The Wabash Physics Department and the Center of Inquiry in the Liberal Arts (CILA) at Wabash
College invite applications for a one-year Visiting Assistant Professor of Physics Education
Research (PER) to begin July 1, 2009. A Ph. D. in PER is desirable; having significant experience in
carrying out a physics education research project is required; interest in studying upper-level
physics courses is preferred. The successful candidate will initiate a research project investigating
student learning and pedagogical practices related to upper-level physics theory courses (e.g.,
advanced mechanics, electrodynamics, thermal physics, and quantum mechanics) and help the
Physics Department assess and improve the overall coherence of its program. In addition, there
will be the opportunity to interact directly with students by involvement in teaching one course
per semester.
More information about our plans can be found at
http://www.wabash.edu/academics/physics/jobs.
Wabash College is a top-tier four-year liberal arts college for men with a student body of
approximately 900. For more information about the College, please visit the CILA
(http://www.liberalarts.wabash.edu/) and Physics Department
(http://www.wabash.edu/academics/physics/) web sites.
Applicants should send a letter of application describing relevant experience (including previous
PER projects), vitae, graduate and undergraduate transcripts, a statement discussing ideas for this
project, and three recent letters of recommendation to Dennis Krause, Chair, Physics Dept.,
Wabash College, P.O. Box 352, Crawfordsville, IN 47933-0352. Electronic submission of materials
may be sent to kraused@wabash.edu. Review of applications will begin March 16, 2009, and will
continue until the position is filled. Wabash College, a liberal arts college committed to the
undergraduate education of men, encourages applications from women and minorities. EOE.
