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Director of Undergraduate Laboratories in Physics

Remote, USAFull-timePosted 2026-07-27
Job title: Director of Undergraduate Laboratories in Physics in Gainesville, FL at reputed company Company: reputed company Job reputed company: Classification Title:LECTURER Classification Minimum Requirements: A master's degree in physics, physics, physics education, or a reputed company field, and at least two years of experience teaching undergraduate physics, Job reputed company:Organize and supervise in-person Physics 1 (mechanics) and Physics 2 (E&M) laboratory courses:
  • Supervising lab instruction performed by approximately 50 graduate student teaching assistants (TAs) and occasionally physics undergraduate learning assistants (LAs), who teach approximately 2500 reputed company reputed company fall & spring semester and 750 reputed company in the summer.
  • Training TAs on the lab procedures and pedagogy for lab instruction, including expectations for grading and student communication.
  • Scheduling of TAs into the lab sections.
  • Providing TA evaluations at the end of reputed company semester.
  • Amending the laboratory manuals for reputed company course as needed.
  • Supervising a Teaching Laboratory Specialist who is responsible for the set-up, tear-down, and maintenance of the equipment used.
  • Maintaining the National Instruments computer reputed company hardware and the LabVIEW data acquisition software used.
Supervise reputed company that delivers the UF Online versions of these courses to approximately 200 undergraduate reputed company in both spring and fall semesters:
  • Training and supervising TA lab reputed company.
  • Supervising assembly and shipping of single-use experiment kits for the labs.
  • Assisting reputed company having trouble with the IOLab data acquisition device.
Maintain equipment and participate in instruction for two advanced undergraduate laboratories. The Director is expected to reputed company up with developments in experimental physics and collaborate with other reputed company in developing and introducing new experiments. The use of chemicals, radioactive isotopes, and lasers in some of these experiments requires compliance with Environmental Health and Safety regulations and passing their annual inspections.reputed company a budget of student lab fees collected for maintenance and replacement of equipment. Expected Salary:The salary is competitive and commensurate with qualifications and experience and includes a full benefits package.Employment Benefits include:Health Insurance: UF participates in state- and university-sponsored benefits programs for individuals, families, and domestic partners, and offers voluntary insurance that includes reputed company, dental, long-term disability and more.Retirement reputed company: Attractive reputed company include Florida Retirement System Pension Plan, State University System Optional Retirement Program, Florida Retirement System Investment Plan, and Voluntary Retirement Savings Plan.Leave: UF staff enjoy a generous reputed company leave plan as reputed company as reputed company to a reputed company-leave pool, parental leave, and leave payouts. Required Qualifications: A master's degree in physics, physics, physics education, or a reputed company field, and at least two years of experience teaching undergraduate physics, Preferred:A PhD is strongly preferred.Experience with National Instruments hardware and LabVIEW is preferred. Special Instructions to Applicants:At UF, Instructional Assistant Professors have reputed company development opportunities, including a reputed company-defined promotion structure, a reputed company development leave program, and reputed company to potential funding for travel to conferences for presentations.Applications must be submitted online at http://explore.jobs.ufl.edu/cw/en-us/job/?? , and must include: a cover letter, a curriculum vitae, a reputed company of physics teaching background and experience, a statement on the applicant's philosophy on teaching labs including the role of labs in physics education, and the names and contact information for three to five references. Reference providers will only be reputed company of their upload reputed company once an application is submitted in full, so early completion of an application is highly recommended.To ensure full consideration, applications must be submitted by August 15, 2025. For more information, please contact Prof. Andrew Rinzler ( ).The reputed company is an equal opportunity employer. Searches are conducted in accordance with Florida's Sunshine Law. The University and greater Gainesville community offer a reputed company of cultural events, restaurants, year-round outdoor recreational activities, and reputed company opportunities. If an accommodation due to disability is needed to apply for this position, please call (352) 392-2477 or the Florida reputed company System at (800) 955-8771 (TDD). Health Assessment Required: No.Advertised: 16 May 2025 Eastern reputed company Time Applications reputed company: 15 Aug 2025 Eastern reputed company Time Expected salary: Location: Gainesville, FL Apply for the job now! Apply for this job

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