The Rowan University Department of Physics and Astronomy invites applications for a two-year visiting assistant professor position beginning Fall 2009, with possible renewal for a third year. We seek candidates who are interested in teaching physics at both the beginning and advanced levels. The successful candidate will have the opportunity to participate in the current research programs within our department. A Ph.D. degree in Physics is preferred, but ABD may be considered. Teaching experience is a plus.
Rowan University is a comprehensive institution with an undergraduate enrollment of 8,500 students and 1,500 graduate students in six colleges: Liberal Arts and Sciences, Engineering, Communications, Business Administration, Fine and Performing Arts, and Education. It is located in southern New Jersey, 17 miles southeast of Philadelphia. The department consists of 10 faculty members, a laboratory coordinator, an instrument coordinator, and a secretary. We have eight active research facilities that foster student/faculty collaborative research including labs for magnetics, physical properties, thin film fabrication, microscopy, ultrafast spectroscopy, laser cooling, computational physics, and astronomy and astrophysics. Our department also houses an observatory, a planetarium, and a well-equipped machine shop. Additional information may be obtained from our web site at http://www.rowan.edu/physics/.
Applicants should submit a CV, unofficial undergraduate and graduate transcripts, a one-page description of teaching philosophy, a one-page statement of research interests, and three reference letters. Review of applications will begin February 1, 2009 and continue until the position is filled. Send information to: Dr. Karen Magee-Sauer, Department Chair, Physics & Astronomy Department, Rowan University, 201 Mullica Hill Rd., Glassboro, NJ 08028 or e-mail sauer [at] rowan [dot] edu. EOE. Background check required.
