Post-Doctoral Teaching Fellow, Applied Mathematics and Statistics at Colorado School of Mines

Job description

Engineering a world of possibilities The Department of Applied Mathematics and Statistics (AMS) at Colorado School of Mines (Mines) in Golden, Colorado invites applications for a Postdoctoral Teaching Fellowship position to begin (subject to availability) in August 2027. The position is a two-year appointment (based upon satisfactory performance) that can be renewed by the department for an additional year. The AMS department is a diverse and collegial cohort of 25 faculty members, split almost evenly between research faculty and teaching faculty. Research interests within the department are broad, varied, and frequently interdisciplinary in nature, including mathematical biology, mathematical geosciences, applied partial differential equations, environmental and spatial statistics, scientific computing, and the scholarship of teaching and learning. Mines has the highest admission standards of any university in Colorado, and the AMS department confers Bachelor’s, Master’s, and PhD degrees in applied mathematics and statistics, while providing foundational mathematics coursework for all other Mines majors. PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES Postdoctoral Teaching Fellows are expected to teach 4 courses per year. While the primary teaching responsibilities will be in the core mathematics sequence (Calculus I, II, III and Differential Equations), there may also be opportunities to teach outside of the core curriculum (e.g., Intro to Scientific Computing, Linear Algebra, Intro to Statistics, Intro to Probability) Postdoctoral fellows are further assigned a research mentor from the AMS faculty who guides the fellow in their professional development as a researcher. In addition to teaching obligations, postdocs may collaborate with AMS faculty within their distinct research field or across the department in the improvement and delivery of the AMS curriculum. For this position, the dedicated research mentor will be Prof. Brennan Sprinkle, whose specific research interests include fast numerical methods and soft matter physics. Additional responsibilities Writing manuscripts within peer-reviewed journals and presenting results at (inter)national conferences and workshops Potential for collaboration within Prof. Sprinkle’s research group, including other postdocs, as well as graduate and undergraduate students at Mines Potential for participation in grant-writing and annual reports Perform other duties as assigned Minimum Qualifications Education and Experience: PhD degree in Mathematics, Applied Mathematics, Computational Science, Statistics or a related field by August 2027. This position is intended for recent PhD candidates Previous experience in teaching mathematics at the collegiate level Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities: Strong commitment to and experience with undergraduate teaching Experience with mathematics research via journal and/or conference publications Strong communication (both oral and written) and interpersonal skills for collaborative work Preferred Qualifications Education and Experience: Undergraduate teaching experience within a coordinated, multi-section setting Experience with and outstanding promise in research devoted to one or more of the following categories: applied and computational mathematics, fast numerical methods, open-source software development, colloidal and soft matter systems, mathematical biology at the cell scale, and applied partial differential equations Interest in interdisciplinary research efforts Experience with mentoring undergraduate student research About Mines & Golden, CO When the world looks for answers, the world looks to Mines. Colorado School of Mines is a top-ranked public university solving the grand challenges facing our society, particularly those related to the Earth, energy and the environment. Founded in 1874 with specialties in mining and metallurgy, Mines’ scope and mission have continually expanded to meet the needs of industry and society. Today, we are the No. 36 public univer