http://www.ic.edu/RelId/638095/ISvars/default/One_Year_Position_in_Physics.htm
Please send materials in PDF format to deansearch@mail.ic.edu, Review of applications begins November 1
Illinois College invites applications for a one-year
visiting assistant professor position (with the possibility of extension
for an additional year) to begin in Fall 2017, in Physics.
The ideal candidate will have a Ph.D. (or ABD) in Physics or a related
discipline and will be committed to undergraduate instruction in a
liberal arts setting. Teaching responsibilities will include a
two-semester General Physics course sequence, Electric Circuits, and the
Dynamics semester of an introductory mechanical engineering course
sequence for 3-2 engineering students. An interest in teaching an
astronomy course for majors and/or non-science majors is desirable but
not essential. Scholarly engagement in the discipline is encouraged,
and funding is available for travel and professional development.
Opportunities and support exist for student-faculty research.
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, CV, evidence of
teaching effectiveness (syllabi, course evaluations (if available), and a
statement of teaching philosophy that includes discussion of teaching
to a diverse student body), a statement of research philosophy,
undergraduate and graduate transcripts, and three letters of reference
to the Office of Academic Affairs, Attn: Zvi Pasman, Illinois College,
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 November 1 and will continue until the
position is filled. 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 deansearch@mail.ic.edu,
attn: Zvi Pasman, or to Physics Faculty Search Committee, Office of
Academic Affairs, Illinois College, 1101 W. College Ave., Jacksonville,
IL 62650. Illinois College is an equal opportunity employer and
encourages applications from underrepresented minorities and women.
Illinois College is an equal opportunity employer and encourages applications from underrepresented minorities and women.
