[RUME] Math Education Position at Cal Poly

[Eric Hsu]

MATHEMATICS EDUCATION-Full-Time, Tenure Track

Full-time, academic year beginning Fall 2009. The Mathematics
Department at Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo, CA is seeking tenure-track
faculty at the Assistant, Associate, or Full Professor level in
mathematics education. Responsibilities include teaching content
courses for prospective K-12 teachers, teaching other mathematics
classes, teaching a methods course for prospective secondary
teachers, supervising student teachers, presenting at teacher in-
service programs, and working with the teacher education programs
of the University. Excellence in teaching, a strong commitment to
continued scholarly activity, and departmental service are
expected. Doctorate in mathematics education with the equivalent of
a Master's Degree in mathematics, or a Doctorate in mathematics
with demonstrated commitment to teacher education. Pre-college
teaching experience is desired. Salary is commensurate with
qualifications and experience.

Cal Poly, part of the California State University system, is noted
for its programs in the sciences and engineering. The campus is
located on the central coast of California and has an enrollment of
19,000+ students in Undergraduate and Masters Degree programs. The
Mathematics Department has 30 tenured/tenure-track faculty, a small
master's degree program, and more than 200 undergraduate majors
with approximately half of the students preparing to teach
secondary mathematics. New faculty will be joining an active group
of Mathematics Education faculty with current projects that include
a California Department of Education Mathematics and Science
Partnership grant that provides professional development to local
middle school teachers, and a NSF-funded Noyce Scholarship program
that supports undergraduate mathematics majors going into the field
of teaching. There is a classroom devoted to math education
equipped with manipulatives, graphing calculators, and computers.
You can find more information at the Department web site:
www.math.calpoly.edu.

Candidates must complete the required online application form and
submit the following in PDF format at www.calpolyjobs.org: cover
letter, resume, statement of professional goals, and statement of
teaching philosophy. These documents will not be accepted in hard
copy format. In addition, unofficial transcripts and three (3)
letters of reference, with at least one addressing teaching
experience, must be mailed by hard copy to:

Screening Committee Requisition #101774
Department of Mathematics
California Polytechnic State University
San Luis Obispo, CA 93407-0403

Review of complete applications with supporting documents will
begin 11/24/2008, and applications received after that date may be
considered. For questions, contact mathrecruit at calpoly.edu.