Mathematics NTT Instructor

Rice University; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Rice University in Houston, Texas, is advertising Instructorship positions beginning Fall 2027. A PhD (or PhD requirements fulfilled by start date) in Mathematics or related field is required. Appointments are two to three years and start July 1, 2027.

Applicants from all qualified candidates are welcome. Research interests should align with Rice's areas such as algebraic geometry, number theory, analysis, differential geometry, dynamics, and related fields.

Qualifications

• PhD in Mathematics or related field required.

Responsibilities

• Duties will include research and classroom teaching.
• Open to all qualified candidates with research interests aligning with Rice's active areas (algebraic geometry, number theory, analysis, geometry, dynamics, PDEs, mathematical physics, combinatorics, and related fields).

Education

PhD in Mathematics or related field

Job description

Subject to budgetary approval, Rice University, located in Houston, Texas expects to have open Instructorship positions beginning in the Fall of 2027 (including G.C. Evans and Lovett Instructorships). The anticipated start date is July 1, 2027. These instructorships are open to all qualified candidates. Required education is a PhD (or PhD requirements fulfilled by starting date), in Mathematics or related field.

These positions are two to three year appointments and are open to promising research mathematicians with research interests in common with the active research areas at Rice; particularly, algebraic geometry and number theory, analysis, differential geometry, dynamics, geometric analysis, geometric group theory, geometric topology, harmonic analysis and additive combinatorics, non-commutative algebra, partial differential equations, mathematical physics and symplectic Duties will include research and classroom teaching. Preference will be given to candidates who have received their Ph.D. degree no earlier than December 2025. Applications will start being reviewed on December 1st, 2026.

We welcome the fullness of diversity to Rice. Qualified applicants are considered without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national or ethnic origin, genetic information, disability, or protected veteran status. Also, in our candidate pools, we seek to attract greater representation of women, scholars of color, people with disabilities, veterans, and others who have historically been under represented in mathematics; attract students from a wide range of countries and backgrounds; accelerate progress in building a faculty and staff varied in background and thought; and maintain an environment that fosters interaction and understanding within our community.

Houston is a vibrant, dynamic city full of opportunity. Rice students, faculty and staff take advantage of all that the fourth-largest city in the United States offers, from attending premier performing arts events in the downtown theater district, to eating at outstanding restaurants and shopping at trendy locally-owned boutiques, to cheering on the city's professional sports teams. Many of these activities, including those in a bustling downtown and thriving Museum District, are easily accessible from the Rice campus. Two international airports directly connect Houston to a vast number of domestic and international destinations, making it a superb home base for a mathematician.

Further Info:
https://www.math.rice.edu/
Lisa Geda [e-mail]
713-348-4829