Assistant in Instruction - Physics & Astronomy

Title: Assistant in Instruction - Physics & Astronomy

Position Purpose:

This position will assist in laboratory instruction (including general-education laboratories, traditional introductory lab sections, and studio-style mixed instruction) in the Department of Physics and Astronomy. The Assistant in Instruction will engage in professional development and engage with department efforts to update laboratory instruction and develop new laboratory modules. This position will also assist with department equipment management.

Job Duties:

• Assist in laboratory instruction (including general-education laboratories, traditional introductory lab sections, studio-style mixed instruction, and potentially electronics laboratories) in the Department of Physics and Astronomy.
• Engage in professional development and engage with department efforts to update laboratory instruction and develop new laboratory modules.
• Assist with department equipment management.

Minimum Qualifications:

Education

• Undergraduate degree in physics or related field
• Masters degree in physics or related field or significant experience preferred.
  
  

Experience

• 1-2 years experience with laboratory instruction in physics or related field.

Skills and Knowledge

• Principles and techniques of undergraduate physics.
• Experience in conveying information effectively to undergraduates.
• Experience with laboratory equipment and instrumentation, including computer interfaces.
• Basic programming experience (ideally with python) to support introductory-lab analysis activities.
• Commitment to equity and inclusion, and serving the needs of a culturally and educationally diverse community.

Benefits:

Bates College offers competitive salaries, excellent benefits (health, dental, sick leave, 20 days of vacation, 2 personal days, 13 paid holidays, dependent care subsidy, free parking, access to library and athletic facilities & more), and a supportive, collegial environment in a drug and smoke-free workplace.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement:

Bates College is committed to the principle of equal opportunity and providing an educational and work environment free from discrimination. The college prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, national or ethnic origin, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression, age, disability, genetic information or veteran status and other legally protected statuses in the recruitment and admission of its students, in the administration of its education policies and programs, or in the recruitment of its faculty and staff. Bates College adheres to all applicable state and federal equal opportunity laws and regulations. All college faculty, staff, students, contractors, visitors, and volunteers are responsible for understanding and complying with the Non-Discrimination Policy.

Inquiries concerning the college’s policies, compliance with applicable laws, statutes, and regulations (such as Title VII, Title IX, and ADA/Section 504), and complaints may be directed to Gwen Lexow, Title IX Officer, 207-786-6445 or via email at glexow@bates.edu .

About Bates:

Bates is internationally recognized as a leading liberal arts college, attracting 2,000 students from across the U.S. and around the world.

Since 1855, Bates has been dedicated to educating the whole person through creative and rigorous scholarship in a collaborative residential community. Committed to opportunity and excellence, Bates has always admitted students without regard to gender, race, religion, or national origin.

Cultivating intellectual discovery and informed civic action, Bates prepares leaders sustained by a love of learning and zeal for responsible stewardship of the wider world. Bates engages the forces — intellectual trends, demographic changes, and technology — that are transforming higher education and the world into which our students graduate.

Bates has highly competitive admissions, graduates over 90 percent of its entering students, and more than half of its alumni earn graduate degrees. Bates employs 200 faculty members and 550 staff.

The college is proud of deep roots in the Lewiston/Auburn community, Maine’s second-largest urban area with a population of approximately 65,000. Bates is located on a beautiful, 133-acre, traditional New England campus in Lewiston, an emerging city with an entrepreneurial climate, a lively arts scene, and a dynamic business community. Bates is 35 miles north of Portland, 140 miles north of Boston, and 350 miles north of New York City.

Advertised: May 09 2023 Eastern Daylight Time
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