Monday, January 24, 2022

One-Year Physics Education VAP, CSU-Chico

 The Department of Science Education in the College of Natural Sciences invites applications for Visiting Assistant Professor in Physics Education effective August 2022. This is a full-time, one year appointment. The full announcement details can be found at: https://careers.pageuppeople.com/873/ch/en-us/job/509899 


This position carries responsibilities in the area of teaching to include SCED 141: Concepts in Physical Science. This course is designed for future middle science teachers, and elementary school teachers. Basic concepts of motion, force, energy, chemical change, and their interactions.

This position also carries responsibilities for teaching SCED 321W: Scientific Inquiry. This course engages students in inquiry into topics that span the scientific disciplines. Skills addressed include experimental design, modeling, representation, dissemination of results, and critique of peers' work. Content topics include light, color, and sound, from biological, chemical and physics perspectives. This is a full-time, one year appointment.

If anyone wants to know more about the position or institution, feel free to contact Professor Carolina Alvarado, calvaradoleyva@csuchico.edu