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Mathematics Faculty jobs are open across community colleges, four-year universities, and research institutions, from lecturer and adjunct to tenured professor, with specializations in applied mathematics, statistics, and mathematics education. See the openings below and apply to the ones that match your experience.
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Employee Classification: Part-Time Faculty
Institution: Columbia State Community College
Campus Location: Columbia and Lawrence Campuses
Job Summary
Part time faculty are hired as needed on a semester-to-semester basis and typically teach up to nine credit hours during the semester. Columbia State offers classes at five campuses: Columbia Campus, Williamson Campus, Lawrenceburg Campus, Lewisburg Campus, and Clifton Campus. Columbia State also offers classes at several off-campus locations and clinical sites.
This position will be primarily located on the Columbia and Lawrence Campuses
Minimum Qualifications
Mathematics Faculty: Master's degree or higher in Mathematics (or a related field with a minimum of 18 graduate semester hours in Mathematics)
Learning Support Mathematics: Bachelor's degree in Mathematics (or a related field with a minimum of 18 semester hours in Mathematics or hold teaching certification to teach high school mathematics).
Preferred Qualifications
Teaching Experience
Higher Education Experience
Special Instruction to Applicants:
You must submit a transcript and a resume/CV to be considered for a Part-Time Faculty position. Unofficial transcripts are acceptable for the application process. Official transcripts will be required upon hire. Applicants may be subject to a background check. Please note the closing date for pool postings. If you are still interested, you must re-apply each calendar year.
Salary is $600 per credit hour. Workload adjustments will be made for faculty teaching classes where the number of contact hours exceeds the number of credit hours. Additionally, a travel stipend may be negotiated at time of hire for faculty traveling more than 80 miles each week to teach their classes. For part-time faculty who continue to work at Columbia State, salary is based on collegiate level teaching experience documented during the first semester of teaching.
Part-Time Faculty Duties and Responsibilities
The part-time faculty member reports directly to the dean for assignments/duties and is responsible for:
Preparing for courses as assigned and adhering to departmental course syllabi and course minimum student learning outcomes.
Beginning and ending all classes as schedules.
Organizing, assigning, and supervising learning activities of students in his/her classes.
Maintaining academic standards and classroom behavior to ensure an environment conducive to learning. Evaluating students using a variety of methods and for informing each student of scores received on each assessment in a timely manner.
Maintaining accurate records of student attendance/participating and grades.
Reading Columbia State email and responding to student questions via email in a timely manner.
Meeting deadlines for all administrative requests such as submitting personnel paperwork, student enrollment
Employee Classification: Part-Time Faculty
Institution: Columbia State Community College
Campus Location: Columbia and Lawrence Campuses
Job Summary
Part time faculty are hired as needed on a semester-to-semester basis and typically teach up to nine credit hours during the semester. Columbia State offers classes at five campuses: Columbia Campus, Williamson Campus, Lawrenceburg Campus, Lewisburg Campus, and Clifton Campus. Columbia State also offers classes at several off-campus locations and clinical sites.
This position will be primarily located on the Columbia and Lawrence Campuses
Minimum Qualifications
Mathematics Faculty: Master's degree or higher in Mathematics (or a related field with a minimum of 18 graduate semester hours in Mathematics)
Learning Support Mathematics: Bachelor's degree in Mathematics (or a related field with a minimum of 18 semester hours in Mathematics or hold teaching certification to teach high school mathematics).
Preferred Qualifications
Teaching Experience
Higher Education Experience
Special Instruction to Applicants:
You must submit a transcript and a resume/CV to be considered for a Part-Time Faculty position. Unofficial transcripts are acceptable for the application process. Official transcripts will be required upon hire. Applicants may be subject to a background check. Please note the closing date for pool postings. If you are still interested, you must re-apply each calendar year.
Salary is $600 per credit hour. Workload adjustments will be made for faculty teaching classes where the number of contact hours exceeds the number of credit hours. Additionally, a travel stipend may be negotiated at time of hire for faculty traveling more than 80 miles each week to teach their classes. For part-time faculty who continue to work at Columbia State, salary is based on collegiate level teaching experience documented during the first semester of teaching.
