The Department of Physics and Astronomy at Swarthmore College invites applications for a two-year leave replacement position in experimental physics at the Assistant Professor level beginning with the Fall semester of 2016. The teaching load over two semesters is 3 courses and 3 lab sections (9 weekly contact hours per semester). Candidates must have a strong interest in teaching at a highly selective, undergraduate liberal arts college. We are particularly interested in candidates that could immediately teach in our upper level lab curriculum.
Swarthmore is ranked among the top five liberal arts colleges in the country. Our mission combines academic rigor with social responsibility, and our students are highly achieving and motivated. Swarthmore has a strong institutional commitment to inclusive excellence through diversity in its educational program and employment practices. The College actively seeks and welcomes applications from candidates with exceptional qualifications, particularly those with demonstrable commitments to a more inclusive society and world.
Applicants should submit a CV, a statement of teaching experience, and a description of research interests and activity that could involve Swarthmore undergraduates. Three letters of reference must be submitted as well. All materials must be submitted electronically though Academic Jobs Online, https://academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/6310. Consideration of applications will begin November 13, 2015 and will continue until the position is filled.
