Wright State University
Assistant to the Department Chair for Math & Stats and Physics
🇺🇸
Dayton, OH
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Full-Time
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$46K
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Other
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April 16th, 2026
Edtech.com's Summary
Wright State University is hiring an Assistant to the Department Chair for Math & Stats and Physics. The role involves managing administrative responsibilities such as class scheduling, implementing placement policies, maintaining student records, and serving as a liaison between the department and other university units to support the department's well-being.
Highlights
- Manage class scheduling, planning, registration, and course approvals for Math & Stats and Physics Department.
- Assist with placement policy implementation, prerequisite override requests, and run advising reports.
- Serve as contact for academic policies and math/stat course inquiries, coordinate transfer evaluations and credit-by-exams.
- Support adjunct performance evaluations, maintain department online communications, and represent the department in advising meetings.
- Use standard office software including word processing, spreadsheets, email, and web browsers; experience with Wings/Banner and advising tools preferred.
- Minimum qualifications include a Bachelor's degree in mathematics, statistics, math education, or related fields, plus three years of higher education academic advising experience.
- Preferred qualifications include a Master’s degree and university-level administrative experience.
- Minimum annual salary of $46,000 with full-time employment status.
- Position requires excellent interpersonal, organizational, analytical, and communication skills.
- May require occasional evening and weekend work for special events.
Assistant to the Department Chair for Math & Stats and Physics Full Description
Assistant to the Department Chair for Math & Stats and Physics
Position Information
Position Information (Default Section)
EEO Statement | Wright State University is an equal opportunity employer.
Faculty Rank or Job Title | Assistant to the Department Chair for Math & Stats and Physics
Job Category: | Administrative (exempt/non-exempt)
Department | Mathematics & Statistics
EEO number: | 26P144
Position FTE | 100%
Minimum Annual Salary | 46,000.
Salary Band: | S04
Job Summary/Basic Function: | To assist the Department Chair of Math&Stat and Physics by assuming various administrative responsibilities for the well-being of the department.
Minimum Qualifications | Bachelor’s degree or advanced degree in mathematics, statistics, math education, or other related fields; and three years’ experience in higher education academic advising within a college for mathematics, statistics or science.
Excellent interpersonal, organizational, analytical and communication skills; proficiency in using standard office software (e.g., word, spreadsheet, emails, web browser).
Preferred Qualifications | Master’s degree in mathematics, statistics, math education, or related fields; administrative experience at the university level; experience with Wings/Banner and other advising tools (eg, U-Achieve, Cognos); Ability to effectively communicate with students.
Essential Functions and percent of time: | (30%) Class scheduling, planning, and registrations for Math & Stats and Physics Department: Manage class scheduling each term, develop two-year planning schedules for upper-level undergraduate and graduate courses, oversee class prerequisite checks, oversee override requests, serve as the liaison between the department and registrar’s office for class scheduling and registration issues, process course modification and inventory forms, and process Curriculog entries, verify undergraduate and graduate catalog updates.
The Assistant to the Chair position requires someone who understands our curriculum and the multi-measure placement policy and has experience working with students on their math-related issues. The functions of the position are all critical to the daily operation of the department and demand a full-time employee
Essential Functions and percent of time (cont'd): | (30%) Assist the chair in implementing the multiple measures placement policies, approving pre-requisite override requests, and conducting pre-requisite checks as needed; represent the department at the college and university advising meetings, maintain student records, assist the chair on adjunct performance evaluations, meet periodically with advisors, run advising reports, maintain online news and announcements page for math and stat majors.
Non-Essential Functions and percent of time: | (30%) Contact person for department academic policies and issues: Serve as point of contact for math/stat-related questions for other units on campus, talk to students about their concerns with their math/stat course and/or instructor, coordinate course transfer evaluations and credit-by-exams, assist faculty on academic policies and issues
(10%) Other: Assist the chair and the faculty on special projects or tasks as needed, including orientation/outreach events.
Working Conditions | May be required to work a few special events in evenings and/or on weekends.
