Teaching Assistant or Teaching Associate Professor
Company: UNC-Chapel Hill
Location: Chapel Hill
Posted on: April 2, 2026
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Job Description:
Position Summary The Department of Statistics and Operations
Research invites applications for a non-tenure-track position at
the rank of Teaching Assistant Professor or Teaching Associate
Professor in Actuarial Science. We seek candidates with
demonstrated excellence-or strong potential-in teaching actuarial
principles, mathematics, and statistics/operations research, with
the goal of preparing students for professional actuarial
examinations. The successful candidate will also be expected to
contribute to the advancement of the department’s instructional
programs and pedagogical initiatives. This renewable position
begins with a three-year (or five-year contract if hired at the
rank of a Teaching Associate Professor) contract and offers
opportunities for promotion (Teaching Associate Professor, Teaching
Professor) and longer-term appointments, aligning with a clear
teaching-focused career trajectory. The primary responsibility of
this role is to deliver engaging instruction in introductory
service courses, incorporating effective teaching practices and
technology-enhanced learning strategies. The successful candidate
will teach six undergraduate courses across the academic year (two
semesters). In addition to teaching, responsibilities for this
position include academic advising and mentoring of undergraduate
students majoring in Statistics and Analytics and taking Actuarial
Science courses. Active participation in departmental life
(including committee service, support of departmental initiatives,
and contributions to collaborative projects), is expected.
Opportunities for summer teaching assignments are generally
available and compensated separately. Preferred Qualifications,
Competencies, And Experience Must be comfortable with
large-enrollment introductory service courses, utilizing
appropriate technology enhancements and pedagogy techniques and
advising and mentoring undergraduate students majoring in
Statistics and Analytics.
Keywords: UNC-Chapel Hill, Durham , Teaching Assistant or Teaching Associate Professor, Education / Teaching , Chapel Hill, North Carolina
