Wednesday, December 17, 2014

TT at Long Island University-Brooklyn, NY

The Department of Physics at Long Island University-Brooklyn invites outstanding applicants for a tenure-track Assistant Professor positions starting September 2015.

For this position, we seek a broadly trained physicist with an active research program capable of including undergraduate students and who will be passionate about teaching physics at a primarily undergraduate, urban institution. Teaching responsibilities will include teaching an introductory-level physics course (algebra-based) and associated labs. An earned doctorate in physics, or a closely related field, is required. All area of research will be considered. Start-up funds will be provided for the position. The Physics Department currently has three full-time, tenure-line faculty members. For more information about the department, visit: http://www.liu.edu/Brooklyn/Academics/Schools/College-of-Liberal-Arts-and-Sciences/Programs/Div2/Physics.

Applicants should e-mail a letter of application, a curriculum vitae, a statement of teaching philosophy (no longer than three pages), and a description of research interests and goals (no longer than three pages) in a single PDF file to michael.kavic@liu.edu. Applicants should also e-mail representative reprints of published research papers (no more than three, and preferably as PDFs), as well as arrange for three current letters of recommendation to be e-mailed, at least one of which addresses teaching abilities. All e-mails should have the applicant's name in the subject line. Applications are due by January 31, 2015. Late submissions will be considered until the position is filled.

For nearly 90 years, Long Island University (LIU) has been dedicated to redefining higher education and empowering our students with the skills they needed to excel in the classroom and throughout their professional careers. One of the nation's largest comprehensive private universities, LIU offers more than 500 undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral degree programs and certificates, and educates more than 20,000 students. For more information about the LIU, visit: http://www.liu.edu.