Job Description The University of South Carolina
Department of Physics and Astronomy invites applications for a
non-tenure-track position as an Instructor with a start date of August
16, 2013. This is a nine-month position with the possibility of extra
compensation for summer teaching, subject to availability of funds. The
position is for one year with the possibility of renewal based on
satisfactory performance and continued funding. The duties of this
position are to teach up to three 200-level physics courses during each
calendar year; plan and conduct observatory and planetarium exercises
for students in the university's astronomy courses, including daily
set-up and tear-down of the equipment for these exercises; maintain the
inventory of telescopes and other equipment in the observatory; plan and
implement upgrades to the observatory's instrumentation; maintain the
observatory's website; and conduct community outreach activities,
including coordination of weekly public observing sessions. The Melton
Memorial Observatory houses seven telescopes with apertures ranging
between 16" and 8", a 60 mm H-α Solar Telescope, 80 mm and 127mm
Apochromatic Refractors, and a 152 mm H-α/Ca-K Telescope, along with CCD
imagers and auto-guiders. Minimum Qualifications This
position requires a Master's degree in physics or astronomy or in a
closely related discipline. Candidates should be capable of lifting and
manipulating bulky objects weighing as much as 20 kg. Preferred Qualifications Prior experience in observational astronomy will be an advantage.
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