Director of Undergraduate Labs, University of Tennessee Knoxville

https://ut.taleo.net/careersection/ut_knoxville/jobdetail.ftl?job=15000000UU UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE, KNOXVILLE DIRECTOR OF UNDERGRADUATE LABORATORIES Pay Grade: 45 (Exempt) The Department of Physics and Astronomy of The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, is a midsize physics department with about 35 faculty members, three lecturers, 13 staff members, 110 graduate students and 100 undergraduates. The department not only provides physics instruction for physics majors but also delivers a large number of physics and astronomy lectures for our general education and service courses. The laboratory enrollment in these lower division courses is about 1400 students each fall, and growing. The undergraduate laboratories are taught by about 45 graduate teaching assistants (GTAs). The department is seeking a full-time staff member to serve as Director of Undergraduate Laboratories. The Director’s responsibilities include maintaining and developing instructional laboratory experiments and demo equipment for our general education and service courses, amending and developing the laboratory manual and scheduling traditional labs, and working with instructors to setup integrated, active-learning environments. The Director will also make the teaching assignments for the departmental GTAs and be responsible for the training and daily supervision of all GTAs. The successful candidate will work with undergraduate and graduate students and coordinate with professors and lecturers to provide a constructive learning environment. The director will also lend technical and intellectual support for the department’s upper level laboratories. Qualifications  The successful candidate must hold a Ph.D. in Physics or a related discipline. Candidates should be able to demonstrate substantive experience in physics laboratories and be familiar with laboratory safety protocols, including radiation, chemical, and laser safety. This is a hands-on position requiring technical laboratory skills. In addition, candidates should be familiar with physics education research related to laboratories, as well as be knowledgeable in using modern educational technology. Candidates are also expected to possess excellent written and oral communication skills, as well as substantive experience with managerial and/or supervisory responsibilities. Interested candidates may apply at http://hr.utk.edu/recruitment/. The application package should include a cover letter, curriculum vitae, and teaching statement. Please arrange for three confidential letters of recommendation to be sent to smedlin@utk.edu. Employment is expected to commence January 1, 2016. Applications will be accepted until the position is filled. The University of Tennessee is an EEO/AA/Title VI/Title IX/Section 504/ADA/ADEA institution in the provision of its education and employment programs and services. All qualified applicants will receive equal consideration for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, sex, pregnancy, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, physical or mental disability, or covered veteran status.  Job   Executive/Administrative  Primary Location   US-Tennessee-knoxville  Organization   Physics  Schedule   Full-time  Job Posting   Jul 27, 2015, 10:41:21 AM