Job Description

Job Description Summary
The Department of Chemistry, Physics and Engineering Studies is seeking candidates for a full-time, tenure-track position at the Assistant Professor or Associate Professor level in Physics with a specialization in Quantum Experimental Physics. The department is particularly interested in receiving applications from individuals with backgrounds in the fields of biophysics, chemical biology, biosensing, biopharmaceutical. Responsibilities for this position include teaching undergraduate physics courses, participating in research, contributing to course and curriculum development in the Physics, Biophysics, and Engineering Physics Options, participating in the departmental learning assessment effort, participating in departmental governance and contributing to departmental community service and outreach. The successful candidate will be expected to develop a vigorous undergraduate research program and pursue external support for their research efforts.

All faculty positions are governed by the tenets of a collective bargaining agreement. Faculty are hired, evaluated, retained, promoted, and tenured based on conditions covered in the union contract. Primary duties include teaching and related activities assigned during a 9- or 12-month year. It is expected that each faculty member engages in all three activities of teaching, research/creative activities and service.

Teaching: During the first year of this appointment the faculty member is expected to teach 1 course per semester (Fa/Sp). In the following years, faculty members are expected to teach 4 to 8 credit courses per year; develop syllabi, teaching materials (ability to organize, analyze and present knowledge or materials) related to courses taught; and collaborate withother faculty in the development of new courses and/or programs. Some disciplines require discipline specific certifications and/or licensure in the field for practice or functioning within the State of Illinois; degree specific course work and/or graduate degrees in the discipline. In addition, faculty advise students, participate in professional development activities, as well as engage in assessment activities related to accreditation and program evaluation.

Research: Faculty members are expected to engage in research and/or creative activity germane to an academic discipline,which results in submissions and material as works in refereed, professional and/or general readership publications; submit and receive externally awarded grants; submit proposals for presentations at academic and professional conferences; or engage in creative pursuits if in a creative, performing or theatrical arts discipline.

Service: Faculty members are expected to serve on committees, programs, and/or special task forces at the department, college, university, professional and community levels; assume leadership roles over time and as they increase in rank. These activities are not for compensation and have a relationship to the employee’s assigned responsibilities and to the university.
Required Education
Earned terminal degree from an accredited university.

Meets tenure and/or rank requirements from a discipline within the unit as defined by the collective bargaining unit;

Previous academic experience at a four-year college or university: additional teaching experience as determined by rank criteria;

Previous professional experience related to the discipline: addtional years as determined by the discipline and rank criteria; and

Record of scholarly research, creative activity in a discipline as well as receipt of competitive grants or externally awarded funding.
Required Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
Preferred Qualifications
Experience in using modern teaching approaches that incorporate active learning is desirable. Experience in mentoring undergraduate research students, teaching undergraduates, and working with students from under resourced communities is preferred.