Tenure-Track Faculty Position in Physics

GENERAL INFORMATION

The Department of Physics at the College of the Holy Cross invites applications for a full-time tenure-track appointment to begin in August 2022.  We seek someone with a demonstrated commitment to undergraduate teaching at all levels and excellence in scholarly achievement. The preferred candidate is an experimentalist within the fields of bio or medical physics, or a closely-related field, but all qualified candidates will be considered. The physics department consists of seven tenured and tenure track faculty, a laboratory supervisor, a machinist and approximately 50 majors.  Applicants who can actively involve undergraduate students in their research, and those who have an interest and willingness to create interdisciplinary connections with other science departments are particularly encouraged to apply.  A Ph.D. in physics is required, and start-up funds will be provided.

The position carries a 3-2 teaching load with a full-salary one-semester research leave prior to tenure review, and generous sabbatical and fellowship leaves for tenured faculty. Tenure track faculty are eligible for conference travel support and reimbursement of relocation costs within the College’s published policies. All full-time appointments offer competitive salaries and include full benefits. To learn more about faculty life at the College & the Worcester area, candidates are encouraged to visit http://holycross.edu/join.

QUALIFICATIONS

Candidates must demonstrate commitment to, and excellence in, undergraduate teaching at the introductory and advanced levels as well as scholarly achievement. Ph.D. required. 

APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS

In your cover letter, in addition to describing your research and teaching interests, please address the ways you might contribute to and further the College’s mission as a Jesuit, undergraduate liberal arts college (see http://holycross.edu/mission), and its core commitment to diversity and inclusion.  Previous experience teaching, mentoring or advising diverse student populations is an asset. For more information, please visit http://holycross.edu/diversity.

Please submit a cover letter addressing the position requirements listed above, curriculum vitae, statement on research, statement on teaching, transcripts, and three confidential letters of recommendation.

The College of the Holy Cross uses Interfolio to collect all faculty job applications electronically. Please submit all application materials to  https://apply.interfolio.com/92417.

Review of applications will begin on October 1st and continue until the position has been filled. Initial interviews of selected applicants will take place over Zoom by the end of October. Questions about this search may be directed to physicsjob@holycross.edu.

COVID-19 VACCINATION POLICY

College of the Holy Cross requires that all faculty and staff show proof of full vaccination by an FDA-approved COVID-19 vaccine before beginning employment, unless an exemption from this policy has been granted. New faculty members believing they need an accommodation of this policy because of a disability, sincerely-held religious belief, or otherwise should inform Human Resources after an offer of employment is extended; please do not include any medical, genetic, or religious information in your application materials.

EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYMENT STATEMENT

The College of the Holy Cross is a highly selective Catholic liberal arts college in the Jesuit tradition. It enrolls about 3,000 students and is located in Worcester, Massachusetts, a medium-sized city 45 miles west of Boston. The College seeks faculty members whose scholarship, teaching, advising, and on- and off-campus service demonstrate commitment to the educational benefits of a richly diverse community.

Holy Cross aspires to meet the needs of dual-career couples, in part through its membership in the Higher Education Consortium of Central Massachusetts and the New England Higher Education Recruitment Consortium (http://www.newenglandherc.org). The College is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer and complies with all Federal and Massachusetts laws concerning equal opportunity and affirmative action in the workplace.