Contract faculty position available August 19, 2011. Responsibilities: teaching general education physics and/or astronomy courses involving lecture and laboratory as well as upper division undergraduate and graduate level courses; conducting research at a level associated with a contract faculty position; participating in service related activities. Minimum qualifications: earned doctorate in physics at the time of application; teaching experience at the college level which may include typical graduate assistantship assignments; effective communication skills in both classroom and laboratory settings. Preferred qualification: experience or interest in a current research area of the department.
Send cover letter indicating goals in research and teaching; curriculum vitae, including evidence of experience in research and teaching; transcripts; and the names and contact information for three references to: Chairperson, Department of Physics and Astronomy, Ball State University, Muncie, IN 47306. Review of applications will begin immediately and will continue until the position is filled. (www.bsu.edu/physics)
Ball State University is an equal opportunity, affirmative action employer and is strongly and actively committed to diversity within its community.
