Applications are invited for one tenure-track assistant professor position, to begin in the fall semester of 2010. While preference will be given to applicants in computational and applied mathematics, applicants in other related areas are encouraged. Applicants must have a PhD, provide evidence of outstanding research, and have a strong commitment to teaching at all levels. The Department of Mathematics offers an active doctoral program in computational and applied mathematics. Applicants can visit http://www.smu.edu/math for more information about the department.

Applicants should send a letter of application with a curriculum vitae, a list of publications, research and teaching statements, and three letters of recommendation to: Faculty Search Committee, Department of Mathematics, Southern Methodist University, P.O. Box 750156, Dallas, TX 75275-0156. The Search Committee can be contacted via e-mail at mathsearch@mail.smu.edu; (Tel: (214) 768-2452; Fax: (214) 768-2355).

To ensure full consideration for the position, the application must be received by December 18, 2009, but the committee will continue to accept applications until the position is filled. The committee will notify applicants of its employment decisions after the position is filled.

SMU, a private university with an engineering school, is situated in a quiet residential section of Dallas. Dallas is home to the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center and its new Systems Biology Center.

SMU will not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex age, disability or veteran status. SMU is also committed to nondiscrimination on the basis of sexual orientation. Hiring is contingent upon the satisfactory completion of a background check.