The Physics Department invites applications for a full-time
laboratory instructor to teach and coordinate its undergraduate
instructional laboratories. The appointment is for two years contingent
upon a successful performance review at the end of the first year and
carries the academic rank of lecturer (non-tenure-track). The physics
laboratory instructor coteaches three weekly sections of introductory
laboratory (each with 28 or fewer students) and one weekly section of
intermediate physics laboratory, as well as providing instructional
support (e.g., lecture demonstrations) for the department’s other
courses.
Duties include a variety of tasks related to all physics
instructional laboratory operations including maintaining the laboratory
manuals and laboratory course websites; procurement, testing,
maintenance, inventorying and purchasing instructional laboratory
equipment; monitoring laboratory safety; overseeing student laboratory
graders and teaching assistants; and sharing in the grading of
introductory and intermediate lab reports. The successful applicant
will be expected to stay knowledgeable with new trends in physics
education and to update and revise laboratories and lecture
demonstrations regularly.
Qualifications: a PhD or equivalent in
physics or a closely related field is preferred, plus significant
teaching experience. The successful candidate should have knowledge of
and experience with physics laboratory techniques and equipment and
Windows-based personal computers, including data acquisition and
analysis methods and trouble-shooting equipment and software problems.
Haverford
College is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer that does
not discriminate on the basis of race, ethnicity, religion, creed,
gender identity or its expression, sexual orientation, marital status,
national origin, veteran status, age, or disability status. Haverford
embraces its responsibility to reflect in its curriculum, classrooms,
and communal composition genuine sensitivity to racial, ethnic, sexual,
cultural, socioeconomic, and other forms of diversity. Haverford
welcomes applications from candidates who share these values and who
will foster their contribution to the College's educational mission.
To apply, please submit a curriculum vitae, cover letter, the names of
three references and a statement of teaching interests and philosophy
to physicschair@haverford.edu.
