Chair, Department of Mathematics, Daytona Beach Campus

Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University’s College of Arts & Sciences invites applications for the position of Chair of the Department of Mathematics at the Daytona Beach Campus. This is an exceptional opportunity to guide the department at an exciting stage of growth. The successful candidate will have the opportunity to build upon a strong foundation of teaching excellence, expand a growing research enterprise, and help shape the next generation of academic programs in computational mathematics and data science.

The Department Chair provides academic leadership, administrative oversight, and strategic direction for the department. Reporting to the Dean of the College of Arts & Sciences, the Chair ensures the quality, integrity, and relevance of departmental programs while supporting the University’s mission, academic goals, and commitment to excellence in aerospace and aviation education.

The Mathematics Department combines a culture of dedicated instruction and student mentorship with growing strengths in interdisciplinary research and curricular innovation. The teaching of the department's 33 faculty members—8 tenure-track, 11 tenured, and 14 non-tenure-track—plays a central role in supporting other programs and the university's student success goals.

The department offers bachelor's degrees in Computational Mathematics and Data Science, a master’s degree in Data Science, and minors in Applied Mathematics, Computational Mathematics, and Applications of AI. Faculty are poised to develop a doctoral program that builds on existing strengths in undergraduate and master’s level education.

Department research shows a strong growth trajectory. In recent years, research expenditures have increased to over half a million dollars per year, with support from organizations including the National Science Foundation, NASA, the Office of Naval Research, and the US Department of Transportation.  Continued growth in research in both computational mathematics and data science is anticipated due to recent strategic hiring of early-career and established research faculty.

This position includes a 9-month tenured faculty appointment at the rank of Professor and a 12-month administrative extension.

Explore the Department of Mathematics:

https://erau.edu/academics/colleges/daytona-beach-college-of-arts-and-sciences/mathematics

• Earned doctorate in mathematics, statistics, data science, or related field.
• Record of successful teaching, scholarship, and service appropriate for a tenured appointment at the rank of professor.
• Record of obtaining or facilitating the growth of external research funding.
• Demonstrated academic leadership or administrative experience, preferably as a department chair, program director, associate dean, or comparable academic administrator.
• Demonstrated commitment to student success in first and second year mathematics courses within a U.S. higher education context.
• Knowledge of curriculum development, assessment, accreditation, and continuous improvement practices.
• Experience recruiting, mentoring, evaluating, and developing faculty.
• Strong communication, interpersonal, organizational, and decision-making skills.
• Ability to work collaboratively with faculty, students, administrators, and external stakeholders.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience as a department chair overseeing a diverse portfolio of research and academic programs.
• Research alignment with existing strengths and growth areas of the department.
• Experience in growing program enrollment, developing curriculum, increasing student retention, and improving graduate outcomes.
• Experience in improving student success for students in first and second year mathematics courses.
• Experience with advanced graduate program development or successful PhD student supervision.

Required Documents

Interested candidates should submit the following materials through Embry-Riddle's online application system:

• Cover letter
• CV
• Contact information for at least three professional references (references will not be contacted without prior notification of the candidate)

Current Embry-Riddle employees: Please apply directly through the ERAU Employee Hub Central application within Workday.