To preserve the safety and security of the campus community and to maintain the integrity of university operations, it is the policy of Wright State University making an employment offer contingent on various background checks, such as a criminal record, credit history when job related and/or education verifications. Additionally, an administrative review shall be conducted whenever the university learns that an employee is charged with or convicted of a crime (except for minor vehicle violations). Frequently asked questions related to background checks may be found on the Human resources website at http://www.wright.edu/human-resources.Effective July 1, 2017, per Policy 7230 Wright State University is tobacco-free. Tobacco use, including the sale, advertising sampling and distribution of tobacco products and tobacco related items is prohibited in all university facilities, on all university owned or leased grounds, university owned or operated residence halls and apartments, and at all university sponsored events regardless of location. Tobacco use is also prohibited in all university vehicles or on any equipment owned, leased or operated by Wright State University. This policy applies to anyone on campus including students, faculty, staff, visitors, consultants, vendors, patients, volunteers, and contractor employees.
Special Instructions to Applicants
Posting Date | 04/15/2026
First Consideration Date: |
Closing Date |
Open Until Filled | Yes
Faculty Rank or Job Title | Assistant to the Department Chair for Math & Stats and Physics
Job Category: | Administrative (exempt/non-exempt)
Department | Mathematics & Statistics
EEO number: | 26P144
Position FTE | 100%
Minimum Annual Salary | 46,000.
Salary Band: | S04
Job Summary/Basic Function: | To assist the Department Chair of Math&Stat and Physics by assuming various administrative responsibilities for the well-being of the department.
Minimum Qualifications | Bachelor’s degree or advanced degree in mathematics, statistics, math education, or other related fields; and three years’ experience in higher education academic advising within a college for mathematics, statistics or science.
Excellent interpersonal, organizational, analytical and communication skills; proficiency in using standard office software (e.g., word, spreadsheet, emails, web browser).
Preferred Qualifications | Master’s degree in mathematics, statistics, math education, or related fields; administrative experience at the university level; experience with Wings/Banner and other advising tools (eg, U-Achieve, Cognos); Ability to effectively communicate with students.
Essential Functions and percent of time: | (30%) Class scheduling, planning, and registrations for Math & Stats and Physics Department: Manage class scheduling each term, develop two-year planning schedules for upper-level undergraduate and graduate courses, oversee class prerequisite checks, oversee override requests, serve as the liaison between the department and registrar’s office for class scheduling and registration issues, process course modification and inventory forms, and process Curriculog entries, verify undergraduate and graduate catalog updates.
The Assistant to the Chair position requires someone who understands our curriculum and the multi-measure placement policy and has experience working with students on their math-related issues. The functions of the position are all critical to the daily operation of the department and demand a full-time employee
Essential Functions and percent of time (cont'd): | (30%) Assist the chair in implementing the multiple measures placement policies, approving pre-requisite override requests, and conducting pre-requisite checks as needed; represent the department at the college and university advising meetings, maintain student records, assist the chair on adjunct performance evaluations, meet periodically with advisors, run advising reports, maintain online news and announcements page for math and stat majors.
Non-Essential Functions and percent of time: | (30%) Contact person for department academic policies and issues: Serve as point of contact for math/stat-related questions for other units on campus, talk to students about their concerns with their math/stat course and/or instructor, coordinate course transfer evaluations and credit-by-exams, assist faculty on academic policies and issues
(10%) Other: Assist the chair and the faculty on special projects or tasks as needed, including orientation/outreach events.
Working Conditions | May be required to work a few special events in evenings and/or on weekends.
To preserve the safety and security of the campus community and to maintain the integrity of university operations, it is the policy of Wright State University making an employment offer contingent on various background checks, such as a criminal record, credit history when job related and/or education verifications. Additionally, an administrative review shall be conducted whenever the university learns that an employee is charged with or convicted of a crime (except for minor vehicle violations). Frequently asked questions related to background checks may be found on the Human resources website at http://www.wright.edu/human-resources.Effective July 1, 2017, per Policy 7230 Wright State University is tobacco-free. Tobacco use, including the sale, advertising sampling and distribution of tobacco products and tobacco related items is prohibited in all university facilities, on all university owned or leased grounds, university owned or operated residence halls and apartments, and at all university sponsored events regardless of location. Tobacco use is also prohibited in all university vehicles or on any equipment owned, leased or operated by Wright State University. This policy applies to anyone on campus including students, faculty, staff, visitors, consultants, vendors, patients, volunteers, and contractor employees.
Special Instructions to Applicants
Posting Date | 04/15/2026
First Consideration Date: |
Closing Date |
Open Until Filled | Yes
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