The Department of Mathematics and Statistics invites applications for a tenure-track position. The appointment will normally, but not strictly, be at the rank of Assistant Professor. The anticipated starting date is August 1, 2010.

This invitation extends to candidates holding a PhD in mathematics or to those near completion.

Responsibilities and selection criteria

1. The candidate should demonstrate exceptional pedagogical abilities and a strong interest for teaching service courses to large groups of engineering students, as well as teaching specialized courses to mathematics students at all levels.¹

2. The candidate should be able to initiate an autonomous research program for which he or she will be able to obtain NSERC funding. Candidates in applied mathematics, either in partial differential equations or in dynamical systems, will be given priority.

All candidates fulfilling the above criteria are encouraged to apply. However, it should be noted that, according to canadian immigration requirements, Canadians and permanent residents must be given priority. The salary and rank will be determined in accordance to the collective agreement. According to its equal opportunity program, Université Laval reserves half the vacant positions to the appointment of women, and members of minority groups.

Applications should include a full curriculum vitae, some reprints of a few recent publications and a summary, no longer than two pages, describing the research program. Applicants should also ask three referees to send letters of reference to the address below. The name and address (including phone and fax numbers and e-mail address) of the referees should be listed in the application but the applicants are expected to sollicit the referees themselves.

Applications should be sent to the following address, before April 15, 2010.

Roger Pierre, directeur
Département de mathématiques et de statistique
1045 avenue de la Médecine
Local 1056
Université Laval
Quebec, QC
G1V 0A6, Canada
rpierre@mat.ulaval.ca
www.mat.ulaval.ca

¹Université Laval is a French-speaking university, thus the non-francophone candidates should be willing to acquire fluency in French in a short period.

Submitted on Mon, 18 Jan 2010 11:13:46 -0500