Asst. Professor - Physics teaches courses in the discipline area of physics. Develops and designs curriculum plans to foster student learning, stimulate class discussions, and ensures student engagement. Being an Asst. Professor - Physics provides tutoring and academic counseling to students, maintains classes related records, and assesses student coursework. Collaborates and supports colleagues regarding research interests and co-curricular activities. Additionally, Asst. Professor - Physics typically reports to a department head. Requires a PhD or terminal degree appropriate to the field. Has experience and is qualified to teach at undergraduate and graduate levels and contributes to research In a specialized field. (Copyright 2024 Salary.com)
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Georgia Tech prides itself on its technological resources, collaborations, high-quality student body, and its commitment to building an outstanding and diverse community of learning, discovery, and creation. We strongly encourage applicants whose values align with our institutional values, as outlined in our . These values include academic excellence, diversity of thought and experience, inquiry and innovation, collaboration and community, and ethical behavior and stewardship. Georgia Tech has policies to promote a healthy work-life balance and is aware that attracting faculty may require meeting the needs of two careers.
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About the School of Physics at the Georgia Institute of Technology
The School of Physics at Georgia Tech currently has 44 academic faculty, and its graduate program is ranked 21st in the nation by . The School has a broad research program with strengths in astrophysics, condensed matter, atomic, molecular and optical physics, physics of living systems, nonlinear science and soft matter physics. The School is also a key player in interdisciplinary initiatives established within Georgia Tech, such as quantum systems, neuroscience, microbial dynamics, planetary sciences, and data science/machine learning. Its diverse student body comprises more than 150 graduate students (Ph.D and Masters) and over 270 undergraduate majors.
The School of Physics () at the Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech) invites applications for an open-rank tenure-track faculty position in the area of Physics of Living Systems (PoLS). We welcome all approaches (experimental, theoretical, and computational) across scales (molecular, cellular, organismal, and/or ecological). A successful applicant will join an active, diverse PoLS group of eight faculty members anchored in the School of Physics with strong interdisciplinary ties within Physics as well as with other schools in the Colleges of Sciences, Engineering, and Computing. Appointments at senior ranks may be considered for qualified applicants that exceptionally augment our current efforts and future priorities. Applicants are expected to demonstrate an exceptional commitment to the teaching and mentoring of students.
Tenure-track academic faculty members are expected to develop research portfolios that attract financial support in the form of grants and contracts with federal and state agencies, private foundations, and/or industry. Additionally, knowledge gained is expected to be communicated through publications and outreach to the scientific community and public at large.
Applicants are expected to have received a doctorate in Physics or a related discipline and display a strong research interest in the Physics of Living Systems.
The application package should include the following materials: (1) a cover letter, (2) a curriculum vitae including a complete list of publications, (3) a statement of research interests, and (4) a description of teaching and mentoring plans. In addition, applicants should arrange for at least three confidential reference letters to be submitted on the applicants' behalf to . They should also include the references' names and contact information in the application package.
For additional information about this job opening, please contact Dr. JC Gumbart at .
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