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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
About the College of Arts & Sciences
Embry-Riddle's College of Arts & Sciences provides the scientific, mathematical, and intellectual foundation that supports the University's distinctive focus on aviation, aerospace, and emerging technologies. Through innovative academic programs, interdisciplinary research, and experiential learning, the College prepares students to think critically, solve complex problems, and contribute meaningfully to rapidly evolving industries. The College brings together disciplines spanning mathematics, physical sciences, human factors and behavioral neurobiology, humanities and communication, and security studies and international affairs. Faculty and students collaborate across disciplinary boundaries, connecting scientific inquiry, analytical reasoning, and real-world applications.
Explore the College of Arts & Sciences:
https://erau.edu/academics/colleges/daytona-beach-college-of-arts-and-sciences
About Embry-Riddle
For over 100 years, Embry-Riddle has been the world's leading aviation and aerospace university, educating more than 30,000 students across residential campuses in Daytona Beach, Florida, and Prescott, Arizona, as well as through a global network of Worldwide locations and online programs. With more than 165,000 alumni around the world, our impact reaches every corner of the aerospace, aviation, defense and technology industries.
Today, our faculty, researchers and professional staff are advancing innovation across aviation, space, artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, autonomous systems and next-generation engineering. Working alongside industry leaders, government agencies and innovators, they are solving real-world challenges and shaping the technologies that will define tomorrow.
Whether you are an educator, researcher, administrator, technologist or industry professional, your work at Embry-Riddle will contribute to something bigger than a job. Join a community driven by discovery, purpose and excellence—and help shape the future of aerospace.
Qualifications
- 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.
Embry-Riddle is committed to fostering a workplace where all individuals are valued and respected. We strive to ensure that all faculty, staff, and students are treated fairly and provided equal opportunities for employment, advancement, compensation, training, and other benefits of employment. Embry-Riddle makes employment decisions — including hiring, promotions, compensation, and other terms of employment — based on individual merit, qualifications, and abilities. Embry-Riddle is strongly opposed to discrimination and harassment, and such behavior is prohibited by university policy. Embry-Riddle does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, disability, veteran status, predisposing genetic characteristics, age, religion, or pregnancy status, or any other status protected by federal, state, or local law, in its employment, educational programs, admissions policies, financial aid, or other school-administered programs or activities. For further information, please visit our website.
Embry-Riddle does not accept unsolicited assistance from staffing or recruitment agencies. Agencies interested in partnering with the University should contact eraujobs@erau.edu and should not contact hiring managers or other University employees directly.
To preserve the integrity and authenticity of our hiring process, candidates are expected to participate without AI-assisted coaching, real-time response generation, or recording during interviews or assessments. Embry-Riddle does not use AI to automatically screen, rank, or select candidates.
Job Description
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
About the College of Arts & Sciences
Embry-Riddle's College of Arts & Sciences provides the scientific, mathematical, and intellectual foundation that supports the University's distinctive focus on aviation, aerospace, and emerging technologies. Through innovative academic programs, interdisciplinary research, and experiential learning, the College prepares students to think critically, solve complex problems, and contribute meaningfully to rapidly evolving industries. The College brings together disciplines spanning mathematics, physical sciences, human factors and behavioral neurobiology, humanities and communication, and security studies and international affairs. Faculty and students collaborate across disciplinary boundaries, connecting scientific inquiry, analytical reasoning, and real-world applications.
Explore the College of Arts & Sciences:
https://erau.edu/academics/colleges/daytona-beach-college-of-arts-and-sciences
About Embry-Riddle
For over 100 years, Embry-Riddle has been the world's leading aviation and aerospace university, educating more than 30,000 students across residential campuses in Daytona Beach, Florida, and Prescott, Arizona, as well as through a global network of Worldwide locations and online programs. With more than 165,000 alumni around the world, our impact reaches every corner of the aerospace, aviation, defense and technology industries.
Today, our faculty, researchers and professional staff are advancing innovation across aviation, space, artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, autonomous systems and next-generation engineering. Working alongside industry leaders, government agencies and innovators, they are solving real-world challenges and shaping the technologies that will define tomorrow.
Whether you are an educator, researcher, administrator, technologist or industry professional, your work at Embry-Riddle will contribute to something bigger than a job. Join a community driven by discovery, purpose and excellence—and help shape the future of aerospace.
Qualifications
- 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.
