1-Year VAP at Claremont Colleges

https://webapps.cmc.edu/kecksci/faculty/faculty_opening_detail.php?PostingID=13004

Posting ID:	13004
Position Title:	Visiting Professor in Physics
Category:	Non Tenure-track
Department:	Keck Science
Department URL:	http://www.kecksci.claremont.edu
Description:	The W.M. Keck Science Department (www.kecksci.claremont.edu) of Claremont McKenna, Pitzer, and Scripps Colleges (three of the five undergraduate Claremont Colleges) seeks to hire a visiting professor in physics beginning in August 2013. The position is a one-year appointment with the possibility of continuation. Rank will be either Visiting Assistant Professor or Visiting Professor depending on experience. This interdisciplinary department comprises biology, chemistry, and physics faculty. The physics discipline also oversees an active pre-engineering program. We seek exceptional individuals with demonstrated excellence in teaching and scholarship. Candidates must have a Ph.D. in physics or an engineering-related field and be able to teach a range of upper-division and entry-level courses. At the foot of the San Gabriel mountains, thirty miles east of Los Angeles, The Claremont Colleges are within a one-hour drive of Caltech, UCLA, USC, UC Irvine and UC Riverside.
Procedures and Timetable:	Please apply online at https://webapps.cmc.edu/kecksci/faculty/home.php. Upload a cover letter describing teaching and research experience, a c.v., and the names and e-mail addresses of three or more references (at least two of whom can address teaching). All named references will be automatically contacted and sent instructions for uploading their reference letters. Applications should be received by March 18, 2013; the positions will remain open until filled. Further inquiries may be directed to Professor Scot Gould at sgould@kecksci.claremont.edu. The Keck Science Department of Claremont McKenna, Pitzer, and Scripps Colleges is an equal opportunity employer. In a continuing effort to enrich its academic environment and provide equal educational and employment opportunities, the department actively encourage applications from women and members of historically under-represented social groups in higher education.