The Kalamazoo College Physics Department invites applications for a
visiting assistant professor of physics for the academic year 2014-2015
with likely extension to a second year for coverage of anticipated
sabbaticals. Extension to a third year is possible. The position would
involve teaching physics at the introductory level in a team-taught,
active learning environment, as well as covering upper-level courses.
Our department employs an active-learning “flipped classroom”
environment in which class and lab are combined and relatively little
time is spent lecturing. Minimum qualifications are a Ph.D. in physics
or closely aligned field, either received or in the final stages of
approval, and teaching experience in undergraduate physics courses.
Competitive candidates will have excellent communication skills and
command of the English language, will be excited about teaching physics
to undergraduates, and will be familiar with and invested in the results
of Physics Education Research.
The Physics Department
typically enrolls about 120 students/year in its introductory physics
course sequence and graduates about 10 majors each year, including some
who pursue a 3/2 engineering program. The position will represent a
full-time teaching load, but the department is able to supply limited
space for research.
To apply, send a letter of intent,
curriculum vitae, a statement of teaching philosophy and goals, summary
data from teaching evaluations, and undergraduate and graduate
transcripts (unofficial acceptable), to Peggy Cauchy, Office Manager,
Department of Physics, Kalamazoo College, 1200 Academy Street,
Kalamazoo, MI 49006-3295 or by email to cauchy@kzoo.edu.
Your c.v. should include a phone number where you can be reached
easily, and the names of three references, along with their email
addresses and phone numbers. Please arrange to have three references
send supporting letters. For more information about the College, see
our homepage at http://www.kzoo.edu and the departmental homepage at http://www.kzoo.edu/physics/
. Completed applications submitted by March 31 will receive full
consideration. Kalamazoo College encourages candidates who will
contribute to the cultural diversity of the College to apply and to
identify themselves if they wish. Equal Opportunity Employer.
