Eberly Chair Professorship

The Department of Mathematics at The Pennsylvania State University invites applications and nominations for the Eberly Family Endowed Chair. This unique position is the highest level of appointment in the department.

Candidates with an exceptional record of achievement and research leadership in any area of mathematics and with credentials appropriate for a tenured full professorship will be considered. Candidates will be expected to play an active role of intellectual leadership in the department.

The department currently has 60 faculty engaged in a wide variety of research areas including number theory, dynamical systems, geometry, analysis, algebra, logic, and applied and computational mathematics. The department offers bachelor, masters, and doctoral degrees, and currently has approximately 80 graduate students.

The Pennsylvania State University enrolls approximately 40,000 students on its University Park campus, including about 8,000 graduate students. The university is located in the center of the state, in a valley surrounded by Appalachian Mountains and state forest land. The adjoining town of State College is part of a metropolitan area of 100,000 people, with ample health care, indoor and outdoor recreation, and quality of life. The University is within 250 miles of New York City, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Baltimore and Washington, D.C. All the amenities of a metropolitan area---a first rate public transportation system, world class theater and concert events, and advanced technology and research facilities---are available without the attending stress. Scientists, engineers and professionals from around the world participate in advanced research programs and conferences on a wide range of subjects at the Penn State Conference Center.

Further information about the department can be found at http://www.math.psu.edu. Applicants should send a letter of interest with a curriculum vitae and the names of four references addressed to:

Consideration of applications will continue until the position is filled. Penn State is committed to affirmative action, equal opportunity, and the diversity of its workforce.