POSITION ANNOUNCEMENT: DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENTAL MATHEMATICS

 

The California State University, Dominguez Hills and the Department of Mathematics invite applications for Director of Developmental Mathematics. One position is available. This is a full time Lecturer position. The appointment will be effective August 2008.

 

POSITION DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

 

The successful candidate will be expected to:

 

- serve as coordinator of our remedial math program, with responsibility for improving the program and its curriculum using current research in the field and coordinating the courses and faculty;

 

- teach a variety of courses for undergraduate mathematics majors, service courses, and remedial courses;

 

- assist with student advising and program development;

- hire, train, and supervise student tutors

 

Note: Lecturers typically teach fifteen units per semester. The successful candidate for this position will teach nine units and will use the remaining six units for coordinating remedial math and supervising student tutors.  For the first semester only the balance will be six units teaching and nine units for coordinating the program.

 

QUALIFICATIONS:

 

Required: Earned doctorate in Math Education or a related field, with a minimum BS in Mathematics. Experience coordinating a remedial math program.  Ability to teach mathematics and service courses to students with diverse backgrounds and skills. Commitment and ability to improve the remedial program using current research in the field.

 

Preferred: Experience teaching remedial math. MS in Mathematics. Familiarity with computers.  Ability to work with and teach courses for prospective mathematics teachers.

 

RANK AND SALARY:

 

Rank and salary are negotiable and depend upon qualifications and professional experience.

 

APPLICATION PROCEDURE:

 

Please submit a letter of application, a current resume, transcripts, and names and contact information for three references to:

 

  Serban Raianu, Chair

  Mathematics Department

  California State University, Dominguez Hills

  1000 E.  Victoria St.

  Carson, California 90747

  phone: (310)243-3378

  email: sraianu@csudh.edu

 

APPLICATION DEADLINE:

 

The search committee will begin its review of completed applications immediately and will continue until the position has been filled.

 

PROGRAM INFORMATION:

 

California State University, Dominguez Hills is located in the Los Angeles area and first opened in 1965. It is one of the twenty-three campuses of the state-supported California State University system. CSUDH is an urban, comprehensive, public university that serves over 12,000 students at the undergraduate and graduate levels. More than 70% of our student body comes from under-represented ethnic communities, making ours one of the most culturally diverse student bodies in the country. The CSUDH Math Dept. offers a Master of Arts in the Teaching of Mathematics and a Bachelor of Science in Mathematics. We have nine full-time teaching faculty with a variety of backgrounds and research interests.

 

WEBSITES:

 

CSUDH homepage: http://www.csudh.edu/

Mathematics Department homepage: http://www.csudh.edu/math

 

Upon appointment all candidates must furnish proof of eligibility to work in the U. S.

 

California State University Dominguez Hills is an Equal Opportunity, Section 504, Title IX employer. Women, members of minority groups, and physically disabled individuals are encouraged to apply.

 

Clery Act crime statistics for CSUDH available at http://www.csudh.edu/dhpd/dhpd.htm,or by calling campus Public Safety Department at (310) 243-3639.