Located 36 miles east of Atlanta on the original campus of Emory College in Oxford, Georgia, Oxford College of Emory University invites applications for a tenure-track position of Assistant Professor of Physics to begin August 2020. All areas of specialization will be considered. This person will teach introductory and sophomore-level physics courses for majors and non-majors, and will develop upper-level courses for majors. Our recently opened state-of-the-art science building is designed to promote student-faculty collaboration, innovative teaching and scholarship in STEM. In collaboration with our colleagues in the Physics Department of Emory College of Arts and Sciences, the physics faculty will have an opportunity to contribute to the future vision of the physics program which embodies the National Research Council recommendations for undergraduate physics education. Candidates must be committed to outstanding teaching and continuing scholarly activity.
PhD in physics or related field completed by time of appointment. Candidates who have teaching experience, particularly with engaging undergraduate students in investigative laboratory exercises and using high impact pedagogies, are encouraged to apply. An ability to work effectively in a liberal-arts program with a diverse student body of first- and second-year students is desired.
erested candidates should submit a cover letter, CV, statement of teaching philosophy, scholarship statement, undergraduate and graduate transcripts (unofficial acceptable), three letters of recommendation (at least one of which addresses the applicant’s teaching), and evidence of teaching effectiveness ONLY via Interfolio. Applications will be reviewed until the position is filled. Complete applications submitted by October 1, 2019 will receive full consideration.
About Oxford College of Emory University
Located 36 miles east of Atlanta on the original campus of Emory College in Oxford, Georgia, Oxford College of Emory University is one of Emory University’s four schools partnering in undergraduate education. Oxford College provides 975 first- and second-year students of high academic profile an intensive liberal-arts program for the first two years of their Emory bachelor’s degree. We have a commitment to working with a remarkably diverse student body in an inclusive learning community that values excellence in teaching and close student-faculty interaction.
