Job description

Boston, MA

Wentworth Institute of Technology is seeking applicants for positions in the School of Computing and Data Science as Visiting Assistant Professors of Foundational Mathematics for the 2025-26 academic year.

Please email Deirdre Donovan [email protected] if you have any questions.

About Wentworth & the School of Computing and Data Science:

Wentworth is an institution known as a university of opportunity with a high return on investment for its graduates. Our mission is to empower, inspire, and innovate through experiential learning and a student-centered approach to education.

The School of Computing & Data Science consists of 30+ full-time faculty that offer undergraduate majors in Computer Science, Cybersecurity, IT, Data Science, and Applied Mathematics and graduate degrees in Computer Science, Data Science, and Cybersecurity. The school has teaching and research strengths in artificial intelligence, data science, cybersecurity, high-performance computing, mobile/web application development, stochastic processes, dynamical systems, financial math and modeling. In addition, members of the school have close collaborative relationships with faculty in sciences, humanities, and electrical and computer engineering, among others.

Our faculty comprises individuals from wide-ranging backgrounds and experiences, where collaboration is highly encouraged and supported, and our School has no department boundaries. Another point of pride is that our faculty members include those with significant industrial, consulting, entrepreneurial, and project management experience.

Key Responsibilities:

• Teach undergraduate first year foundational mathematics courses.
• Engage and support first year students during the transition to the higher education learning community.
• Develop and provide learning experiences commiserate with a student ready approach to foundational mathematics.
• Attend and contribute to weekly course coordination meetings.
• Participate in programmatic continuous improvement plans.
• Engage in proactive communication with academic support, academic advising, and tutoring divisions as needed.
• Participate in early grading initiatives.
• Create course manuals as needed for accreditation.

Minimum Requirements:

• M.S. in Mathematics, Mathematics Education, or related discipline.
• Demonstrated success in teaching at the undergraduate foundational mathematics courses.
• Demonstrated experiences using learner-centered and active learning approaches for instruction.
• Ability to demonstrate a commitment to working effectively with faculty, staff, and students from diverse ethnic, cultural, and socioeconomic backgrounds.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Ph.D. in Mathematics, Mathematics Education, or related discipline.

How to apply

Applicants should submit: Please complete application by submitting the following attachments:

1. Cover Letter – Please ensure your cover letter is your original work and addresses how your prior experiences make you a good fit for first year mathematics at Wentworth.

2. Curriculum vitae

3. Teaching Statement – Please ensure your teaching statement is your original work and addresses how your prior experiences inform how you plan to engage Wentworth students in building a strong mathematical knowledge base.

4. Contact information for three professional references. Candidates will be notified before the University contacts their references.

Review of applications begins immediately and will continue until the position is filled.

Inclusive Excellence at Wentworth

Inclusive Excellence is one of the four pillars of the Strategic Plan. Actively and intentionally cultivating a diverse and culturally competent institution where each member has the opportunity and support to reach their full potential and make contributions to our campus community and beyond is Inclusive Excellence at Wentworth.

To find out more about the Wentworth’s commitment to Inclusive Excellence, please visit the website https://wit.edu/about/inclusive-excellence.

All applicants have the right to accessibility support and accommodations. To request accessibility support or accommodations, contact the Executive Director of Equity and Compliance, Catlin Wells, at [email protected].

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