Mount Mary University is seeking an individual to join our Sciences Department and contribute to the realization of our Mission through the role of a tenure-track Physics Assistant Professor. We are a community of faculty who value relationships with our students and colleagues. We are committed to a compassionate and effective undergraduate education for our students.
Job Description: This position includes teaching in the classroom and laboratory in a new undergraduate Physics degree program. Teaching includes physics, math, and engineering courses in a liberal arts curriculum that may include teaching day and evening classes. Faculty are encouraged to use innovative teaching strategies. As a faculty member, responsibilities also include:
- program and strategic planning
- curriculum development and revision
- advise physics education majors
- serve as a resource for faculty members and other program areas
- serve on faculty assembly and all University committees
- provide service to the institution and the community
- participate in grant writing and acquisition of external funding
- engage in ongoing scholarship and professional activity (research, publications, presentations)
- perform other duties as assigned
- Doctorate in Physics OR
- Doctorate in Math/Engineering and specialization in Physics OR
- Doctorate in Math/Engineering with a strong graduate physics component evidenced by at least 24 semester hours of graduate level courses in Physics OR
- Candidates who are ABD will be considered if all other qualifications are met with distinction and there is demonstration of progress toward degree completion.
- commitment to quality teaching in the liberal arts at undergraduate level
- evidence of teaching effectiveness
- demonstrated skill in the application of technology for teaching and learning
- positive human relations, interpersonal and communication skills
- command of written and spoken English
- ability to work collaboratively as a member of professional and community groups
Preferred Qualifications:
- experience with a broad range of innovative methods of instruction and assessment
