Assistant Professor of Mathematics Education

About the role

The Assistant Professor (Academic Year) classification salary is $6,221 to $13,224/per month (12 monthly payments per academic year). The anticipated hiring range is $7,330 to $8,000/per month. Salary offered is commensurate with qualifications and experience.

Responsibilities

• Teach and develop equitable undergraduate mathematics courses for future mathematics educators (including Mathematics Education majors and Liberal Studies majors) and other students in the Department of Mathematics and Statistics.
  • Mode of instruction may include in-person, hybrid, online, and/or any combination thereof.
• Teach and develop graduate courses for educators enrolled in the Master of Science in Mathematics for Educators.
• Contribute to departmental, university, and CSU efforts to develop, credential, and support K-12 diverse mathematics teachers.
• Advises undergraduate and/or graduate students (e.g., academic advising, scholarly projects).
• Maintain and engage in impactful mathematics education creative and scholarly activity (e.g., publications, presentations) that support research opportunities for our undergraduate and graduate students.
• Seek grant funds to support both mathematics education research and professional development of in-service preK-12 mathematics teachers and/or CSULB faculty.
• Participate in service at all levels of the university and in the greater mathematics education community.

Requirements

• Ph.D. or Ed.D. in mathematics education; statistics or data science education; or related field (e.g., mathematics, applied mathematics, statistics) with background in education research.
• Degree at time of application or official notification of completion of the doctoral degree by August 1, 2027.
• Demonstrated potential for teaching effectiveness and excellence in higher education that reflects an understanding of the impacts of race, ethnicity, and other identities on the lives and experiences of students.
• Demonstrated potential for published scholarship in mathematics education.
• Demonstrated commitment to working successfully with a diverse student population, including low socioeconomic and first-generation students.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master’s degree in mathematics or statistics or other relevant mathematics or statistics experience in addition to an earned doctorate degree(s).
• Experience successfully working with populations demographically and/or socioeconomically similar to the CSULB student body (e.g. experience teaching and mentoring students from underrepresented groups, understanding of culturally responsive pedagogy, pedagogical content knowledge related to the needs of students from underrepresented groups).
• Experience mentoring or supporting students using inclusive and culturally relevant teaching strategies in a diverse classroom and a record of effectiveness and excellence in teaching in higher education that reflects an understanding of the impacts of race, ethnicity, and other identities on the lives and experiences of students.
• Potential to teach and engage in research within any subdiscipline(s) of mathematics education, especially in ways that complement the expertise of the current faculty.
• Potential for partnering with diverse urban K-12 school districts and/or other diverse educational contexts on grants and professional development activities.
• Potential for obtaining external funding for mathematics education projects.
• Experience in scholarly communication in mathematics education (e.g., mathematics education conference presentations and publications).
• A record of contribution to service (e.g., committee work, engagement with efforts to include equity and inclusion) within the university or a relevant disciplinary context (e.g., education, mathematics education).

Qualifications

• Ph.D. or Ed.D. in mathematics education; statistics or data science education; or related field (e.g., mathematics, applied mathematics, statistics) with background in education research.
• Degree at time of application or official notification of completion of the doctoral degree by August 1, 2027.
• Demonstrated potential for teaching effectiveness and excellence in higher education that reflects an understanding of the impacts of race, ethnicity, and other identities on the lives and experiences of students.
• Demonstrated potential for published scholarship in mathematics education.
• Demonstrated commitment to working successfully with a diverse student population, including low socioeconomic and first-generation students.
• Master’s degree in mathematics or statistics or other relevant mathematics or statistics, if applicable.
• Experience successfully working with populations demographically and/or socioeconomically similar to the CSULB student body (e.g. experience teaching and mentoring students from underrepresented groups, understanding of culturally responsive pedagogy, pedagogical content knowledge related to the needs of students from underrepresented groups).
• Experience mentoring or supporting students using inclusive and culturally relevant teaching strategies in a diverse classroom and a record of effectiveness and excellence in teaching in higher education that reflects an understanding of the impacts of race, ethnicity, and other identities on the lives and experiences of students.
• Potential to teach and engage in research within any subdiscipline(s) of mathematics education, especially in ways that complement the expertise of the current faculty.
• Potential for partnering with diverse urban K-12 school districts and/or other diverse educational contexts on grants and professional development activities.
• Potential for obtaining external funding for mathematics education projects.
• Experience in scholarly communication in mathematics education (e.g., mathematics education conference presentations and publications).
• A record of contribution to service (e.g., committee work, engagement with efforts to include equity and inclusion) within the university or a relevant disciplinary context (e.g., education, mathematics education).