Job No. 157235
- Job Title:
- Assistant Professor of Instruction or Practice, Department of Mathematics
- Employer:
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The University of Texas at San Antonio
- Location:
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San Antonio , TX
- Posting Date:
- 05-Dec-2025
- Description:
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College of Sciences
The College of Sciences (COS) at UT San Antonio is dedicated to innovation and excellence in both the classroom and the laboratory, preparing the next generation of well-educated, highly trained professionals and leaders.
COS offers 16 undergraduate and 14 graduate degree programs across the life and physical sciences. More than 280 faculty in seven academic departments support these programs, making COS the fourth-largest college at UT San Antonio. In Fall 2025, enrollment exceeded 4,300 undergraduates and 430 graduate and post-baccalaureate students.
A major contributor to UT San Antonio’s Carnegie R1 status, COS drives discovery and tackles real-world challenges with approximately $40 million in annual research expenditures and nearly 200 active projects. Research strengths span biomedical and health innovation, molecular, chemical and materials discovery, fundamental and applied physical sciences, earth, environmental and planetary systems, mathematical, computational and data sciences, and STEM education and workforce development.
COS collaborates with leading research centers and institutes, including the South Texas Center for Emerging Infectious Diseases, Brain Health Consortium, Matrix AI, the Center for Innovative Drug Discovery, and the Center for Space Technology and Operations Research. Faculty distinction is reflected in prestigious honors such as NSF CAREER awards, AAAS Fellowships, membership in the National Academy of Inventors, and leadership roles in professional societies worldwide.
Student success is central to COS. Faculty members have earned the University of Texas Regents’ Outstanding Teaching Award, and the COS Student Success Center, founded in 2020, serves as a hub for mentoring, professional development, and community-building. COS students are recognized nationally, with recent recipients of Barry Goldwater Scholarships and NSF Graduate Research Fellowships.
Learn more at the College of Sciences website.
Department of Mathematics
The Department of Mathematics in the College of Sciences at UT San Antonio is committed to excellence in teaching, research, and service, providing innovative and rigorous mathematical education across a wide range of disciplines. As a central part of UTSA’s academic mission, the department serves undergraduate and graduate students across multiple degree programs, including B.S. and M.S. degrees in Mathematics, Applied Mathematics, and Mathematics Education. Together with support for pre-professional and core curriculum courses, the Department of Mathematics serves approximately 12,000 seats per year and reach a significant portion of the university’s student body.
The department’s faculty—comprising tenured/tenure-track and fixed-term instructional faculty—bring expertise spanning theoretical mathematics, applied mathematics, and mathematics education. Faculty engage in collaborative research and teaching initiatives, preparing students for careers in academia, industry, education, and government.
The Department of Mathematics fosters a supportive and collaborative environment, with strong connections across UT San Antonio and local institutions, enabling interdisciplinary research and innovative pedagogical approaches. Faculty and staff work together to develop programs that advance student success, promote opportunities in STEM, and strengthen the university’s mission to provide high-quality education and research opportunities in mathematics.
More information about the department’s mission, vision, and strategic initiatives is available on the Department website https://sciences.utsa.edu/mathematics/.
Essential Functions
The responsibilities of this position include teaching twelve credit hours each semester at the level of Calculus II and below to math majors and non-majors, plus working with colleagues within and outside the department innovative curricula and curriculum development that enhances student access and success, and providing other departmental service as assigned. Working with other colleagues, in part, involves coordination of materials across multiple sections of the same course and gathering and sharing data on the student assessments.
Required Qualifications
The Assistant Professor of Practice requires a master’s degree in mathematics, applied mathematics, mathematics education, or closely related field.
The Assistant Professor of Instruction requires a terminal degree in mathematics, applied mathematics, mathematics education, or closely related field.
Both positions require experience teaching elementary mathematics content courses.
This position requires the ability to maintain the security and integrity of UT San Antonio and its infrastructure.
Application Process
To apply applicants must upload the following:
A current curriculum vitae.
Complete contact information for at least three professional references.
Letter of interest describing the applicant’s professional experience, highlighting any work in Mathematics.
- Contact information:
- The University of Texas at San Antonio
- San Antonio, TX 78249
- United States
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