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Tenure-Track Assistant Professor in Physics
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Position Number: 5644435
Location: Hiram, OH
Position Type: Science - Physics

Tenure-Track Assistant Professor in Physics

The Department of Physics at Hiram College is seeking applications for a tenure-track assistant professor position to teach introductory, intermediate, and advanced courses in physics (including labs) beginning in August of 2025. An ability to involve student researchers in the applicant's area(s) of interest is also encouraged.

Founded in 1850, Hiram College provides students of all backgrounds with an attainable private education that teaches the 21st-century skills needed to thrive professionally and personally in the face of inevitable and constant change. Built on a community that fosters student-faculty collaboration, the College equips all students with the tools necessary to embrace active learning in the classroom, in Ohio, and beyond through technology, internship, study away, research, and other experiential opportunities for growth and development. Recognized by Colleges of Distinction, The Princeton Review, U.S. News and World Report, and as a top baccalaureate college by Washington Monthly, Hiram enrolls over 1,000 undergraduate and graduate students in academic programs on its Northeast Ohio campus and online.

A Ph.D. in physics or a related discipline, awarded by June 2025, is required, and some experience in teaching at the undergraduate level is strongly preferred. This is a 10-month faculty position with a competitive salary and benefits package.

Physics is part of The School of Science and Technology, along with the Biology, Biochemistry, Chemistry, Computer Science, Neuroscience, and Mathematics departments.

Qualified candidates are encouraged to apply below. Please submit a cover letter, curriculum vitae, statement of teaching experience and philosophy, a description of the research to be pursued at Hiram, and names of three (3) professional references with address and phone number as a single document to HR@Hiram.edu. Review of applications will begin immediately and will continue until the position is filled.

Questions may be directed to Dr. Nick Hirsch, Director of the School of Science & Technology and Associate Professor of Biology (HirschN@hiram.edu).

APPLICATION PROCESS:
Qualified candidates are encouraged to send a letter of application, resume, and the names, addresses, and telephone numbers of three professional references to HR@Hiram.edu. Review of applicants will begin immediately and continue until the position is filled.

Hiram College is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to Excellence through Diversity.