FT at Virginia Tech

https://listings.jobs.vt.edu/postings/51338

Working Title:	Instructor
Faculty Rank:	Instructor
Posting Number:	TR0140086
About Virginia Tech:	Virginia Tech, founded in 1872 as a land-grant institution, is currently ranked as a Top 25 Public University by US News & World Report and a Top 25 Public Research University by the National Science Foundation. Through a combination of its three missions of learning, discovery, and engagement, Virginia Tech continually strives to accomplish the charge of its motto: Ut Prosim (That I May Serve). As the Commonwealth’s most comprehensive university and its leading research institution, Virginia Tech serves a diverse population of 30,000+ students and 8000+ faculty and staff from over 100 countries, and is engaged in research around the world. Invent the Future at Virginia Tech.
Position Summary:	Teaching and mentoring students enrolled in large introductory physics classes at Virginia Tech’s Blacksburg Campus. Lecture, demonstration, discussion and supervising graduate student support activities in calculus-based physics for physical scientists and engineers, or in general physics, which is primarily for life-science majors. The successful candidate will teach three to four courses per semester.
Required Qualifications:	PhD from an accredited university in Physics or a related field Demonstrated effectiveness in teaching large classes of students Criminal Background Check required
Preferred Qualifications: