Thursday, February 20, 2014

FT at College of Southern Nevada

Astronomy/Physics Instructor - Fall 2014

This position will be open until filled. For full consideration all application related material should be submitted by 03/14/2014.

Department:
  • Physical Science.
Job Description:
  • Teach lecture and laboratory general education courses in introductory astronomy.
  • Duties may some Physics lecture and laboratory courses for non-science and science majors.
  • Develop syllabi and course materials, evaluate student mastery of skills and competencies required by course outcomes.
  • Provide an excellent teaching experience as well as student advisement, recruitment and program/curriculum development.
  • Participate in program, department and school meetings and activities, and serve on department and college-wide committees.
  • Assignments may be multi-campus, with the possibility of day, evening, weekend and/or online classes.
  • Applicants should include a one-page statement of teaching philosophy with their application materials.
Required Qualifications:
  • This position will be open until filled. Application review will begin 03/15/2014. For full consideration all application related material should be submitted by 03/14/2014.
  • Master's degree in Astronomy or related discipline with at least eighteen graduate credits in Astronomy and Physics from a regionally accredited college or university.
Preferred Qualifications:
  • Ph.D. in Astronomy or related discipline with at least 18 graduate credits in Astronomy and Physics from a regionally accredited college or university, and experience teaching college lecture/lab courses in astronomy and/or physics.
Required Documents:
Required documents (Cover Letter, Resume, and Transcripts) must be attached directly to the ONLINE application. If you are unable to attach the required documents to your ONLINE application, you may send them to Human Resources via email hr.recruitment@csn.edu or fax to 702.651.5778.

SPECIAL NOTE: Applicants should fully describe their qualifications and experience with specific reference to each of the minimum and preferred qualifications. The search committee will use this information during the initial review of application materials.

Salary:
  • Initial salary placement is based on educational level and total years of full-time equivalent teaching experience. A maximum of 10 years of experience will be considered for initial salary placement purposes.
For more details on this position, please visit our website at http://jobs.csn.edu