The Department of Physics at West Virginia University invites applications to fill one or more non-tenure-track positions at the visiting assistant professor level. The successful candidate will likely teach several sections of introductory physics and/or descriptive astronomy each semester. Opportunities to teach upper division undergraduate physics courses may also be available. The appointment will begin August 16, 2011 and continue through May 15, 2012, with additional summer teaching support possible.
Minimum qualifications are a Ph.D. in physics and a demonstrated ability to effectively teach physics at the introductory physics level. The department has 21 tenured/tenure-track faculty. Active areas of research include condensed matter/solid state physics, plasma physics, applied physics, astrophysics, statistical physics, elementary particle physics, and nonlinear dynamics.
To apply, send a complete curriculum vita including a list of publications and relevant teaching experience to Devon Cleland, Department of Physics, P.O. Box 6315, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV 26506. E-mail: devon.cleland@mail.wvu.edu (only a single pdf file by email please). Applications received by May 15, 2011 will be given full consideration.
West Virginia University is an equal opportunity, affirmative action employer and recipient of an NSF ADVANCE award for gender equity. WVU does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, age, marital status, disability, veteran status, national origin, or sexual orientation
