Bowdoin College
Posting Number: F00313JP
Department: Mathematics
Position Summary: Bowdoin College's Department of Mathematics invites applications for a full-time tenure-track faculty appointment at the rank of assistant professor, beginning July 1, 2027. We seek a candidate specializing in probability and stochastic processes, with a preference for those whose scholarship or teaching connects to the mathematics of artificial intelligence and machine learning. The teaching load is two courses per semester. Bowdoin is particularly interested in candidates dedicated to undergraduate teaching and with a promise of long-term successful research. A Ph.D. in mathematics, applied mathematics, or statistics is expected by the date of the appointment.
Bowdoin's Hastings Initiative for AI and Humanity aims to critically examine, thoughtfully utilize, and ethically guide AI's trajectory. A $50 million gift by Reed Hastings funds ten new faculty positions across disciplines; supports faculty in AI-related teaching, research, and creative work; sponsors workshops, symposia, and student research; and prepares the next generation of leaders to engage responsibly with the opportunities and challenges presented by artificial intelligence.
Bowdoin College offers opportunities for professional development, a fully-funded, year-long pre-tenure sabbatical leave (after three years of teaching and successful reappointment), and regular, generously funded, post-tenure sabbaticals. Support for teaching, grant submission, computing software, and community partnerships in courses is available. The College also offers robust programming and resources for establishing and enhancing mentoring networks.
At Bowdoin, we are committed to inclusive excellence, an ongoing collective practice that honors our institutional commitment to provide an outstanding liberal arts education and serve the common good. The College is home to talented students, faculty and staff and we encourage applications from candidates committed to the inclusive instruction and support of a diverse student population, and those who will enrich and contribute to the College's multifaceted diversity.
Accessibility during the application and interview stages, as well as once employed, is a priority of the College: https://www.bowdoin.edu/accessibility/index.html. In addition, visa sponsorships for faculty hires are available.
Bowdoin College accepts only electronic submissions through MathJobs (https://www.mathjobs.org/jobs/list/28670). A complete application includes:
- a cover letter of up to two pages describing your experience and your short- and long-term goals in teaching and research. In your letter, please give specific examples of how your scholarship or teaching has engaged meaningfully with the mathematics underlying machine learning or AI - for example, stochastic optimization and sampling algorithms, high dimensional probability, diffusion models, statistical learning theory or teaching courses on the mathematical foundations of ML;