[RUME] Math Education Position

[Elsa Medina]

Please forward the announcement below.

Thanks,

Elsa

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Elsa Medina
Mathematics Department
Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, CA  93407-0403
Office Phone #:  805-756-2244
Office Location: Bldg. 25, Room 303
Fax Number:	  805-756-6537
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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.