Embry-Riddle is committed to fostering a workplace where all individuals are valued and respected. We strive to ensure that all faculty, staff, and students are treated fairly and provided equal opportunities for employment, advancement, compensation, training, and other benefits of employment. Embry-Riddle makes employment decisions — including hiring, promotions, compensation, and other terms of employment — based on individual merit, qualifications, and abilities. Embry-Riddle is strongly opposed to discrimination and harassment, and such behavior is prohibited by university policy. Embry-Riddle does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, disability, veteran status, predisposing genetic characteristics, age, religion, or pregnancy status, or any other status protected by federal, state, or local law, in its employment, educational programs, admissions policies, financial aid, or other school-administered programs or activities. For further information, please visit our website.
Embry-Riddle does not accept unsolicited assistance from staffing or recruitment agencies. Agencies interested in partnering with the University should contact eraujobs@erau.edu and should not contact hiring managers or other University employees directly.
To preserve the integrity and authenticity of our hiring process, candidates are expected to participate without AI-assisted coaching, real-time response generation, or recording during interviews or assessments. Embry-Riddle does not use AI to automatically screen, rank, or select candidates.
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Verify your credentials meet LCA requirements
Department Chair roles require documented expertise in a specific academic discipline. Gather your transcripts, degree equivalency evaluations, and any foreign credential assessments before approaching employers. DOL will scrutinize the degree-to-role match closely on your LCA.
Target institutions with active H-1B filing histories
Search Migrate Mate to identify universities and colleges that have already sponsored H-1B visa petitions for academic leadership roles. Institutions with established immigration compliance teams move faster and encounter fewer RFEs when filing for Department Chair positions.
Distinguish cap-exempt from cap-subject employers
Nonprofit universities and affiliated research institutions are typically cap-exempt, meaning your petition bypasses the annual H-1B cap and selection process entirely. Confirm cap-exempt status directly with the institution's HR or legal team before accepting an offer.
Confirm each campus location needs its own LCA
If your chair role spans multiple campuses or worksites, your employer must file a separate certified LCA for each location where you'll perform work. Raise this with HR early so the filing timeline accounts for every worksite before your start date.
Document specialty occupation standing in your offer letter
Ask your employer to explicitly state in the offer letter that the Department Chair role requires a master's or doctoral degree in a directly related field. USCIS reviewers scrutinize academic leadership titles, and clear degree requirements in writing reduce the risk of a Request for Evidence.
Use O*NET to anchor your specialty occupation argument
Pull the O*NET occupation profile for your discipline's corresponding SOC code and cross-reference the listed education requirements with your job duties. Employers and immigration attorneys use this data to build the specialty occupation case in the I-129 petition.
H-1B Visa Department Chair: Frequently Asked Questions
Does a Department Chair role qualify as a specialty occupation for H-1B purposes?
Yes. Department Chair positions at accredited academic institutions typically qualify as specialty occupations because the role requires a master's or doctoral degree in the specific discipline being led. The degree must be directly related to the subject area, not a general management credential. USCIS expects the job duties and the academic field to align, so your offer letter and I-129 supporting documents should reflect that connection explicitly.
Which types of employers sponsor H-1B visas for Department Chair roles?
Accredited universities, four-year colleges, community colleges, and affiliated research institutes are the primary sponsors. Many of these qualify as cap-exempt nonprofit institutions, which means they can file your H-1B petition at any time without waiting for the annual cap window. Browse Department Chair roles at verified sponsoring institutions on Migrate Mate to identify employers with an active filing track record in your discipline.
How does the prevailing wage requirement work for a Department Chair position?
Before filing your LCA with DOL, your employer must certify they'll pay at least the prevailing wage for your role, discipline, and geographic location. The prevailing wage is calculated using the OFLC Wage Search tool and varies significantly by institution type, region, and academic rank. Underpaying relative to the prevailing wage is one of the most common LCA compliance issues for academic employers.
Can my H-1B status cover an administrative role if my duties shift away from teaching?
H-1B status is tied to the specific role and duties described in the certified LCA and approved I-129 petition. If your Department Chair responsibilities evolve to include primarily administrative work that no longer requires your specialized degree, your employer must file an amended petition with USCIS to reflect the material change in duties. Failing to amend when duties shift substantially is a compliance risk for both you and your employer.
How long does H-1B status last for a Department Chair, and what happens at the six-year limit?
H-1B status is initially granted for up to three years and can be extended to a maximum of six years. After six years, you generally must leave the United States for at least one year unless you have an approved I-140 immigrant petition or a pending PERM labor certification that meets the statutory age threshold. Many academic employers support Department Chairs through the green card process, so ask prospective employers about their PERM and I-140 sponsorship policies before accepting an offer.