Visiting Assistant Professor of Physics

Position

Stetson University seeks applications for a nine-month appointment as a visiting assistant professor in the Department of Physics, starting August 15, 2013. This position is renewable for an additional academic year, contingent on performance.

Qualifications and Responsibilities

We invite applicants who wish to gain experience teaching in a high-quality program that values a close collaborative relationship with students, under the mentorship of experienced senior faculty. Applicants must:

• Hold a doctorate in physics (or a closely related field) or expect to complete a doctorate before August 2013.
• Teaching experience beyond typical teaching assistantship duties in graduate school will be considered advantageous, but is not absolutely required.

Candidates can expect to teach an introductory level course, multiple introductory lab sections, and an upper level course in physics each semester. They will also have the opportunity to contribute to collaborative efforts to design and teach courses in support of the pre-engineering program (Engineering Mechanics - Statics and Engineering Mechanics - Dynamics). Interested candidates may have the opportunity to supervise senior research projects.

Salary

Salary is competitive.

Starting Date

August 15, 2013

The Department

The Department of Physics offers an academically rigorous major in physics and a related pre-engineering program. All physics majors are required to complete a laboratory-based senior research project. We have had considerable success placing students into high quality graduate programs in physics and engineering. Faculty in the department are committed to providing experiential scientific training in a traditional liberal arts environment in which the primary focus is extensive interaction with undergraduate students in a small class size environment. Our facilities include state-of-the-art introductory-level equipment and advanced equipment such as an Atomic Force Microscope (A.F.M.), Scanning Tunneling Microscope (S.T.M.), a U.H.V. L.E.E.D. system, a TV holography system, multiple optical tables, a small radio telescope and multiple small optical telescopes.

Application

Applicants must submit the following materials for consideration:

1. A cover letter summarizing the applicant's interest in the position and qualifications
2. A statement of the candidate's teaching philosophy
3. A curriculum vitae
4. Copies of undergraduate and graduate transcripts
5. Two letters of recommendation sent under separate cover by the recommenders via email or mail, at least one of which should include an evaluation of teaching ability

Applicants are encouraged to highlight skills and experiences that demonstrate a commitment to social justice, diversity and inclusion. Stetson University encourages applications from members of underrepresented groups in physics.

Application materials may be submitted electronically to Kevin Riggs, Ph.D., chair of the search committee, at physics@stetson.edu or mailed to the following address:

Kevin Riggs
Department of Physics
Stetson University
421 N. Woodland Blvd.
Unit 8267
DeLand, FL 32723

Applications will be considered on an ongoing basis until the position is filled.

The University

Founded in 1883, Stetson University (http://www.stetson.edu) is a private, selective university comprised of a rich array of liberal arts and professional academic programs. Collectively, Stetson University's teacher-scholar faculty works with approximately 3,800 students in undergraduate, graduate and professional programs. The university's historic main campus, located in DeLand, enrolls more than 2,500 students in undergraduate programs in the College of Arts and Sciences, the School of Business Administration and the School of Music. The Stetson University College of Law, Florida's first law school, moved from the main campus to Gulfport in 1954, and, with the addition of the Tampa Law Center, serves over 1,000 students working full-time or part-time toward J.D. or LL.M. degrees. Graduate programs offered at the main campus and at the Stetson University Center in Celebration include business, educational leadership, education, counseling and English. Stetson University has regularly been ranked among the best regional universities in the Southeast and was the first private college in Florida to be granted a chapter of Phi Beta Kappa.

Stetson University provides an inspiring education that engages students with rigorous academic and creative study grounded in liberal learning. Working closely with faculty, staff and with one another, students cultivate abilities to explore issues deeply, think critically, reason empirically, speak persuasively and connect ideas creatively. Stetson University's academic program prepares and inspires students to "dare to be significant™," realizing twenty-first century learning goals that will foster their ability and commitment to make a difference in the world. We seek faculty who themselves "dare to be significant"; think across disciplinary, methodological and social boundaries; exercise pedagogical creativity and adaptability (including the use of technology to enrich and extend learning); and are passionate lifelong learners.

Stetson University values the development of the whole person committed to engaging and building lifelong connections with the larger world through personal growth, intellectual development, and global citizenship. To that end, the university fosters policies, practices and modes of inquiry to support and explore these values areas, integrated in a university-wide commitment to personal and social responsibility. Firmly committed to inclusive excellence, our vibrant community of teacher-scholars nurtures the potential of individual students to lead lives of significance and prepares each to meet the challenges of shaping the future- locally, nationally, and globally.

The Community

DeLand is a picturesque residential community of 25,000 located 20 miles west of Daytona Beach and 35 miles northeast of Orlando. The area offers extensive cultural as well as recreational activities.

Equal Opportunity Statement

Stetson University is an Equal Opportunity Employer that affirms cultural diversity and inclusion as a core value of academic excellence at Stetson University. We are committed to achieving equal access in education, employment and participation through the recruitment and retention of outstanding faculty, staff and students from diverse backgrounds, and to meaningful academic and intellectual transformation in curriculum, research and service. We are dedicated to actions and policies that foster a community in which individuals with various identities, cultures, backgrounds and viewpoints work together to create opportunities for engagement through rewarding and fulfilling careers and personal experiences in a culturally and racially diverse society and a globalized world. We strongly encourage members of historically under-represented and economically-disadvantaged groups and women to apply for employment. Stetson University is an EEO, ADA, ADEA and GINA employer.