty members have over $3 million in active grants and include a Sloan Fellow and multiple NSF CAREER awardees.
The Chair will lead a highly engaged and collaborative faculty team committed to advancing undergraduate and graduate teaching and increasing productivity of externally funded research and innovation. In this way, the Chair will guide the Department in pursuit of the University’s goal to advance to R1 status.
The Chair will lead a highly engaged and collaborative faculty team committed to advancing undergraduate and graduate teaching and increasing productivity of externally funded research and innovation. In this way, the Chair will guide the Department in pursuit of the University’s goal to advance to R1 status.
The Chair will be the Department’s academic and administrative leader. The Chair reports to the Dean of the College of Science and Engineering, which boasts the largest student enrollment at Texas State, comprised of the Departments of Agricultural Sciences, Biology, Chemistry and Biochemistry, Computer Science, Engineering Technology, Mathematics, Physics, and the Ingram School of Engineering. The College also houses the Edwards Aquifer Research and Data Center. A hallmark of the College is high-quality research, exemplified by nineteen faculty members having received NSF Career awards since the early 2000s. Our faculty are collaborative and interdisciplinary researchers with strong track records of external funding. We are committed to training our students to be leaders through academically rigorous coursework and impactful research experiences.
Additional information about Chair Responsibilities can be found at AA/PPS 01.02.11 Role, Evaluation, and Step-Down Salaries of Department Chairs and School Directors. This position is subject to the availability of funds.
Additional information about Chair Responsibilities can be found at AA/PPS 01.02.11 Role, Evaluation, and Step-Down Salaries of Department Chairs and School Directors. This position is subject to the availability of funds.
Required Qualifications
- Ph.D. in Mathematics, Mathematics Education, or a related field.
- Experience in academic administration.
- Record of excellence in instruction at the undergraduate level.
- Sustained record of teaching, service, and scholarly achievements consistent with the rank of a tenured professor.
Preferred Qualifications
- Record of effective leadership that may include examples of professional training; university growth or new programs; innovation in curriculum; and development of new facilities, funding, endowments, and partnerships.
- Successful record of maintaining a competitively funded research program that is acknowledged by peers.
- Consistent record of advising, supervising, and mentoring undergraduate and graduate students.
- Experience with shared governance among faculty with varying titles, ranks, and program specialties.
- Research and teaching philosophies that align with the Department and University
Application Procedures
Only applications submitted through the Texas State University website will be accepted and considered: https://jobs.hr.txstate.edu/postings/51800
To ensure full consideration, please submit the following by April 23, 2025:
- Cover letter addressing required and preferred qualifications.
- Curriculum vitae.
- Research statement with a focus on active and anticipated projects, as well as philosophy and experience with collaboration and cross disciplinary activities (4-6 pages).
- Teaching statement describing approach, experience, philosophy, and
interests (1-2 pages).
- Leadership statement including experience, philosophy, and interests (3-5 pages).
- Unofficial transcripts (all in one document).
- Contact information for three individuals willing to serve as references provided in the Reference Letter section of the application.
Questions regarding this position should be addressed to David Donnelly, Associate Chair of Physics, at dd14@txstate.edu, 1-512-245-9128.
The selected candidate will be required to provide official transcripts from all degree-granting universities attended.
Proposed Start Date
Summer/Fall 2025
Posting Date
03/24/2025
Review Date
04/23/2025
Close Date
Open Until Filled?
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Employment with Texas State University is contingent upon the outcome of record checks and verifications including, but not limited to, criminal history, driving records, education records, employment verifications, reference checks, and employment eligibility verifications.
Employment with Texas State University is contingent upon the outcome of record checks and verifications including, but not limited to, criminal history, driving records, education records, employment verifications, reference checks, and employment eligibility verifications.
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Record Checks and Verifications
Employment with Texas State University is contingent upon the outcome of record checks and verifications including, but not limited to, criminal history, driving records, education records, employment verifications, reference checks, and employment eligibility verifications.
Eligibility for Employment
Proper documentation of identity and eligibility for employment will be required before the hiring process can be completed.
Why Work at Texas State?
Texas State University is home to more than 38,000 students and 2,000 faculty members in the growing Austin-San Antonio corridor. A member of the Doctoral Universities: Higher Research Activity Carnegie classification, the university creates new knowledge, fosters cultural and economic development, and prepares its growing population of diverse students for the endless possibilities that await them as citizens of Texas, the nation, and the world.
Bolstered by research with relevance and innovation in creative and scholarly work in a full range of academic disciplines and a spirit of inclusiveness, Texas State seeks outstanding candidates for a variety of faculty positions.
