SMU 26-27 - Assistant Professor of Mathematics

SMU 26-27 - Assistant Professor of Mathematics . Southern Methodist University: Dedman College of Humanities and Sciences . Dallas . The Department of Mathematics at Southern Methodist University invites applications for a tenure track assistant professorship starting August 1, 2027.

Preference will be given to candidates whose research program involves optimization, quantum computing, and/or machine learning for scientific computation. The department has nineteen tenure-stream faculty with active research efforts in numerical analysis, scientific computing, machine learning, data science, imaging, biology, nonlinear optics, and fluid mechanics. https://www.smu.edu/dedman/academics/departments/math. Many additional opportunities for collaboration within the university with faculty members in statistics and data science, operations research, economics, electrical and computer engineering and other fields exist, and joint appointments are possible. Our Ph.D. program in Computational and Applied Mathematics is currently being modernized in light of the rapid changes in our field associated with the development of artificial intelligence and its applications in science and engineering, and the successful candidate will ideally contribute to this process.

Besides our traditional undergraduate programs in applied and pure mathematics, the department participates in programs in data science and has launched a new major in mathematical economics. SMU has extensive high-performance computing facilities, which are freely available to all faculty, and a dedicated center for data science and research computing. https://www.smu.edu/provost/odonnell-institute. SMU seeks bold, curious and creative faculty to position our students for success. We offer the rare confluence of a comprehensive global research institution and a close-knit intellectual enterprise in the liberal arts tradition.

Like our hometown of Dallas, our campus is vibrant. Here, innovative thinkers conduct research that has lasting impact and transform big ideas into new products, inventive technology and world-changing solutions. Our welcoming learning community of faculty and nearly 12,000 students in eight schools embraces a world of people and ideas. Come to SMU to think big and do good.

Explore SMU at http://www.smu.edu. . Candidates must have a PhD in applied mathematics, mathematics, or a closely related field. Postdoctoral experience is preferred. . A cover letter, CV, research statement, teaching statement (including a description of teaching experience), and three letters of recommendation should be submitted to Interfolio at https://apply.interfolio.com/193867.

To ensure full consideration for the position, the application must be received by November 30, 2026, but the committee will continue to accept applications until the position is filled. The committee will notify applicants of the employment decision after the position is filled. Hiring is contingent upon the satisfactory completion of a background check.