"Assistant Professor"

Assistant Professor

The Opportunity:

The Department of Mathematics and Statistics at Washington State University invites applications for a permanent, full-time, nine-month, tenure-track Assistant Professor position in Pullman, WA. We seek applicants with specialties in numerical analysis and scientific computing, with strong connections to machine learning and artificial intelligence. While all areas of expertise broadly within theoretical and applied areas of computational mathematics will be considered, preference may be given to applicants whose work bridges theory and applications in data analysis, discrete mathematics, linear algebra, or optimization, and they are especially encouraged to apply. It is anticipated that the successful candidate will begin the appointment on August 16, 2026.

Job Duties: The successful candidate will develop a vigorous research program, mentor graduate students, and teach undergraduate and graduate courses in numerical analysis and scientific computing with applications in areas such as optimization, data analysis, discrete mathematics, and artificial intelligence, as well as positively contribute to the department, college, and University. A typical teaching load for a tenure-track faculty member is 3 or 4 courses per year.

Annual Salary: $85,000-$95,000 per nine-month academic year.

Required Qualifications:

• A Ph.D. in Mathematics, Applied Mathematics, or a closely related field by the time of appointment
• Demonstrated excellence, or strong potential for excellence, in research and teaching,
• Strong potential or evidence of the ability to contribute to the development of computational methods in mathematics, and
• Strong potential or evidence of the ability to contribute to interdisciplinary collaborations.
• Expertise in an area that supports existing or emerging department strengths, such as numerical linear algebra, optimization, computational methods in machine learning and artificial intelligence, data-driven methods in scientific computing, discrete and combinatorial algorithms, and high-performance computing and large-scale algorithms.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Potential for or experience with writing grant proposals to funding agencies.

Application Instructions: Applicants must upload the following required documents to their online application...

• A cover letter addressing qualifications for this position as well as a response to the following prompt: ...
• Curriculum vitae
• Teaching statement that describes your teaching experience and philosophy...
• Research/Scholarship/Creative Activity statement that outlines your scholarly work and includes your future plans.
• Names, addresses, and contact information of at least four references...

Inquiries should be directed to Judi McDonald at JMcDonald1@WSU.edu