Whittier College, a small (1500 undergraduates), independent Liberal Arts College located about 20 miles east of downtown Los Angeles, invites applications for a one-year full-time teaching appointment in the Department of Physics and Astronomy starting September 2011. A Ph.D. in Physics is preferred and teaching experience using student-centered interactive pedagogies is a definite plus. Excellence in teaching is our main consideration. The successful candidate will teach introductory courses both for non-science students and for pre-health students.
To apply, please send a curriculum vitae, a statement of teaching philosophy and experience, and three letters of recommendation to Prof. S. Lagan, Dept. of Physics and Astronomy, Whittier College, 13406 E. Philadelphia Street, P.O. Box 634, Whittier, CA 90608. Electronic submissions may be sent to slagan@whittier.edu. Review of applications will begin March 1, 2011 and will continue until the position is filled. Please visit our website at web.whittier.edu/physweb/2011position.htm for more details on the position.
