Illinois College invites application for a Visiting Assistant Professor of Physics for the 2016/17 academic year. This is a one-year replacement position. The ideal candidate will have a Ph.D. (or ABD) in Physics or a related discipline.
Teaching responsibilities include six and a half course equivalents over the academic year: Algebra-based General Physics 1 (in the fall) and 2 (spring) as well as Light (fall) and Thermodynamics (spring). Scholarly engagement in the discipline is encouraged, and funding is available for travel and professional development. Opportunities exist for student-faculty research and advising.
Illinois College is a residential, private liberal arts college located in historic Jacksonville, Illinois, 70 miles northeast of Saint Louis, Missouri, and 30 miles west of Springfield, the Illinois State Capitol. True to its founding vision in 1829, Illinois College is a community committed to the highest standards of scholarship and integrity in the liberal arts. Illinois College promotes academic freedom, equality of opportunity, and human dignity through an increasingly diverse student population, currently comprised of 26 percent underrepresented students. The College develops in its students qualities of mind and character needed for fulfilling lives of leadership and service, fostering academic excellence rooted in opportunities for experiential learning while preparing students for lifelong success.
Applicants should submit a letter of application, a CV, evidence of teaching effectiveness (teaching philosophy, along with syllabi and course evaluations if available), undergraduate and graduate transcripts, and three letters of reference to the Office of Academic Affairs at:
Illinois College
Attn: Patricia Kiihne, Chair of the Physics Search Committee
1101 W College Ave, Jacksonville, IL 62650
Electronic submissions are encouraged; please send materials in PDF format to deansearch@mail.ic.edu.
Review of applications begins March 1, 2016 and will continue until the position is filled.
