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Tenure Track Assistant Professor Physics (2025-2026)
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Position Number: 5862340
Location: West Hartford, CT
Position Type: Science - Physics

University of Hartford

Tenure Track Assistant Professor Physics (2025-2026)

Posting Number: F191P

Tenure Information:

Rank: Assistant Professor

Job Description
The Department of Physics of the University of Hartford is accepting applications for a full-time tenure-track Assistant Professor position to begin in August 2025.

Essential Job Duties
The successful applicant will teach courses in physics at the introductory level for various programs and at the upper level for physics majors. There will be also be opportunities to teach in our innovative University Interdisciplinary Studies program. An active research agenda with peer-reviewed publications, presentations, or other accomplishments in physics are expected for successful tenure and promotion. Service to the department, college, and university will include advising students in the physics major. Candidates with a commitment to mentoring and supporting diverse and under-represented student populations through advising, recruitment and retention will be preferred. The Department of Physics serves a large number of students in the College of Education, Nursing and Health Professions, the College of Arts and Sciences, as well as programs in the College of Engineering, Technology and Architecture. A normal teaching load is 3 courses per semester with a typical size of less than 25.

Required Qualifications
Required:

An earned doctorate in physics or a related area is required; ABDs will be considered providing they document a degree completion date.

Candidates should have a strong commitment to undergraduate teaching and to scholarly activity.

Candidates should show a willingness to include undergraduates in meaningful research.

Preferred:

Candidates have experience and ability of teaching courses in physics at the introductory level for various programs and at the upper level for physics majors.

Candidates should show a willingness and ability to employ technology in teaching.

Candidates are able to conduct independent research on campus.

Candidates have the potential/ability to Involve students in research.

Candidates who have a theoretical and/or computational specialization with expertise in condensed matter, astrophysics and/or astronomy are encouraged to apply, but candidates in all areas of physics will be considered.

Candidates have strong letters of recommendation.

Candidates should demonstrate a commitment to inclusive excellence, as well as experience in teaching, working, or conducting research with diverse populations. Additionally, they should have scholarship or research that engages with issues related to inclusive excellence, particularly concerning minoritized groups.

University Information

College Information
The College of Arts and Sciences is the University's largest college, with 25 undergraduate majors, 29 minors, 5 graduate programs, and many interdisciplinary offerings. The College includes a faculty of roughly 100 teachers and scholars and 18 staff, and it boasts a student body of 770 undergraduate and 400 graduate students

Diversity Statement:
The University of Hartford is an open and welcoming community, which values diversity in all its forms. In addition, the University aspires to have its faculty and staff reflect the rich diversity of its student body and the Hartford region. Candidates committed to working with diverse populations and conversant in multicultural issues are encouraged to apply. The University of Hartford is committed to anti-racist values and actions; candidates should provide examples of their anti-racist values and actions.

The University of Hartford is an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer, Male/Female/Disabled/Veteran. Women and members of under-represented groups are encouraged to apply. EEO/AA/M/F/D/V.

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