Tenure-track position available August 22, 2008.  Responsibilities:  teach undergraduate and graduate courses in astronomy and physics; conduct astronomical/astrophysical research using the SARA remotely controlled telescope; supervise undergraduate and graduate student research activities; participate in service activities appropriate for a tenure-track position.  

Minimum qualifications:  Ph.D. completed before July 1, 2008, in physics, astronomy and/or astrophysics; research experience in observational optical astronomy; effective communication skills in both classroom and laboratory settings. 

Preferred qualifications:  interest in optical instrumentation and interest in teaching intermediate-level optics laboratory course; one year of teaching experience at the college level--may include typical graduate student level teaching experience.

Send letter of application which indicates goals in research, including projects with SARA telescopes, and teaching; evidence of excellence and experience in research and teaching; curriculum vitae; copies of transcripts; and the names and contact information for three references to: 

Chair of Search Committee
Department of Physics and Astronomy
Ball State University
Muncie, IN  47306   

Review of applications will begin November 2, 2007, and will continue until the position is filled. www.bsu.edu/physics  SARA information may be found at  http://ilocker.bsu.edu/users/trobertson/WORLD_SHARED/SARA.htm.

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