Assistant Professor of Physics and Astronomy

UW-Barron County

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Do you like to teach? Does a university environment that enables you to know all your students and interact with them in small classes interest you? How about a campus where you can know all your colleagues and are encouraged to develop interdisciplinary courses? Have you considered living in one of the most beautiful lake areas in the US that is also an economic, medical, and intellectual center in northwestern Wisconsin?

Position:

The Department of Computer Science, Engineering, Physics and Astronomy (CSEPA) of the University of Wisconsin Colleges invites applications for a full-time tenure-track position in Physics and Astronomy at the UW-Barron County campus in Rice Lake.

Title:

Assistant Professor of Physics and Astronomy

Qualifications:

A PhD in physics is required by the contract starting date. Preference will be given to candidates with successful teaching experience, especially in undergraduate education. Also desirable are interest or experience in instructional technology, distance education, assessment of student learning, and collaborative learning.

Responsibilities:

The teaching assignment is 12 to 14 contact hours per semester and includes basic freshman and sophomore level physics and freshman level astronomy courses. As a tenure-track position, this requires teaching excellence, continued professional development, institutional and community service, and student advising. The incumbent will be encouraged to develop interdisciplinary courses.

The Colleges and Campus:

The UW Colleges is the freshman-sophomore transfer institution within the UW System. UW Colleges functions as a unit that comprises thirteen two-year campuses, each of which offers an excellent liberal arts and pre-professional education for students beginning work toward a bachelor's degree. Most Barron County students transfer to a baccalaureate degree-granting UW institution, with UW-Eau Claire, UW-Stout, UW-River Falls and UW-Superior common choices.

The Barron County campus enrolls about 600 students with a full-time teaching staff of 25. Starting this past year, a modern, dedicated teaching and newly equipped laboratory space has been created to the highest standards. The campus is located in Rice Lake, a town of about 8,000 that serves as a commercial center in northwestern Wisconsin, with a shopping population in excess of 100,000. About two hours driving distance from Minneapolis-St. Paul, the campus is bounded by the Red Cedar River and has been visited daily by bald eagles throughout its existence. Rice Lake is also a medical and intellectual center for the region. The town is situated among several lakes known for game fishing and with ski trails half an hour to the east in the Blue Hills. The lake along the east of town is known for its muskie catch.

For further information, please check the Web sites for the UW Colleges (www.uwc.edu) and UW Barron County (barron.uwc.edu).

Application:

Applications must include a letter of interest, current vita, a one-page statement of teaching philosophy, a one-page statement of professional goals, unofficial transcripts, and three current letters of recommendation. Electronic submission of materials is required; send to BrnPhy@uwc.edu.

Application must be accompanied by a statement of whether the applicant wishes to have the application held in confidence or made available to the public upon request. If requested, confidentiality of an applicant can be maintained until an applicant is deemed a finalist in the search.

Dr. Bill Bultman, Chair
Department of CSEPA
UW-Fox Valley
E-mail: bill.bultman@uwc.edu

Starting Date:

August 26, 2009

Salary and Benefits:

$43,000 with an excellent benefits package, please see www.uwsa.edu/hr/benefits. Summer session may offer additional opportunities for compensation.

Application Deadline:

Review of applications will begin on Nov 15, 2008 and continue until the position is filled.

A criminal background check is required for employment. The UW Colleges is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer and encourages women, members of minority groups, and veterans to apply.