North Central College invites applications for a one-year leave replacement position at the visiting assistant professor level beginning September 2010. A Ph.D. is required; teaching experience is desirable. Applicants should have a demonstrated commitment to excellence in undergraduate teaching. Teaching assignments will include introductory physics courses for science majors, a general education physics course, and upper level courses in classical dynamics and quantum mechanics. In addition, the successful candidate will have opportunities to mentor physics majors in our advanced laboratory tutorial.
North Central College is a 149 year-old selective comprehensive liberal arts college of 2700 students and is located in Naperville, IL, 30 miles west of Chicago, with convenient train access to Chicago. Please submit a letter of application, CV, a one-page statement of teaching interests, unofficial copies of all undergraduate and graduate college transcripts, and three letters of reference (under separate cover) to: Physics Search, North Central College, 30 N. Brainard St, Naperville IL 60540, or email pdf documents to Dr. Paul Brandt, Chemistry/Physics Department Chair, at pfbrandt@noctrl.edu. Review of applications will begin immediately and continue until the position is filled. Applicants who would enrich the diversity of the campus community are strongly encouraged to apply. EOE
