Colleagues - this position announcement is being posted in the usual places, but we want to share it with this list, too.
Assistant Professor of Physics - The Department of Physics at Randolph-Macon College in Ashland, Virginia seeks applications for a tenure-track appointment beginning fall 2011. Demonstrated excellence in teaching both major and general education courses at the undergraduate level is required along with research involving students. The successful candidate will also be expected to contribute to the College's Honors and First Year Experience programs. Ability to teach courses in the Environmental Studies program a plus. Ph.D. in Physics is required at the time of appointment. Interested candidates should submit a letter of application, CV, statements of teaching philosophy and research interests, unofficial graduate transcripts, and three letters of recommendation to Mrs. Barbara Wirth, Physics Department Search, Randolph-Macon College, P.O. Box 5005, Ashland, VA 23005 or email to bwirth@rmc.edu<mailto:bwirth@rmc.edu>. Applications will be reviewed beginning December 6 and will continue until the position is filled. We strongly encourage applications from women and minorities. EOE.
Randolph-Macon College, founded in 1830 and located in historic Ashland, Virginia, is the nation's oldest Methodist-related college in continuous operation and has the broadest, most comprehensive liberal arts and sciences curriculum of any private college in Virginia. R-MC enrolls 1,200 students from 31 states and 17 foreign countries; it is a Phi Beta Kappa, national liberal arts college with a mission of "developing the minds and character of its students." Randolph-Macon College is located just 15 miles north of Richmond, 90 miles south of Washington, D.C., 60 miles east of the Blue Ridge Mountains, and 100 miles west of Virginia Beach. For more information about the College and surrounding area, visit www.rmc.edu<http://www.rmc.edu/Offices/human-resources/www.rmc.edu.>.
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"We have nothing to fear but fear itself.
And spiders."
- sign at rally to restore sanity
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Dr. George Spagna
Physics Department
Randolph-Macon College
P.O. Box 5005
Ashland, VA 23005-5505