
Millsaps College invites applications for a Visiting Assistant Professor in the Department of Physics, beginning fall 2013.
This is a one-year position with the possibility of renewal for a second year depending on funding. We will consider applicants from all branches of experimental and applied physics. A Ph.D. is required.
Teaching responsibilities will include a two-semester introductory physics sequence with accompanying labs. In addition, the successful candidate will teach upper level laboratory and lecture courses.
Millsaps College has an ACS accredited Chemistry Department.
Send letter of application, curriculum vitae, statements of teaching philosophy and research interests, and the names, addresses, phone numbers, and e-mail addresses of three references to: Dr. Shadow JQ Robinson, Millsaps College, 1701 N. State St., Jackson, MS 39210. Digital applications can be sent to robins1@millsaps.edu.
Review of applications will begin on Feb 15, 2013, and will continue until the position is filled.
The only national liberal arts college in Mississippi, Millsaps College has consistently been ranked a "Best Buy" among national liberal arts colleges by U.S. News & World Report's America's Best Colleges and is cited as one of Loren Pope's 40 Colleges That Change Lives. It was the first institution in Mississippi with a Phi Beta Kappa chapter, and is the only institution in Mississippi ever to be listed in The Fiske Guide to Colleges.
Millsaps is a member of the ACS and NITLE, has an AACSB accredited business school, and an NCATE accredited education program. In accordance with Federal law, we are making available our Campus Security Report to all prospective employees. Millsaps is located in Jackson, the capital of the state. The Jackson area has a population of around 400,000 and offers low cost-of-living, excellent schools, pleasant climate, and many recreational opportunities.