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August 15th, 2018

Professor Stoiciu wins NES/MAA Teaching Award!

A huge congratulations to Professor Mihai Stoiciu, who has been selected as the 2018 recipient of the highly selective NES/MAA...
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August 8th, 2018

SMALL at Mathfest 2018

Students from four groups at Williams’ 2018 SMALL REU (commutative algebra, knot theory, random matrix theory, and tropical geometry) attended...
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June 25th, 2018

Bubbles inside bubbles! (By SMALL ’16 and SMALL ’17 Geometry)

Although a bubble inside a bubble as pictured below is unstable—the inner bubble pops out when it touches the outer...
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June 17th, 2018

Spatial Graphs School at Williams College June 20-21

On June 20-21, there will be a Spatial Graphs School at Williams, including talks by five visiting mathematicians, and by...
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June 6th, 2018

Math/Stats Reunion Get-Together on Saturday

Faculty, students, and alumni are invited to the Math/Stats Department’s annual reunion tea! We’ll get started at 3:30pm on Saturday,...
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May 14th, 2018

Professor De Veaux elected Vice President of the ASA!

Congratulations to Professor Dick De Veaux, who has been elected Vice President of the American Statistical Association! Read all about...
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Tenure-track position in Statistics

The Williams College Department of Mathematics and Statistics invites applications for a new tenure-track position in Statistics, beginning fall 2019, at the rank of assistant professor. A more senior appointment is also possible for a qualified candidate at a later stage in their career. The candidate should have a Ph.D. in Statistics or a closely related field by the time of appointment. We are seeking candidates who show evidence and/or promise of excellence in teaching and a strong research program that can engage undergraduate students. The candidate will become the seventh tenure-track statistician in the department, joining a vibrant and innovative group of statisticians with an established statistics major. Click here for more information on the Department of Mathematics and Statistics.

Candidates may apply here by uploading a cover letter addressed to Professor Richard De Veaux, a curriculum vitae, a teaching statement, a description of research plans, and three letters of recommendation on teaching and research. The Department is committed to building a diverse and inclusive community. In your application materials, we also ask you to address how your teaching, scholarship, mentorship and/or community service might support Williams’s commitment to diversity and inclusion.

Expectations: The teaching load is two courses per 12-week semester and a winter term course every other January. The candidate will be expected to teach introductory statistics, core courses for the statistics major, and elective courses in their areas of interest. The successful candidate will establish an independent research program that results in scholarly publications. Williams College provides broad support for start-up funds, funding for student research assistants, faculty professional development funds, and a shared computer cluster for parallel computation.

Review of applications will begin on or after October 1st and will continue until the position is filled. All offers of employment are contingent upon completion of a background check. Further information is available here.

Williams College is a coeducational liberal arts institution located in the Berkshire Hills of western Massachusetts. The college has built its reputation on outstanding teaching and scholarship and on the academic excellence of its approximately 2,000 students. Please visit the Williams College website. Beyond meeting fully its legal obligations for non-discrimination, Williams College is committed to building a diverse and inclusive community where members from all backgrounds can live, learn, and thrive.

Two-year visiting positions in Mathematics

The Williams College Department of Mathematics and Statistics invites applications for two two-year visiting positions in mathematics, to begin fall 2019. Candidates should have earned a Ph.D. in mathematics, applied mathematics, or a related field by summer, 2019. We will consider candidates with any area of mathematical expertise.

Visiting Assistant Professors are asked to teach four courses per year on our 12-week semester schedule, advise several undergraduate student colloquia (our capstone experience for seniors), and make small contributions to service activities in the department. This set of professional duties provides a window into the experience of being a mathematician in a liberal arts setting.

Our department offers a vibrant undergraduate program with majors in mathematics (including an applied mathematics emphasis) and in statistics. For more information, see our website. The multidisciplinary environment is a rich and collegial setting for student education and faculty research. Williams College provides: the opportunity to apply for student research assistant support; a standard, annual allocation of funds to support travel and research; and a shared computer cluster for parallel computation. Visiting Assistant Professors are also eligible to participate in the college’s comprehensive First3 professional development program.

Approximately one hour from the Albany, NY airport, Williams College is located in Williamstown, a thriving destination proximate to: three major art museums; theater, music, and dance festivals; community supported agriculture farms; a highly-rated public school system; and many other resources. The Williams undergraduate student body has 40% U.S. minority enrollment and nearly 10% international enrollment. Reflecting the institution’s values, our department is diverse and inclusive, with 50% of our faculty being women, people of color, and/or members of the LGBTQ+ community. We encourage applications from members of underrepresented groups with respect to gender, race and ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, disability status, socioeconomic background, and other axes of diversity.

Applications should be submitted via http://www.mathjobs.org. Your application should include the following components.

1) Please provide a cover letter. This letter might describe your interest in Williams and in the liberal arts, and provide a brief summary of your professional experience and future goals. We ask you to address how your teaching, scholarship, mentorship and/or community service might support Williams’s commitment to diversity and inclusion.

2) Please provide a current curriculum vitae.

3) Please provide a teaching statement. Ideally, this statement should be 2 - 3 pages long, and it might address your teaching philosophy, teaching experience, and any other reflections or relevant information you would like to share. 4) Please provide a brief research statement. Ideally, it should help our faculty, who come from a wide range of mathematical disciplines, understand the nature of your work and think about how to support you during your post-Ph.D. years.

5) Please have at least three recommenders submit letters of recommendation. If possible, at least one of these letters should comment on your experience as a teaching assistant or on any other instructional capacities in which you have served.

We also ask applicants to fill out this brief EEOC demographic survey. While completing this form is voluntary, we hope you will fill it out. Responses will be accessible only by administrators and EEO officers.

If you have questions about this position, contact search committee chair Chad Topaz ([email protected]). Review of applications will begin on or after November 1 and will continue until the positions are filled. All offers of employment are contingent upon completion of a background check. Further information is available here.

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Professor Stoiciu wins NES/MAA Teaching Award!

SMALL at Mathfest 2018

Bubbles inside bubbles! (By SMALL ’16 and SMALL ’17 Geometry)

Spatial Graphs School at Williams College June 20-21

Math/Stats Reunion Get-Together on Saturday

Professor De Veaux elected Vice President of the ASA!

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Tenure-track position in Statistics

Two-year visiting positions in Mathematics

AMS Exemplary Department Award