Physics/Astronomy - Non-Tenure Track Faculty Pool
Listed on 2025-12-31
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Education / Teaching
University Professor, Faculty
Position Title Physics/Astronomy - Non-Tenure Track Faculty Vacancy Pool About the University
Western Washington University, with over 15,000 students in seven colleges and the graduate school, is nationally recognized for its educational programs, students and faculty. The campus is located in Bellingham, Washington, a coastal community of 90,000 overlooking Bellingham Bay, the San Juan Islands and the North Cascades Mountain range. The city lies 90 miles north of Seattle and 60 miles south of Vancouver, British Columbia.
Western has additional sites in Anacortes, Bremerton, Everett, Port Angeles, and Poulsbo. Western is recognized nationally for its successes, such as being named one of the top public master's-granting institutions in the Pacific Northwest for 25 years in a row by U.S. News & World Report.
Western Washington University is committed to achieving excellence through advancing inclusive success, increasing our Washington impact, and focusing on transformational education grounded in the liberal arts and sciences and based on innovative scholarship, research, and creative activity. Western's greatest strength is the outstanding students, faculty, staff, and alumni/ae who make up its community. Western supports an inclusive governance structure for all and provides a learning and working environment in which everyone can thrive.
In pursuit of this excellence, individual employees are expected to establish and maintain productive and effective inclusive working relationships amongst diverse populations including staff, faculty, administration, student, and external constituents. Further, individual employees are expected to have the ability to operationalize sustainability concepts (economic, societal, environmental) into all aspects of performing their job duties.
We encourage applications from women, people of color, people with disabilities, veterans, and other candidates from underrepresented backgrounds and with diverse experiences interested in this opportunity. About the Position
The Department of Physics & Astronomy maintains a vacancy pool of qualified persons interested in temporary teaching positions. In anticipation of possible openings throughout the academic year and summer sessions, applications are accepted continuously for temporary non-tenure track teaching positions on a part-time basis with occasional opportunities for temporary, full-time appointments. Positions may become available at any time and are typically filled on a quarterly basis.
PositionResponsibilities:Lecture and/or lab instruction in Physics and/or Astronomy courses
Required Qualifications
- M.S. in Physics, Astronomy or related field, or at least five years of experience with college-level physics instruction
- Ability to work effectively with diverse students, faculty and staff, and commitment to cultivating learning environments that are equitable and inclusive of students with diverse social identities and backgrounds
- Commitment to evidence-based, student-centered teaching methods
- PhD in Physics, Astronomy or related field
- Demonstrated successful teaching experience
Salary
$1,175 - $1,577 per credit hour, commensurate with experience and qualifications
Benefits Information Benefits Overview for Faculty PositionsBargaining Unit
United Faculty of Western Washington
Application Instructions
A letter of application addressing the above qualifications, teaching experience, a curriculum vitae, and contact information of three references are required. In your cover letter, please specifically…
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