The Department of Mathematics and Statistics at East Tennessee State University invites applications for the position of Department Chair to begin July 2025.
The Department has 13 tenured/tenure track faculty, 4 full-time teaching colleagues, and 3 adjuncts as well as currently 49 majors and 19 graduate students. The department is known for its high-quality teaching, research, and outreach; and it has recently launched a Master of Science in Applied Data Science program in conjunction with the Computation and Research in Data Science (CaRDS) institute, the Department of Computing, and the Statistical Consulting Lab. This program builds on our history of providing internship experiences for students and preparing master's students for exciting careers in data science, operations research, and statistics. This is in addition to a Master of Science degree in Mathematical Sciences and undergraduate degree concentrations in statistics, computational applied math, mathematical sciences or mathematics education. See http://www.etsu.edu/cas/math for more information.
In this 12-month position, the chair is responsible to the Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences for providing leadership and departmental administration; providing administrative oversight of our large outreach into the community, which includes a substantial dual enrollment program; maintaining the collegial atmosphere of the department; and enhancing the professional development and research productivity of departmental faculty and staff.
Candidates are expected to demonstrate an exceptional commitment to the teaching and mentoring of students and are expected to have an active, ongoing research program. The chair is expected to foster and promote scholarly productivity and visibility of a diverse and active faculty while supporting innovative and high-quality teaching.
Applicants must have a Ph.D. degree in Mathematics, Statistics, or a related field as well as a proven record of scholarship and teaching appropriate for a tenured position at the associate or full professor level. Priority will be given to candidates in Data Science and Statistics. They should have demonstrated leadership ability and effective communication skills.
East Tennessee State University has an enrollment of approximately 15,000 students. We are a Carnegie Foundation doctoral research university, with associated Colleges of Pharmacy and Medicine.
ETSU is located in Johnson City, a city of 74,000 in Northeast Tennessee between the Great Smoky Mountains and the Blue Ridge Mountains. The area offers many opportunities for outdoor recreation and enjoys a moderate climate with four distinct seasons. ETSU is an AA/EEOE employer. Women and minorities are especially encouraged to apply.
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Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
Demonstrated leadership ability
Effective communication skills
Ability to demonstrate an exceptional commitment to the teaching and mentoring of students and are expected to have an active, ongoing research program.
Required Qualifications
Ph.D. degree in Mathematics, Statistics, or a related field.
A proven record of teaching and research appropriate for a tenured position at the Associate or full Professor level.
Applicants should have demonstrated leadership ability, effective communication skills, and a history of campus and community involvement beyond the departmental level.
Preferred Qualifications
Priority will be given to candidates in Data Science and Statistics who can teach courses in statistics at the Masters level.
Priority will be given to candidates with substantial leadership experience.
East Tennessee State University is a state-supported, coeducational institution governed by the Tennessee Board of Regents, the sixth largest higher education system in the country. Chartered in 1909 as East Tennessee State Normal School, the institution became East Tennessee State Teachers College in 1925 and, five years later, State Teachers College, Johnson City. Beginning in 1943, the institution was known as East Tennessee State College for 20 years. Today, ETSU is a multifaceted university offering baccalaureate, graduate and professional programs of study through its College of Arts and Sciences, College of Business and Technology, Clemmer College of Education, College of Clinical and Rehabilitative Health Sciences, College of Graduate and Continuing Studies, James H. Quillen College of Medicine, College of Nursing, Bill Gatton College of Pharmacy, and College of Public Health. The university employees 931 faculty in its four institutional divisions--Medicine with 198, Pharmacy with 32, Family Practice with 27, and ETSU with 674. ETSU has a student population of approximately 15,000, including undergraduate, graduate, and professional students. Although the majority of stud...ents are from Tennessee and the surrounding southeastern region, over 45 states and over 55 foreign countries are also represented. Over 85 percent of the university's students receive federal, state or private sources of financial aid. A diverse population is necessary for the intellectual, social, economic, and cultural development of our university and region. Through our teaching, research and public service, ETSU honors the fundamental human values of compassion, tolerance and understanding and celebrates diversity of people and thought
