** finished (2022/11/11, finished 2023/09/02, listed until 2023/12/09)| Position ID: | Cornell-Physics-TLP1 [#23705, WDR-00034295] |
| Position Title: | Full Time Lecturer Position |
| Position Type: | Non tenure-track faculty |
| Position Location: | Ithaca, New York 14853, United States [map] |
| Subject Areas: | Physics / Physics, Physics Education |
| Appl Deadline: | 2022/12/09 11:59PM** finished (2022/11/11, finished 2023/09/02, listed until 2023/12/09) |
| Position Description: |
Full-Time Lecturer Position-Physics Department, Cornell University The Cornell University Department of Physics has 40 active faculty and approximately 170 graduate students and 60 undergraduate majors. We offer a full range of university-level courses in physics, from general education courses for nonscientists to doctoral-level independent research. Approximately 2000 students from across the University take physics courses each semester. The Department is seeking an experienced Lecturer or Senior Lecturer (rank will commensurate with experience) to teach two physics courses per semester, some with lab components. Examples of courses often taught by lecturers include PHYS 1101 - General Physics I, PHYS 1102 - General Physics II, PHYS 1112 - Physics I: Mechanics and Heat, PHYS 2207 - Fundamentals of Physics I, PHYS 2208 - Fundamentals of Physics II, PHYS 2213 - Physics II: Electromagnetism, and PHYS 2214 - Physics III: Oscillations, Waves, and Quantum Physics. All course descriptions may be found here. Teaching assignments rotate semesterly based on the department’s teaching needs. Often, assignments include one course as the primary instructor and one as a supporting instructor. Courses are often team-taught and a collaborative spirit is essential. The department is invested in developing and implementing active learning pedagogies and technologies, and candidates should share this commitment. The successful candidate will be knowledgeable in effective classroom pedagogies to foster conceptual understanding and problem-solving abilities of students and to encourage them to be independent and efficient learners. The successful candidate will train, support, and mentor undergraduate and graduate teaching assistants (TAs). The successful candidate will be responsive to the ongoing development of alternative teaching techniques that continue to provide support for emerging student needs and will have an interest and drive for classroom and pedagogical innovation. This is a three-year renewable, 9-month, academic appointment beginning in either spring 2023 or fall 2023, depending on the successful candidate’s availability. The successful candidate will have:
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