VAP at Claremont Colleges CA

https://webapps.cmc.edu/jobs/faculty/faculty_opening_detail.php?PostingID=13014 Posting ID: 13014 Position Title: Visiting Assistant Professor or Visiting Professor in Physics Category: Non Tenure-track Department: Keck Science Department URL: http://www.kecksci.claremont.edu Description: The W.M. Keck Science Department (www.kecksci.claremont.edu) of Claremont McKenna, Pitzer, and Scripps Colleges (three of the five undergraduate Claremont Colleges) seeks to hire a visiting professor in physics beginning in summer 2014. The position is a one-year appointment with the possibility of continuation. Rank will be either Visiting Assistant Professor or Visiting Professor depending on experience. This interdisciplinary department comprises biology, chemistry, and physics faculty. The physics discipline also oversees an active pre-engineering program. We seek exceptional individuals with demonstrated excellence in teaching and scholarship. Candidates must have a Ph.D. in physics or an engineering-related field and be able to teach a range of upper-division and entry-level courses. At the foot of the San Gabriel mountains, thirty miles east of Los Angeles, The Claremont Colleges are within a one-hour drive of Caltech, UCLA, USC, UC Irvine, and UC Riverside. Procedures and Timetable: Please apply online at https://webapps.cmc.edu/jobs/faculty/home.php. Upload a cover letter describing teaching and research experience, a c.v., and the names and e-mail addresses of three or more references (at least two of whom can address teaching). All named references will be automatically contacted and sent instructions for uploading their reference letters. Review of applications will be on February 28, 2014, and the position will remain open until filled. Further inquiries may be directed to Professor Steve Naftilan at snaftilan@kecksci.claremont.edu. The Keck Science Department of Claremont McKenna, Pitzer, and Scripps Colleges is an equal opportunity employer. In a continuing effort to enrich its academic environment and provide equal educational and employment opportunities, the department actively encourage applications from women and from members of historically under-represented social groups in higher education.