TT at Aquinas College MI

Aquinas College invites applications for a tenure-track Assistant/Associate Professor of Physics position starting August 2016. We are seeking an individual who exhibits a strong commitment to teaching physics lectures and laboratories for science and non-science students. 

Our faculty members are responsible for delivering quality, student-centered, hands-on, active instruction in order to prepare our students for success. We are looking for a dynamic, caring professional dedicated to teaching excellence and professional scholarship, who is committed to make a difference in education and research. 

Preferred Qualifications

• Applicants must have Ph.D. in physics, astronomy, or closely-related field by the time of appointment
• Applicants must be able to demonstrate scholarship potential and a promising research agenda

Essential Duties and responsibilities

• Teaching load is 12 hours per semester
• Maintaining office hours
• Advising students
• Participating in departmental and college-wide activities including developing new courses and active involvement in undergraduate research
• Support of biology, chemistry, and mathematics programs,
• Management of the Baldwin Observatory with a 16-inch telescope
• Participation in research involving undergraduates.
• Contributions to the ongoing advancement of the sciences at Aquinas will be expected.

To apply, submit the following: a cover letter, your teaching philosophy, a proposed research agenda, a curriculum vitae, and a list of references. Also include a statement on how you see yourself contributing to the Aquinas College mission (https://www.aquinas.edu/about-aq/our-mission). Send all materials to Lori Orlowski, Director of Administration for Academic and Student Affairs. 

Contact:

Lori Orlowski, Academic Affairs, Aquinas College

Phone: (616) 632-2151

Email Address: 

llo001@aquinas.edu

Deadline: November 30, 2015 

Aquinas College will not sponsor a work visa for this position.