Summary

The Department of Natural Sciences is seeking applicants for part-time instructor positions to
staff laboratory and lecture sections of introductory physics during the Winter 2023 term. The
3-hour laboratory sessions meet once per week during the term. Lecture sections meet twice per
week for two hours. There are opportunities for lecture instruction in calculus-based electricity
and magnetism (PHYS 151) for qualified candidates with relevant teaching experience.
Laboratory staffing needs include sections in the calculus or algebra-based courses in mechanics
and/or electricity-and-magnetism. Please consult the Physics Discipline Chair, Nicholas Licata
(licata@umich.edu), for details. The laboratory instructors work closely with a course’s lecturer
and lead instructor who sets the schedule of laboratory experiments. The term begins Thursday,
January 5; the last day of class is Tuesday, April 18. The online course catalog, found at
http://catalog.umd.umich.edu/undergraduate/college-arts-sciences-letters/physics/ , may be
consulted for course descriptions of the algebra-based (PHYS 125/126) and calculus-based
(PHYS 150/151) sequences. More information about physics at UM-D can be found online at
https://umdearborn.edu/casl/physics/.

Qualifications

The applicant must have a Masters or Ph.D. degree in physics or a closely related field.
Preference will be shown to those with teaching experience at the college level.
Please email a cover letter, CV, and a list of three references as a single PDF file to
licata@umich.edu. The title of your email should be, “Physics LEO 1 Search”.

Union Affiliation

This position is covered under the collective bargaining agreement between the U-M and the Lecturers Employee Organization, AFL-CIO, which contains and settles all matters with respect to wages, benefits, hours and other terms and conditions of employment.

Background Screening

The University of Michigan conducts background checks on all job candidates upon acceptance of a contingent offer and may use a third party administrator to conduct background checks.  Background checks are performed in compliance with the Fair Credit Reporting Act.

U-M EEO/AA Statement

The University of Michigan is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer.

U-M COVID-19 Vaccination Policy

COVID-19 vaccinations, including one booster when eligible, are required for all University of Michigan students, faculty and staff across all campuses, including Michigan Medicine.  This includes those working remotely and temporary workers.   More information on this new policy is available on the U-M Health Response website or the UM-Dearborn and UM-Flint websites.