Teaching Instructor or Teaching Assistant Professor or Teaching Associate Professor

Organizational Unit Overview

East Carolina University (www.ecu.edu) is a member of the 17-campus University of North Carolina System, is classified as a Doctoral/Research-Intensive University, and enrolls around 27,000 students with almost 5,500 pursuing graduate and professional degrees. ECU is located in Greenville, NC (pop. 95,000, with a metropolitan population of over 170,000), which lies 90 miles east of Raleigh and 80 miles from the Atlantic coast. A thriving small city and regional center for education, health, and the arts, Greenville is a great place to live, work, play, and visit. It has a cost of living more than 10 percent below the national average and boasts a vibrant Downtown district with restaurants, breweries, and shopping. Greenville hosts a variety of festivals throughout the year and offers numerous recreational opportunities, including access to the Tar River, over nine miles of greenways, nearly 30 parks and recreational facilities, and a growing arts scene.

The Thomas Harriot College of Arts and Sciences (https://thcas.ecu.edu/) is home to 15 academic departments. Harriot Colleges vision is to be an engine of access, knowledge, and opportunity for all learners through transformative education, innovative research and creative activities, and meaningful community engagement. The College fosters a welcoming, inclusive environment that supports the recruitment and success of students, faculty, and staff. It is deeply committed to increasing access to higher education by building a culture of care, belonging, and opportunity.

The Department of Mathematics (https://math.ecu.edu/) is one of the fifteen departments of the Thomas Harriot College of Arts and Sciences at East Carolina University and offers the BA, BS, and MA degrees in mathematics. Faculty in the department hold doctoral degrees from top universities and engage in research and publication. As a department, we serve a wide range of students-from those fulfilling their general education requirements to graduate students in mathematics-and are committed to helping all of them reach their mathematical goals. To achieve this, the department administers and staffs several physical spaces and is transitioning to a Problems Based Learning approach to College Algebra. ECU Department of Mathematics also provides the leadership and administrative home for North Carolinas Early Mathematics Placement Testing Center (https://sites.ecu.edu/ncempt/)

Job Duties

East Carolina University, Greenville, NC, invites applications for a Teaching Instructor or Teaching Assistant Professor or Teaching Associate Professor in the Department of Mathematics, beginning August 2026. A typical teaching load consists of 4 courses (12 credit hours) per semester. The successful candidate will focus on teaching mathematics and/or statistics courses at the undergraduate level in an accessible manner, taking advantage of the various student success initiatives available at ECU. Service to the university, community, and profession is expected. This non-tenure-track position is for the Fall and Spring semesters of 2026-2027 academic year only, with the possibility of subsequent appointments.

Contingent upon availability of funding.

Minimum Education/Experience

A Masters degree or higher and 18 graduate-level credit hours in Mathematics, Statistics or closely related fields, appropriate to the area of instruction, is required for appointment as Teaching Instructor. In addition to the requirements for Teaching Instructor, a terminal degree in Mathematics, Statistics, or closely related fields, appropriate to the area of instruction, is required for consideration for appointment as Teaching Assistant Professor or Teaching Associate Professor.

License or Certification Required by Statute or Regulation

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Preferred Experience, Skills, Training/Education

College teaching experience is preferred. We prefer the successful candidate to have a demonstrated record of effective teaching of mathematics.

Special Instructions to Applicant

Screening will begin April 22, 2026. At www.jobs.ecu.edu, applicants must complete a candidate profile, submit a cover letter, curriculum vitae, unofficial transcripts, and contact information for at least three current references. After the application is submitted, two official letters of reference, one of which should address teaching, will be requested; references will receive an email invitation from PeopleAdmin. Official transcripts required at the time of hire and can be sent to: Dr. Chris Jantzen, Chair, Department of Mathematics, harding@ecu.edu

Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis.