Assistant Professor of Applied Mathematics

Job No: 550506

Work Type: Instructional Faculty - Tenured/Tenure-Track

Location: Southern California: Long Beach

Categories: Bargaining Unit: Unit 3 - CFA - California Faculty Association, Job Search Category/Discipline: Faculty - Mathematics/Statistics, Appointment Type: Tenured/Tenure-Track, Time Basis: Full Time

Position: Assistant Professor of Applied Mathematics

Effective Date: August 17, 2026 (Fall Semester)

Salary Range: The Assistant Professor AY 2025-26 classification salary is $74,652 to $158,688/year ($6,221 to $13,224/per month). The anticipated hiring range is $88,000 to $95,000/per year ($7,330 to $7,920/per month). Salary offered is commensurate with qualifications and experience.

Application Deadline: Review of applications to begin October 1, 2025. Position opened until filled.

California State University, Long Beach is a Hispanic Serving Institution (HSI) and an Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander-Serving Institution (AANAPISI). It earned the Seal of Excelencia in 2023 and is committed to serving diverse students through initiatives like the Black Excellence Collegium and El Concilio for Latinx Success.

College of Natural Sciences and Mathematics

Department of Mathematics and Statistics

Required Qualifications:

• Ph.D. in Mathematics, Applied Mathematics, Computational Mathematics, or a related discipline by August 1, 2026.
• Demonstrated commitment to mentoring students from underrepresented and underserved populations in STEM.
• Ability to teach computational and applied mathematics courses at both graduate and undergraduate levels.
• Demonstrated potential to establish an ongoing research program in computational and applied mathematics.
• Demonstrated commitment to working successfully with a diverse student population, including low socioeconomic and first-generation students.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Successful teaching experience at the university/college level with a diverse student body.
• Experience or demonstrated potential for integrating undergraduate and graduate students in research projects.
• Ability to complement existing teaching expertise and research programs in the department, college, or university.
• Research experience and publication records in Computational Mathematics, Scientific Machine Learning, Mathematics Modeling, Artificial Intelligence, Data Science, High-Performance Computing, or Optimization.
• Successful experience at the post-doctoral level or in industry, ideally including interdisciplinary collaboration.
• Potential for developing/maintaining a funded research program.
• Experience of successfully working with populations demographically and/or socioeconomically similar to the CSULB student body.
• Experience mentoring or supporting students with minoritized identities or experience using inclusive and culturally relevant teaching strategies in a diverse classroom.

Duties:

• Teach and develop undergraduate and graduate applied math courses in Computational Mathematics, Scientific Machine Learning, Applied Mathematics, or Data Science. Periodically teach late afternoon or evening graduate level courses. The University provides reduced teaching load for beginning tenure track faculty members. (Mode of Instruction may include in-person, hybrid, online, and/or any combination thereof.)
• Participate in professional development to improve teaching effectiveness.
• Develop and maintain a research program which leads to publications in refereed journals.
• Advise and mentor undergraduate and graduate students (e.g., academic advising, scholarly projects, etc.).
• Participate in departmental activities and initiatives, including efforts to prepare students for successful careers and further education, and to develop/improve curricula.
• Participate in service to the department, college, university, and profession/community.

The Department of Mathematics and Statistics comprises approximately 30 tenured/tenure-track faculty members across four disciplinary groups. Faculty teach mathematics, statistics, and math education courses and provide mentorship.

How to Apply - Required Documentation:

• A Student Success Statement about your teaching or other experiences, successes, and challenges in working with a diverse student population (maximum two pages, single-spaced).
• Letter of application addressing the required and preferred qualifications.
• CV.
• Copies of graduate/post-baccalaureate transcripts.
• Names and contact information for three references (to be contacted for confidential letters of recommendation should you reach the semi-finalist stage).
• Research/Scholarly Interests Statement.
• Teaching Statement that addresses your ability to effectively teach data science and statistics courses, mentor, and support our diverse undergraduate and graduate students.
• Finalists should be prepared to submit an official transcript.

How to Apply: Click Apply Now icon to complete the CSULB online application.

Requests for information should be addressed to: Dr. Will Murray, Chair, Department of Mathematics and Statistics, California State University, Long Beach, 1250 Bellflower Boulevard, Long Beach, CA 90840-0001, (562) 985-8008 or will.murray@csulb.edu.