Tenure Track Assistant Professor, PER at Saint Anselm College:
The Department of Physics at Saint Anselm College, a Roman Catholic undergraduate liberal arts college in Manchester, NH invites applications for a tenure-track faculty position to begin August 2015. Founded in 1889, Saint Anselm College is a Catholic, liberal arts college in the Benedictine tradition. The community includes approximately 2,000 students, 145 full-time faculty members and 370 full-time staff in addition to the monks of Saint Anselm Abbey. The successful candidate will have the opportunity to teach a full range of undergraduate courses in physics (from introductory to advanced), as well as courses in the Department of Education, which lead to teaching credentials.
Submit a letter of interest, curriculum vitae, evidence of teaching ability and research potential (samples of scholarship, articles or conference papers) and academic transcripts to the attention of Dr. David Guerra, Department Chair, Physics via the Saint Anselm College website at www.anselm.edu/hr Three letters of recommendation are required and should be submitted in PDF format via email to the department faculty assistant, Robin Allard at Rallard@anselm.edu Applications should be received by November 15, 2014 for full consideration.
A Ph.D. in Physics, with a research emphasis in Physics Education Research and the necessary background to teach methods courses in the Department of Education is required. Candidates should demonstrate a strong commitment to excellence in teaching at the undergraduate level as well as scholarly research and exhibit the potential for conducting independent Physics Education Research. Although not a requirement, teaching experience at the undergraduate and the K-12 level is strongly preferred. Success in attaining external funding in PER is desired. Successful candidates will be able to assist the college to further its strategic goals for institution-wide diversity and inclusiveness.
