Job Description

University of St. Thomas

Instructor of Mathematics

The Department of Mathematics and Computer Science seeks applicants for a full-time instructor position (not tenure-track) in Mathematics beginning in the fall of 2026.

Requirements:

The successful candidate should possess:

• A terminal Ph.D. in Mathematics is required.
• A demonstrated excellence in teaching or demonstrable ability and or commitment for teaching excellence.
• A demonstrated track record of service activities.
• A demonstrated track record or expressed interest in engaging students in active pedagogy and problem solving activities.
• An expressed desire and commitment to support the university's mission.

General Responsibilities:

• The successful candidate will be expected to:
• Teach undergraduate courses in mathematics, including the calculus sequence.
• Participate in program review and pedagogical improvement.
• Work with the Student Success team to coordinate the Math Student Success Center.
• Participate in service activities as needed by the department and the university.

Applicants must provide a cover letter addressing qualifications for the position, curriculum vitae, philosophy of teaching, and the names and contact information of three professional references. Applicants must also submit a statement demonstrating an understanding of and a firm comm itment to advance the mission of Catholic h igher educat ion as it is articulated in Ex Corde Ecclesiae.

The Un ivers ity of St. Thomas is comm itted to h ir ing faculty who can help it not only fulfill its integrated mission -the formation of the whole person for flourishing in this life and the next - but also advance itin new ways. The University's Catholic ident ity is the center of th is mission, a Catholicism expressed for our own age by the Catechism of the Catholic Church and Pope St. John Paul ll's Ex Corde Ecclesiae. The University asks all candidates applying for this position to consider these documents to ensure their professional goals and practices can align with them. While appl icants need not be Catholic, they must be able to support the Un ivers ity as it seeks to be fa ithful to and embody the r iches of the Catho lic intellectual trad it ion.

The University of St. Thomas is an Equal Opportunity Employer.