Part-Time Faculty Duties and Responsibilities
The part-time faculty member reports directly to the dean for assignments/duties and is responsible for:
Preparing for courses as assigned and adhering to departmental course syllabi and course minimum student learning outcomes.
Beginning and ending all classes as schedules.
Organizing, assigning, and supervising learning activities of students in his/her classes.
Maintaining academic standards and classroom behavior to ensure an environment conducive to learning. Evaluating students using a variety of methods and for informing each student of scores received on each assessment in a timely manner.
Maintaining accurate records of student attendance/participating and grades.
Reading Columbia State email and responding to student questions via email in a timely manner.
Meeting deadlines for all administrative requests such as submitting personnel paperwork, student enrollment
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What Employers Look For
The qualifications that appear most often in mathematics faculty jobs.
- Earned doctorate in mathematics, statistics, or a closely related field
- Demonstrated experience teaching undergraduate or graduate mathematics courses
- Active research agenda with peer-reviewed publications or equivalent scholarly work
- Ability to teach across multiple areas of the mathematics curriculum
- Experience with course management and student assessment tools
- Commitment to mentoring students and contributing to departmental service
Tips for Your Mathematics Faculty Job Search
Tailor your teaching portfolio to the institution
Community colleges and research universities want different things. For community colleges, emphasize developmental math experience and student success outcomes. For research institutions, lead with peer-reviewed publications and grant funding. One generic document won't serve both audiences well.
List your research and teaching areas precisely
Hiring committees scan for specific subfields like algebraic topology, numerical analysis, or biostatistics. Naming your areas precisely on your CV helps your application surface when departments search for coverage in a specific mathematical discipline they need to fill.
Apply early to roles that fit
Migrate Mate lists mathematics faculty openings from across the United States in one place, so you can find roles that match your research background and teaching experience and apply directly to each listing.
Address teaching load expectations upfront
Faculty job postings often specify a 3-3 or 4-4 teaching load without explaining what that means for research time. In your cover letter, address how you manage an active research agenda alongside a full teaching schedule so committees don't have to guess.
Prepare a job talk that serves a mixed audience
Your job talk will include non-specialists. Structure it so the first third is accessible to anyone with a mathematics degree, then go deeper. Committees remember candidates who can communicate clearly across expertise levels, not just to their own subfield.
Negotiate startup funds before accepting any offer
Teaching faculty rarely think to negotiate beyond salary, but research-track mathematics faculty can negotiate conference travel funding, graduate student support, and course releases for the first two years. These terms are almost always flexible before an offer is signed.
Mathematics Faculty Jobs: Frequently Asked Questions
Which companies are hiring the most mathematics facultys?
The most active employers for mathematics facultys right now are Alamo Colleges District, Virginia Community College System, and San Jacinto College, and the most openings are in Texas, Ohio, and Virginia, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of November 2026. Openings are distributed across community colleges, liberal arts colleges, and research universities.
How many mathematics faculty jobs are remote?
About 25% of mathematics faculty openings are fully remote or hybrid as of November 2026, with most remote-eligible positions concentrated in online program development, asynchronous course instruction, and dual-enrollment coordination rather than traditional campus-based teaching roles.
How do you become a mathematics faculty?
Becoming a mathematics faculty member typically requires completing a doctoral degree in mathematics or a related field, building a teaching record through graduate teaching assistantships or adjunct positions, publishing research in peer-reviewed journals, and applying to open positions through academic job cycles that usually post in the fall for the following academic year.
How do you get hired as a mathematics faculty with little experience?
Candidates with limited full-time faculty experience can strengthen their applications by accumulating adjunct teaching credits at community colleges, documenting student outcomes from tutoring or teaching assistant roles, presenting research at regional conferences, and applying to visiting faculty or postdoctoral instructor positions that explicitly welcome early-career candidates.
What does the mathematics faculty interview process look like?
The process typically begins with a phone or video screen, followed by a campus visit that includes a job talk on your research, a teaching demonstration using a topic the committee assigns in advance, individual meetings with faculty and administrators, and a conversation with graduate or undergraduate students. Final decisions often take several weeks after campus visits conclude.
Where can I find and apply to mathematics faculty jobs?
You can find and apply to mathematics faculty jobs on Migrate Mate, which lists current openings from across the United States in one place. Find the roles that fit your teaching background and research focus and apply directly to each listing from the page.
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