Wednesday, November 12, 2014

Full-Time Physics/Science Education at the University of Northern Colorado

This is a nine-month, full-time, contract-renewable position in the
Department of Physics and Astronomy beginning Fall 2015. UNC is the leading
STEM teacher preparation institution in Colorado, and the department offers
an undergraduate degree option in secondary teaching. The successful
candidate will mentor student teachers, teach methods courses for science
education majors, as well as teach courses for non-science majors and
lower-level physics courses. Demonstrated excellence in teaching is
expected, and experience in secondary education highly desired.  The
department also has an active undergraduate research program; the successful
candidate may choose to be involved in this effort. At minimum, a master's
degree in physics or a master's degree in science education with significant
graduate coursework in physics is required and must be awarded by 8/17/2015.


The full vacancy announcement and application instructions are available at:
http://www.unco.edu/nhs/employment.html.  Screening of applications begins
December 12th, 2014 and continues until the position is filled. The
University is an AAEO employer.