Full-time lecturer position in the area of Mathematics

Starting Date:                    September 1, 2023

Application Deadline:       Review of applications will begin February 15, 2023 and will continue until the position is filled.

Full or Part Time:               Full-time (40 hours/week)

Location:                            Vienna, Austria

Central European University (CEU) Department of Network and Data Science invites applications for a full-time lecturer position in the area of Mathematics.

The Department of Network and Data Science at the Central European University carries out research in network science, with special focus on the foundations and data driven, socially relevant applications. The Department organizes a BA/BSc in Data Science and Society as well as hosts a one- and a two-year MS Programs in Social Data Science and a PhD Program and various Advanced Certificate Programs for CEU doctoral students.

CEU is an English language university with three undergraduate programs:  Philosophy, Politics, and Economics (PPE), Culture, Politics, and Society (CPS), and Data Science and Society (DSS). Students of the undergraduate programs come from all over the world and the teaching faculty is also very international. To improve the training of students in the fundamentals of mathematics, CEU is looking to hire a full-time lecturer.

Qualifications:

We expect applications from mathematicians or mathematics teachers, with a PhD and a strong record in teaching introductory university mathematics. The applicant should consider teaching as her/his main profession. Experience in teaching non-mathematics undergraduate students is a plus, and so is studies in the didactics of math teaching.

Job description:

The lecturer will teach mostly undergraduate students and some graduate courses in the fields of linear algebra, calculus, probability, optimization and differential equations, which includes lecturing and tutoring.

The candidate will be expected to participate in administrative service.

What we offer:

We offer a competitive salary as well as additional benefits (e.g. pension plan) and international academic environment.

How to apply:

Applicants need to submit:

1. A comprehensive C.V.,

2. Names of three referees (candidates should ask two referees to send recommendations directly to the CEU),

3. A statement of teaching.

Questions about further details may be addressed to Prof. Janos Kertesz, Head of Department of Network and Data Science, [email protected]).  

Please send your complete application package to: [email protected] - including the job code in the subject line: 2022/099.

CEU is an equal opportunity employer and values geographical and gender diversity, thus encouraging applications from women and/or other underrepresented groups. Since CEU strives to increase the share of women in professorial positions, given equal qualifications, preference will be given to female applicants.

Previous training, work experience and/or engagement with matters of equality, diversity and inclusion at the organizational level will be an asset.

CEU recognises that personal and family circumstances shape the trajectory of one’s career and working patterns. We encourage applicants to detail periods of leave, part-time work or other such situations in their applications so that the Search Committee can assess an applicant’s academic record fairly in the context of their circumstances. Any declaration of personal and family circumstances is voluntary and will be handled confidentially and only considered in so far as it impacts on the academic career of an applicant.

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About CEU

Central European University (CEU) is a research-intensive university specializing in the social sciences, humanities, law, public policy and management. It is accredited in the United States, Austria and Hungary. CEU’s mission is to promote academic excellence, state-of-the-art research, research-based teaching and learning and civic engagement, in order to contribute to the development of open societies in Central and Eastern Europe, the former Soviet Union, and other emerging democracies throughout the world. CEU offers bachelors, masters and doctoral programs and enrolls more than 1,400 students from over 100 countries. The teaching staff consists of more than 180 resident faculty from over 50 countries and a large number of prominent visiting scholars from around the world. The language of instruction is English.

For more information, please visit www.ceu.edu.