The University of Illinois, Chicago just opened several lecturer positions in the Department of Mathematics, Statistics, and Computer Science. I can put you in contact with other Math PhD alums who have done this, or with the Chair, Brooke Shipley, who is searching. Let me know. The full consideration date is April 4, 2022, and the…
Category: Teaching
Interested in Teaching in the CS department?
You may be aware that there is a national shortage of computer science professors and lecturers. This means opportunities for YOU, Math PhD looking for work, especially if you love teaching and want to stay in Ann Arbor. The chair of the hiring committee for the CSE department here at Michigan asked me to help…
BEAM summer opportunities
Alumna Ruthi Hortsch (UM BA ’12, MIT PhD ’17), from BEAM, wrote trying to recruit you! Open Summer Positions at Bridge to Enter Advanced Mathematics (BEAM) Faculty positions (for teachers, professors, and professionals able to work during the summer) Junior Faculty positions (for graduate students and early career teachers) Counselor/TA positions (for undergraduate students and…
Opportunity to Serve as tutor for kids in need
The founder of Mastery Hour, a new non-profit project which provides free math tutoring to K-12th grade children via zoom, wrote to me looking for volunteer tutors. They work with Title I schools to provide tutoring in English and Spanish. They need more student volunteers to help meet the needs of the millions of families…
Post-doc Position at Northeastern
Tony Iarrobino wrote with the following information for those looking for a post-doc in math: As some of you may have already noticed, we are advertising a Zelevinsky Postdoctoral Fellow/Research Training Group (ZPF/RTG) for this Fall on mathjobs. The approval for the position came in rather late this year, and it is not clear that…
Interested in teaching EECS 376 this fall?
The Associate Chair, Seth Pettie, in the CSE department (the more theoretical side of EECS) is again looking for a Math PhD/MLB student to hire as GSI for EECS 376, Foundations of Computer Science this fall. Let me know if you’d like an introduction. This is a great way to get to know colleagues in…
New Post-doc position opened up at Clemson
Sean Sather-Wagstaff wrote to me about a new opening for a post-doc position at Clemson starting this fall. The deadline for full consideration is April 7. If you are still looking for something, or know someone who is, please check out their ad and apply right away, or let your friends know. Also, let me…
Reminder: Sweetland Fellowship due Sunday
The Deadline for applying for a Sweetland Fellowship for next year is Sunday. This is great opportunity to teach something different (as an English GSI!) and discuss teaching of writing through mathematics with a diverse array of scholars. Our own Rachel Webb won this fellowship two years ago. Scroll through this document to read her…
University of Michigan Voter Turnout Drive
Professor Edie Goldenberg (our former dean) wrote to Math specifically for help with getting our students registered to vote in the 2020 Presidential Election, including the March 10 Michigan primary. This is part of President Schlissel’s nonpartisan push on campus this year to increase voter turn-out, a critical component of having a functioning democracy. Did…
Interesting and Meaningful Summer Teaching in NYC or LA
“This summer, change the lives of underserved students with exceptional potential in math” Ruthi Hortsch (BS UM, 2012) wrote to recruit Michigan math graduate students, post-docs and faculty to teach math this summer for BEAM (Bridge to Enter Advanced Mathematics), an enrichment program for underserved urban youth. After Michigan, Ruthi wrote her PhD in number…