Assistant Professor (Natural and Applied Sciences)

Position Duties

The Division of Natural and Applied Sciences at Loyola University Maryland (LUM) invites applications for two tenure-track assistant professors to support growing programs in data science and environmental science. The new faculty will form an interdisciplinary cohort focused on increasing the success of women and other underrepresented groups in the STEM fields.

Faculty appointments for this cohort will be in the departments of mathematics and statistics, physics, or chemistry and biochemistry. Review of applications will begin on November 4th and will continue until the position is filled.

We seek an outstanding candidate with a background in statistics, mathematics, or physics who will teach courses in data science as well as courses in statistics, mathematics, or physics. Courses may include but are not limited to introductory courses in at least one of these fields as well as upper level and introductory courses in data science. The successful candidate will be able to develop courses that contribute to the data science programs.

We seek an outstanding candidate with a background in the physical sciences or mathematics who will teach courses in environmental science, including an introductory sequence for environmental studies students as well as courses in physics, mathematics, or chemistry. Courses will include but are not limited to introductory courses in at least one of these fields as well as upper level and introductory courses in environmental studies. The successful candidate will develop courses in their field appropriate for existing and potential environmental studies programs that focus on integral ecology and experiential learning.

The successful candidates should possess an awareness of and interest in high impact practices in line with the mission of Jesuit higher education. We highly value the ability and motivation to collaborate with other faculty members, the provision of high-value research experiences to our undergraduates, and a commitment to “inspire students to learn, lead, and serve in a diverse and changing world.” Candidates with skillsets and research interests that fulfill curricular needs, student research interests, and increase the scope interdisciplinary research at Loyola are strongly preferred.

Loyola seeks a broad spectrum of candidates, including but not limited to people of color, persons with disabilities, those dedicated to increasing the representation of women, LGBTQ+/sexual minorities, and other underrepresented groups in the STEM fields, first-generation college students, those with non-traditional career paths, and those who understand, respect, and can actively contribute to the University’s Jesuit mission and values. For more information about our values, please visit: https://www.loyola.edu/about/mission.

The Natural and Applied Sciences offers interdisciplinary programs in Data Science (B.S. and M.S.) and Environmental Studies (minor) with the goal increasing enrollment in both programs and developing new STEM majors in alignment with our new strategic plan for 2030, Together We Rise. Successful candidates will also support majors in physics, chemistry, mathematics, or statistics based on their departmental appointment. Candidates should clearly indicate how they are prepared to contribute to teaching of courses in majors offered by one of the departments and one of the interdisciplinary programs.

You can read more about the programs in the Natural and Applied Sciences at Loyola at: https://www.loyola.edu/loyola-college-arts-sciences/divisions/natural-applied-sciences/

Required Qualifications

Both Candidates

• Ph.D. in a STEM field

• Published or soon to be published high quality research in a STEM field.

• Proposed research has the potential to engage undergraduate researchers & is appropriate for a PUI.

• Evidence of effective teaching and/or engagement in professional development in STEM pedagogy

• Evidence indicating a commitment to increasing the success of underrepresented groups in STEM

Data Science Candidate

• Academic training and/or scholarship in the field of data science or a closely related field.

• Academic training and/or scholarship in statistics, mathematics, or physics.

• Knowledge of relevant analytic software (e.g., R, SAS)

• Preferred departmental appointment: Mathematics & Statistics

Environmental Science Candidate

• Academic training and/or scholarship in environmental science or a closely related field.

• Academic training and/or scholarship in statistics, mathematics, physics, or chemistry.

• Knowledge of relevant analytic software (e.g., ArcGIS)

• Preferred departmental appointment: Physics

Please upload a cover letter, a Curriculum Vitae, a research statement, and a teaching statement. The teaching statement should include your philosophy of teaching, a summary of your teaching experiences, and the courses you would be excited to teach. The research statement should make clear how you envision conducting a productive research program at a primarily undergraduate institution. In your materials, please indicate evidence of how you have or will increase the success of underrepresented groups in STEM through your work as aligned with LUM’s stated goals. Candidates will be contacted to provide the names of three individuals who can provide letters of reference.

Successful candidates for any staff, faculty, or administrative position at Loyola University Maryland will be subject to a pre-employment background check.

University Description

Loyola University Maryland is a Jesuit, Catholic university committed to the educational and spiritual traditions of the Society of Jesus and to the ideals of liberal education and the development of the whole person. Accordingly, Loyola inspires students to learn, lead, and serve in a diverse and changing world. Loyola’s beautiful, historic Evergreen campus is located in Baltimore, and its graduate centers are in Timonium and Columbia. Loyola enrolls 4,000 undergraduate and 2,000 graduate students across the Sellinger School of Business and Management, the School of Education, and Loyola College of Arts and Sciences. Founded in 1852, Loyola is one of 27 Jesuit colleges and universities in the United States and the first to bear the name of Saint Ignatius Loyola, founder of the Society of Jesus.

Diversity Statement

Loyola University Maryland strongly values the benefits that diversity brings to the workplace. In accord with its Ignatian values, the University is committed to creating and promoting a community that recognizes the inherent value and dignity of each person. Loyola University Maryland does not discriminate on the basis of race, sex, color, national or ethnic origin, age, religion, disability, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, military status, or any other legally protected classification. The University recruits, hires, and promotes in accord with this policy and its Core Values.