March 25, 2008
The Mathematical Association of America seeks to identify outstanding candidates for editor of Mathematics Magazine. Mathematics Magazine is a refereed journal, published five times a year, and contains a variety of articles and notes on undergraduate mathematics and mathematics in a historical context. It is characterized by an appealing expository style that is accessible to both students and professional mathematicians.
The Search Committee plans to make a recommendation by the end of May so that the new editor can be approved by the Board of Governors at MathFest and begin handling all new manuscript submissions in January 2009. The new editor will be editor-elect during 2009 and will serve as editor for the five years January 1, 2010 December 31, 2014.
Questions about the nature of the position and its workload may be addressed to Frank Farris (FFarris@scu.edu) or you may read his article, "Five Years at the Magazine," in the December 2005 issue of MAA Focus and available at www.maa.org/pubs/decweb05.pdf. Questions about MAA support for the editor's work may be addressed to the MAA¹s Director of Publications for Journals and Communications, Ivars Peterson (ipeterson@maa.org).
Both applications and nominations are welcomed. Each applicant should submit a resume, names of several references, and a statement of interest containing his or her ideas about the journal. These can be emailed to the chair of the Search Committee, Ann Watkins (ann.watkins@csun.edu), or mailed to Ann Watkins, Department of Mathematics, California State University-Northridge, Northridge, CA 91330-8313. If you would like to make a nomination, please submit the name along with a paragraph about why you think the person would be an outstanding editor.
Applications and nominations will be accepted until the position is filled, although preference will be given to those received by early May.