Overview
The Natural Sciences Department at Oregon Institute of Technology seeks applicants for a full-time, nine-month, Physics faculty position, to start in September 2024. The position focuses on excellent instruction, and service. This Physics position is intended to fill a position from a retirement.
The Natural Sciences department teaches biology, chemistry and physics to undergraduate students in a variety of allied health and engineering majors, and has interdisciplinary Biology-Health Sciences and Environmental Science programs within our own department. The successful candidate will teach calculus based physics and upper level electives in their field of expertise.
In recent years, our department has been providing more undergraduate research project experiences and experiencing more demand for those opportunities from our students and the graduate programs that many of them continue to after graduation. This faculty member can support active undergraduate and graduate research projects, particularly for our Environmental Sciences students or Engineering students, many of whom are also in the Oregon Tech Honors Program. The area of research is flexible, depending on the interests and expertise of the faculty member.
Departmental service will include committee work. Institutional service may include serving on university or department committees and engaging in regional outreach with high schools and community colleges.
Applicants must have good communication skills, a strong commitment to supporting student success, and dedication to high-quality undergraduate instruction. As a faculty member, they will collaborate productively with colleagues in the Natural Sciences department and Engineering to support continuous program assessment and improvement.
This position will be at Oregon Tech’s Klamath Falls campus, located in the foothills of the Cascade Mountains in southern Oregon. Klamath Falls is widely recognized for its remarkable mountain and lake scenery, including Crater Lake National Park and year-round outdoor recreation opportunities.
Qualifications
Minimum Qualifications
- PhD degree in a physics or other science-related field
- Candidate must have potential to develop student research projects and commit to scholarly growth.
Preferred Qualifications
- A background in nuclear physics or high energy experimental physics
- A background in medical physics,
- Teaching experience
- Ability to collaborate productively with other faculty and ability to support continuous program assessment and improvement.
Special Instructions to Applicant:
Applications will continue to be accepted after the initial review date until a sufficient applicant pool has been achieved or the position is filled. Therefore, at the discretion of the University, materials received after the initial review date may not receive full consideration.
To apply, upload the following elements to your application:
Required Documents
- CV
- Cover Letter
- Transcripts (Unofficial)
- Teaching Philosophy
Optional Documents
- Letter of Recommendation
- Professional References List
- Resume
- Other Document
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