Director Math Assistance Center #005400

Located in the Blue Ridge Mountains in Western North Carolina, UNC Asheville is the designated public liberal arts campus in the University of North Carolina system. Nationally recognized for student-centered teaching, undergraduate research mentoring, and interdisciplinary learning, UNC Asheville fosters a welcoming campus community.

About the role

The Parsons Mathematics Assistance Center (known as the Math Lab) at UNC Asheville provides high-quality academic support in mathematics and statistics through extensive drop-in tutoring services. The Director leads all Math Lab operations, including recruiting, training, scheduling, and evaluating staff and tutors, and managing policies, budgets, technology, and assessment efforts. This role requires strong mathematical expertise, effective communication skills, and a commitment to fostering a welcoming, student-centered learning environment that supports academic success.

Responsibilities

• Lead all operations of the Parsons Mathematics Assistance Center (Math Lab), including recruiting, training, scheduling, and evaluating staff and tutors.
• Manage policies, budgets, technology, and assessment efforts for the Math Lab.
• Provide academic support in mathematics and statistics through drop-in tutoring services.
• Foster a welcoming, student-centered learning environment.

Requirements

• Master’s degree in Mathematics or a closely related field.
• Ability to effectively assist with college-level mathematics through the 300-level and introductory statistics.
• Strong interpersonal, organizational, and communication skills.
• Ability to function professionally in a highly collaborative and dynamic organization.

Qualifications

• Extensive knowledge of mathematics: specifically precalculus algebra, trigonometry, calculus, linear algebra, differential equations, statistics, and computer science programming.
• Ability to work with a diverse range of students and with many students and topics concurrently.
• Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to convey subject matter in a supportive manner.
• Ability to organize and coordinate the activities and personnel of a busy tutoring center.

Preferred Qualifications

• Minimum of four years’ experience teaching/tutoring mathematics, statistics, physics, and/or computer science at various levels.
• Administrative or supervisory experience in an educational setting.
• Proficient skills in teaching and tutoring precalculus, calculus sequence, linear algebra, differential equations, various levels of statistics, and introductory physics I and II.
• Familiarity with programming languages, such as R and Python.
• Willingness to expand knowledge to other math and science topics.

Benefits

• Comprehensive benefits package including dental, vision, and health insurance (eligibility begins the first of the month following date of hire).
• Retirement plan contributions with employer contributions for either a defined contribution or defined benefit plan (beginning on the eligibility date following election).
• Optional disability plans.
• Tuition waivers for up to three courses per academic year at any UNC System campus.
• Free access to campus recreation center and group exercise classes for full-time employees.
• On-campus vaccine shots.
• Pretax flexible spending accounts.
• 12 paid holidays and 24 hours of paid community service leave each year.
• Vacation and sick leave accrual beginning immediately for employees working at least half of the working days of their first month.
• Paid parental leave after 12 months of continuous service.

Pay

Recruitment range: $62,000 - $65,655

Schedule

• Full-time, 10-month position (August through May).
• Approximately 40 hours per week, including occasional weekday evening or Sunday evening hours based on operational needs.