March « 2017 « The Spectrometer

On Saturday, March 4th, the Physics Department was part of the annual “Discovering the Scientist Within” event at OSU. Twenty-three middle school girls from all over Oregon visited the department and learned about physics by playing with some of our coolest physics toys.

The girls drew “physicists doing physics” on the wall-mounted touch screens in our hi-tech studio classroom. The girls played with our superconducting train, centrifuge chair, precessing bicycle wheel, standing wave strobe setup and tabletop hovercrafts. They used OSU diffraction glasses to look at atomic emission spectra. They zoomed down the halls of Weniger on our leaf-blower hovercraft. We turned out the lights and did some “light painting”. We finished the day with homemade liquid nitrogen ice cream.

For more information about the Discovering the Scientists Within event, see the article in the Gazette Times.

Photo Credit and Copyright: Aran (Ari) Denison 2017 All Rights Reserved

OSU Cascades in Bend, Oregon has an opening for a full-time Physics Instructor

– the full consideration date is 3/17/2017 but applications will be considered until the position is filled.

Please see

http://jobs.oregonstate.edu/postings/38999 to apply.

Position Information

Department	Acad Prog / Student Aff (LCB)
Position Title	Instructor
Job Title	Instructor – Physics
Appointment Type	Academic Teaching/Research Faculty
Job Location	Bend
Position Appointment Percent	100
Appointment Basis	9
Faculty Status	Regular
Tenure Status	Fixed-Term
Pay Method	Salary
Recommended Full-Time Salary Range	Salary is commensurate with education and experience
Position Summary	Oregon State University-Cascades, in Bend, Oregon, in partnership with the College of Science at Oregon State University-Corvallis, invites applications for a full-time, (1.0 FTE), 9-month, fixed term Instructor rank faculty position in Physics. Reappointment is at the discretion of the Dean. The successful candidate will have the important role of bringing innovative teaching practices to the new Physics program at Cascades. The person in this position is assigned to work at Oregon State University-Cascades, located in Bend, Oregon. The ideal candidate performs teaching, maintains currency, and performs service. Oregon State University’s commitment to student success includes hiring, retaining, and developing diverse faculty to mentor and educate our undergraduate and graduate students from entry through graduation. Our Strategic Plan (http://oregonstate.edu/leadership/strategicplan/phase3) articulates the strategies we believe critical to advancing and equalizing student success. As part of this commitment, OSU has established a hiring initiative designed to support these strategies. Salary is commensurate with academic preparation and professional experience. About OSU-Cascades: Oregon State University’s branch campus in Bend, Ore., features outstanding faculty in degree programs that reflect Central Oregon’s vibrant economy and abundant natural resources. Nearly 20 undergraduate majors, 30 minors and options, and four graduate programs include computer science, energy systems engineering, kinesiology, hospitality management, and tourism and outdoor leadership. The branch campus expanded to a four-year university beginning fall 2015; its new campus opened in fall 2016. The anticipated start date is 9/16/17.
Position Duties	80% Student related activities – Teach regular undergraduate credit courses as assigned. This includes in-class activities, laboratory supervision, class administration and regular office hours, in keeping with the highest professional standards. -Curriculum development, aimed at improving lectures, studio sessions, recitations, and labs in courses taught. -Evaluation and purchase of suitable laboratory and audiovisual equipment in cooperation with Physics and Cascades academic leadership. -Sustained commitment to creating and maintaining an inclusive learning environment for all students. -General advising of students.10% Maintaining Currency May include, but not limited to, any of the following: -Maintain familiarity with recent developments in evidence-based instructional practices. -Make contributions to general teaching resources such as online learning systems and development of new laboratory experiments. -Disseminate ideas and methods within the Department, University and broader community.10% Service May include, but not limited to, any of the following: -Service on departmental and university committees related to instruction. -Assisting other faculty members as needed, e.g. mentoring part-time instructors. -Acting as official adviser for various student organizations and clubs. -Participation in activities that increase diversity and inclusion, for example Search Advocate training and mentoring students from underrepresented groups.
Minimum/Required Qualifications	-Master’s degree in Physics or related fields (examples of related fields may include, but are not limited to, Electrical Engineering, Astrophysics, Geophysics, Applied Mathematics, etc.) by the start of the appointment. -Experience with or demonstrated potential for teaching Physics at the college or university level. This can include service as a Teaching Assistant and/or formal training in pedagogy at any level. -Faculty at OSU-Cascades are committed to undergraduate and graduate student success. We seek faculty who have evidence of educating and mentoring a diverse group of learners, which may include experience with sponsoring student research or internships, developing study abroad opportunities, service learning courses, or the use of innovation pedagogies such as hybrid or online learning. -A demonstrable commitment to promoting and enhancing diversity and inclusion.
Preferred (Special) Qualifications	-Doctoral degree in Physics or related field. -Previous classroom experience. -Experience in using and designing online materials. Facility with computer operating systems, web design tools and/or Latex. -Experience operating and constructing laboratory equipment. -Multi-lingual -Numerical computation experience

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Physics at Oregon State University

Monthly Archives: March 2017

Helping Young Girls Discover Their Inner Physicist

Alumnus Shane Larson wins the Fermilab Physics Slam

Full time Physics Instructor position at OSU Cascades

OSU Cascades in Bend, Oregon has an opening for a full-time Physics Instructor

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