Tenure Track Faculty Position in Physics at Buffalo State College (Short Advert)

SUNY- Buffalo State College will appoint a full-time tenure-track assistant or associate professor of physics to start in late August, 2007. This individual will specialize in both physics education research and teacher preparation, joining an active externally-funded group in this area. The person will be responsible for teaching and mentoring projects in the undergraduate program in physics and the graduate programs in physics teaching. The required qualifications are: a Master’s degree in Physics with a Ph.D. in either Science Education or Education or Physics Education or Physics and the successful candidate must show evidence of scholarship in physics education research or teacher preparation. The preferred qualifications are: Teaching experience at either or both the secondary school or college level. Detailed expectations and requirements for this position are available from <http://PhysicsEd.BuffaloState.edu/>. Please send a letter of interest describing how your background fits the detailed position qualifications, a resume, research plan, statement of teaching philosophy including any data supporting teaching effectiveness, and a list of three references by email to: DEMARCMJ@BUFFALOSTATE.EDU, or by letter to:

Dr. Michael DeMarco, Chair of Physics,
Physics Department, Buffalo State College,
1300 Elmwood Avenue, Buffalo,
New York 14222.
For fullest consideration, complete applications should be received by January 15, 2007.

DETAILED EXPECTATIONS AND REQUIREMENTS for the PER / Physics Teacher Preparation Position at Buffalo State College

SUNY-Buffalo State College will appoint a tenure-track assistant or associate professor specializing in physics education research and teacher preparation to start in August, 2007. Buffalo State is the pre-eminent teacher preparation institute in Western New York State, with rigorously accredited teacher preparation programs. The successful candidate will join a successful interdisciplinary group combining physics, teacher education and science education housed within a physics department, and is expected to develop and enhance Buffalo State's national role in the scholarship of physics teacher preparation. Buffalo State currently offers bachelors, masters, non-degree and alternative certification programs in physics teacher preparation. These programs include evening, online and summer academy course offerings for teachers and regular semester undergraduate course offerings for undergraduate physics majors and non-majors. Teaching for all of these programs would be expected, with a strong focus on graduate classes for teachers and teacher candidates, and undergraduate lower division physics content classes.

The successful candidate is expected to show significant potential for scholarship, research and instruction of future and current physics teachers at both the graduate and undergraduate level. The successful candidate will join a strong interdisciplinary team already in place, and to contribute to a substantial Buffalo State College presence in physics teacher education through scholarship, through participation in relevant professional organizations such as the AAPT, PTEC, NARST, ASTE, AERA and NSTA, and through significant grant activity from the NSF, US DEd and NYSED. Exceptional candidates with an appropriate record of publication may be considered for hire at the Associate level.

The candidate must show evidence of reviewed scholarship in physics education research or teacher preparation. An appropriate doctoral degree in physics, physics education, science education or education is required, with a masters' degree in physics. We prefer but do not require the following:

- Experience working with pre-service or in-service teachers
- Experience effectively teaching introductory physics courses for majors and non-majors
- Teacher certification and secondary school teaching experience
- Experience supervising and mentoring teacher candidates and teachers
- Experience conducting research and scholarship with undergraduate and Masters’ students

Please send a letter of interest describing how your background fits the detailed position requirements, a resume, research plan, statement of teaching philosophy including any data supporting teaching effectiveness, and a list of three references by email to: DEMARCMJ@BUFFALOSTATE.EDU, or by letter to:

Dr. Michael DeMarco, Chair of Physics,
Physics Department, Buffalo State College,
1300 Elmwood Avenue, Buffalo,
New York 14222.

For fullest consideration, complete applications should be received by January 15, 2007. Buffalo State is an affirmative action / equal opportunity employer.