Reed College invites applications for a one-year Visiting Assistant Professor appointment in Physics, to begin August 2021. The position is open to candidates of any research focus with a preference given to experimental physicists; our main selection criterion will be the promise of outstanding teaching. The appointment entails classroom and laboratory instruction of bright and engaged undergraduates and close supervision of senior thesis students. PhD in physics or closely allied field required, postdoctoral and teaching experience desirable.

Reed College is a small, distinguished undergraduate institution with a strong liberal arts curriculum and long tradition of academic excellence. For information about the Reed Physics Department, see our web page (http://academic.reed.edu/physics/). Applicants to the position are welcome to contact Lucas Illing (illing@reed.edu), the chair of the search committee, for further details about the position and the college's physics program. 

Reed College is a community that believes cultural diversity is essential to the excellence of our academic program. In your application materials, please include a description of how you would engage and sustain the commitment to diversity and inclusion articulated in Reed College's diversity statement (http://www.reed.edu/diversity/). An Equal Opportunity Employer, Reed College values diversity and encourages applications from underrepresented groups.

Applicants should submit a cover letter, curriculum vitae, a description of research interests (including potential senior thesis projects), a statement of teaching experience and plans, and three letters of recommendations electronically through Interfolio at http://apply.interfolio.com/82355. Applications will be accepted until the position is filled, but they should be received by January 29, 2021 to guarantee full consideration.