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<h3>Faculty Position in Financial Mathematics
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<p>The Department of Mathematics and Statistics at the American
University of
Sharjah invites applications for a position in <b>Financial</b>
Mathematics
at the Assistant or Associate Professor levels beginning August 2011.
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<p>Candidates are required to have a Ph.D. in mathematics with research
interest in financial or actuarial mathematics. Evidence of potential
in
research, excellence in teaching at all levels of the curriculum, and
strong communication skills in English, are expected. Experience in the
American-style higher education is an advantage.
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<p>Applicants should submit a cover letter, an AMS cover sheet (<a
href="http://www.ams.org">www.ams.org</a>),
a curriculum vitae, a research statement, a teaching statement, and
arrange
for at least three letters of recommendation (one of which addresses
teaching) to be sent. All applications should be submitted via e-mail
to
<b>Dean Mark Rush
</b>at <a href="mailto:cashr@aus.edu">cashr@aus.edu</a>. Complete
applications should be received
by
<b> January 31, 2011
</b> to receive full consideration.
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<p>The Department of Mathematics & Statistics at AUS offers an
undergraduate
major in Mathematics, a minor in Applied and Computational Mathematics,
and
a minor in Actuarial Mathematics. It provides courses in service to
almost
every academic program campus-wide. The department currently consists
of
twenty-five full time faculty members who are actively engaged in
original
research in different areas of mathematics and statistics. The teaching
load is nine credit hours per semester.
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<p>American University of Sharjah (AUS) was founded in 1997 by His
Highness Sheikh
Dr. Sultan Bin Mohammad Al Qassimi, Member of the Supreme Council of
the United
Arab Emirates and Ruler of Sharjah, who envisioned the university as a
leading
educational institution in the Gulf region. AUS is an independent,
not-for-profit coeducational institution. Consciously based upon
American
institutions of higher education, AUS is thoroughly grounded in Arab
culture and
is part of a larger process of the revitalization of intellectual life
in the
Middle East. AUS is a leading comprehensive university in the Gulf,
serving some
5,500 students of 82 nationalities.
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<p>AUS is accredited by the Commission on Higher Education of the
Middle
States Association of Colleges and Schools and licensed in the United
States by the Department of Education of the State of Delaware. The
university is also licensed by the UAE Ministry of Higher Education and
Scientific Research, and all undergraduate and graduate programs have
been
awarded either full or initial accreditation. AUS offers 25 majors and
48
minors at the undergraduate level, and 13 master's degrees programs.
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<p>Further information about AUS and the Department of Mathematics and
Statistics
can be obtained from
<a href="http://www.aus.edu">http://www.aus.edu</a> and
<a href="http://www.aus.edu/cas/maths/">http://www.aus.edu/cas/maths/</a>.<br>
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<hr>This employment position is among those listed in the Employment
section of the CMS website:<br>
<a href="http://cms.math.ca/Employment">http://cms.math.ca/Employment</a>
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