Adjunct Professor - Mathematics Department

Job Title:

Adjunct Professor - Mathematics Department

Job Summary:

The USF Department of Mathematics is seeking part-time faculty to teach lower-division courses in math and statistics. Our ideal candidate will create a welcoming and inclusive classroom environment, and help to foster an appreciation of the beauty, power, and utility of math and statistics.

Full Job Description:

Courses we often need people to teach (offerings vary):

• MATH 100 Great Ideas in Math
• MATH 101 Elementary Statistics
• MATH 102 Biostatistics
• MATH 103 Statistics for Social Sciences
• MATH 104 Algebra for Business & Science
• MATH 105 Math for Educators
• MATH 106 Business Statistics
• MATH 107 Calculus for the Liberal Arts
• MATH 108 Precalculus
• MATH 109 Calculus 1
• MATH 110 Calculus 2
• MATH 201 Discrete Math
• MATH 202 Linear Algebra & Probability
• BSDS 100 Intro to Data Science with R

Preferred qualifications

• Ph.D. or M.S. in relevant area(s), and post-secondary teaching experience.
• Commitment to support the mission of the University of San Francisco (https://www.usfca.edu/about-usf/who-we-are/vision-mission ).
• Willingness to work in a culturally diverse environment, including engaging with and uplifting BIPOC students.

Job Responsibilities:
Course learning outcomes (and with some exceptions, textbooks) have been set by the Math Department, and these must be addressed in the course content. The lecturer will have flexibility in how the content is delivered and how student learning is evaluated.  We are usually able to provide an undergraduate grader and class sizes are typically 25--35 students.

Applications for this pool are accepted continuously, and candidates will be contacted when a position becomes available. Based on their length of service, part-time faculty can become eligible for benefits such as health insurance, retirement contributions, and tuition remission. 

If interested, please send the following to Jennifer Chubb at [email protected] .

1. Curriculum Vitae (PDF),
2. Cover letter (PDF) explaining which courses would be of interest, and your qualifications to teach those courses. Feel free to express interest in any course in our catalog, but keep in mind
that our primary focus will be on the courses highlighted above.
3. Official teaching evaluations from prior courses.  

Full-Time/Part-Time:

Part time

Pay Rate:

Salary

Salary Range :

$2,101 per unit