Physics-Astronomy Faculty, Full-time or Part-time

Calvin University•Grand Rapids, MI

19h•Onsite

About The Position

Calvin University invites applications for a full-time or part-time regular faculty member to join the Physics and Astronomy Department to teach physics and to do physics research, beginning in August 2027, pending administrative approval. The opening is at the rank of assistant professor. The university seeks applicants with vibrant Christian faith who are dedicated to integration of that faith with their field of study. Ideal candidates will hold a PhD in Physics or a related field. Candidates are expected to demonstrate excellence in teaching at the undergraduate level as well as an active stream of relevant research and publication. Preference will be given to candidates with experience teaching using a variety of methods and instructional technology. The university will prioritize candidates with broad interdisciplinary interests, demonstrated commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion, ability to integrate questions of meaning, significance, and ethics into all course content, and deep commitment to engaging students beyond the classroom.

Requirements

PhD in Physics or a related field.
Excellence in teaching at the undergraduate level.
Active stream of relevant research and publication.
Vibrant Christian faith.
Dedication to integration of faith with field of study.
Commitment to the educational mission of Calvin as a Christian liberal arts university affiliated with the Christian Reformed Church.
Commitment to the Christian faith and to the integration of faith, learning, and student development.
Demonstrated awareness and commitment to effectively establishing relationships and positive communication across multiple dimensions of diversity including, but not limited to, race, gender, physical limitations, class, or religious perspectives.

Nice To Haves

Experience teaching using a variety of methods and instructional technology.
Broad interdisciplinary interests.
Demonstrated commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion.
Ability to integrate questions of meaning, significance, and ethics into all course content.
Deep commitment to engaging students beyond the classroom.

Responsibilities

Teach physics and do physics research.
Grow in Reformed Christian commitment.
Pursue an active scholarly agenda.
Teach effectively.
Serve the university, department, students, and the wider community.
Affirm commitment to the educational mission of Calvin University as a Christian liberal arts university in the Reformed tradition, affiliated with the Christian Reformed Church.
Teach a variety of introductory and intermediate-level undergraduate physics courses, both lecture and lab, and some upper-level undergraduate physics theory courses.
Maintain an active experimental, computational, or theoretical research program that includes undergraduate research assistants during the summers.
Willingness to do interdisciplinary teaching as well as physics (if position is more than half-time).