The Department of Physics & Astronomy at Dickinson College in Carlisle, PA anticipates the availability of a leave replacement position for the 2011/12 academic year and invites applications.
Applicants must have a Ph.D. in physics or astronomy and a strong interest in undergraduate teaching. The department is particularly interested in applicants who would welcome teaching introductory courses in both physics and astronomy, and who have an interest in involving students in their research.
Dickinson College is a highly selective four-year liberal-arts college with an active and innovative science program. The Department is housed in a new state-of-the-art building, equipped with smart classrooms, research labs, a planetarium and observatory. The physics major program features a project-centered hands-on curriculum beginning with the internationally known Workshop Physics, an activity-based introductory course developed here at Dickinson. Every senior major completes a year-long research project in collaboration with a faculty advisory and other students. Faculty members also teach introductory courses for non-majors as well as first-year seminars and cross-disciplinary courses. The Department graduates approximately ten majors per year, 40% of whom are women.
Please include your cover letter and a CV and a statement of your teaching and research interests and aspirations, and a list of 3 to 5 references. [Ed. note: To apply for this position, either go to the Physics Today job website or to Dickinson's HR website, http://jobs.dickinson.edu.]
