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Starting Fall 2025, the math department at Texas State University will have a one-year postdoctoral fellowship available to work on several projects related to undergraduate mathematics research. The position will be under the mentorship of Dr. Kate Melhuish and will involve opportunities to join different projects depending on interests and background. Each project involves the intersection of proof-based courses and issues of equity and inclusion. Three focal projects include:
- Structuring Equitable Participation in Undergraduate Proof
- Generating a Research-Informed Transition to Mathematical Proof Curriculum
- Using corpus linguistics/natural language processing to analyze proof texts for their linguistic features and potential codifications of gendered communication markers
The math department at Texas State has a core of 18 mathematics education researchers with an active mathematics education seminar and large math ed Ph.D. program. As a postdoc, you will have opportunities to collaborate with many faculty, attend specialized methods courses, and engage in rich conversations with an active faculty base.
In addition to working on research projects, the position will include teaching one course per semester for the mathematics department.
Required qualifications:
- Mathematics Education Ph.D. or Ph.D. in a closely related field
- 18 graduate hours in mathematics
Preferred qualifications:
- Knowledge of quantitative analysis methods AND/OR
- Knowledge of basic programming in Python AND/OR
- Knowledge of critical methods
Required materials:
- CV
- Cover letter
- Research statement
- Teaching statement
- Three letters of recommendation
- Transcript
Applications will be evaluated on a rolling basis and this listing will close when the position is filled. Any questions can be addressed to melhuish@txstate.edu.
Texas State University is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer.
Texas State University is home to more than 38,000 students and 2,000 faculty members in the growing Austin-San Antonio corridor. A member of the Doctoral Universities: Higher Research Activity Carnegie classification, the university creates new knowledge, fosters cultural and economic development, and prepares its growing population of diverse students for the endless possibilities that await them as citizens of Texas, the nation, and the world.
Bolstered by research with relevance and innovation in creative and scholarly work in a full range of academic disciplines and a spirit of inclusiveness, Texas State seeks outstanding candidates for a variety of faculty positions.