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Visiting Assistant Professor of Physics

Lake Forest College seeks a physicist committed to excellent undergraduate instruction. The successful candidate will be able to teach in the classroom and laboratory at all levels in our physics curriculum, including our general education astronomy course and its laboratory. This is a one-year appointment with the possibility for renewal. A Ph.D. in physics, astronomy, or astrophysics is required. The Department of Physics has research programs in electronic, atomic, and molecular collisions; quantum optics and laser spectroscopy; granular materials; and photonics and holography. 

The application consists of a cover letter, a brief statement of teaching philosophy, a curriculum vitae, a graduate school transcript, and the receipt of three letters of reference. Review of applications will begin March 31, 2008. Application materials may be e-mailed to schappe@lakeforest.edu as pdf or Word documents, or sent to:

Scott Schappe
Chair, Department of Physics
Box F4
Lake Forest College
555 N. Sheridan Road
Lake Forest, IL 60045

Lake Forest College embraces diversity and encourages applications from women and members of other historically underrepresented groups.