Job Description

The Department of Mathematics at UMass Boston anticipates having one or more associate lecturer positions in mathematics starting in the Fall 2025 semester. At least one of these positions will strongly focus on our Quantitative Reasoning course. Renewals are contingent upon performance, availability of resources, and need in the department.

The essential duties will be to teach up to four sections (12 credits) of lower-division service level mathematics classes per semester. In addition to instruction, the successful candidates will be expected to follow standard departmental policies related to instructional pedagogy and course coordination in multi-section classes and may participate in curriculum development.

Required Qualifications:

• A Masters in Mathematics, or candidacy for a Ph.D. or a Ph.D. degree in mathematics or a closely related field
• Demonstrated potential for excellence in instruction.

Desired Qualifications:

• A documented record of excellence in the classroom and in-person instruction as well as course coordination
• Interest/preference to teach foundational mathematics courses, such as Quantitative Reasoning and College Algebra, strongly preferred
• Interest or experience in curriculum development (particularly for Quantitative Reasoning, Math for Liberal Arts, and non-calculus based statistics)
• Demonstrated success working with diverse student and/or faculty populations

Please apply online with your CV, cover letter, personal statement, letters of recommendation, and a list of three professional work references along with their contact information.

1. The cover letter should briefly explain the candidate’s interest in and fit with the position.

2 . The personal statement should address the candidate’s teaching experience and philosophy.

3. Please submit at least two letters of recommendation that address the teaching and academic credentials must be submitted

We will start to review applications immediately, and we will continue to review applications on a rolling basis until the positions are filled. For more information about the department, see

Located on the Boston Harbor, the University of Massachusetts Boston offers undergraduate and graduate programs in almost 90 fields of study. It serves a diverse population of more than 16,000 students and is nationally recognized as a model of excellence for urban universities. For more information about the university, see .

UMass Boston is an urban public research university with a teaching soul, whose impact is both local and global. We are the third most diverse university in the country - more than 60% of our undergraduate students come from minoritized communities and groups and more than half of our students are the first in their families to attend a college or university. Thus, our students come to us from richly diverse life experiences and backgrounds; they bring to our classrooms and research settings the robust range of perspectives growing out of the socio-cultural, economic, and historical contexts in which they have lived, along with the challenges they encounter, engage, and strive to overcome. We invite applications from candidates who engage the diverse life experiences of our student body, who appreciate

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