Physics GTF Pool

Contact Information
Jodi Myers
1274 University of Oregon
120 Willamette Hall
Eugene
OR
97403-1274
Phone: 
(541) 346-4787
Email: 
myers2@uoregon.edu
Deadline
Wednesday, August 15, 2012 - 5:00pm
Open Until Filled: 
no
Open until filled, review begins on: 
Tuesday, May 22, 2012 - 3:11pm
Department: 
Physics
FTE: 
.40
Terms: 
  • Fall
  • Winter
  • Spring
Academic Year: 
2012-13
Duties: 

The Department of Physics is creating an open pool of applicants in anticipation of the possibility of hiring qualified Graduate Teaching Fellows from outside the Department. The primary duty will be to assist in tutorial sections in General Physics (PHYS 201, 202, and 203), Foundations of Physics I (PHYS 251, 252, and 253), and Foundations of Physics II (PHYS 351, 352, and 353) and in laboratory sections in General Physics Laboratory (PHYS 204, 205, and 206), Foundations of Physics Laboratory (PHYS 290), and Physics Experimentation Data Analysis Laboratory (PHYS 391). Appointments will generally be made at .40 FTE for Fall, Winter, and Spring terms, with an application deadlines of August 15, November 15, and February 15, respectively.

Preferred Qualifications: 

Applicants should have:

  • a bachelor's degree in physics or a closely related field awarded within the past 4 years or, if the degree is older, recent significant employment in a field related to the physical sciences;
  • a grade point average of at least 3.5 (on a scale of 4) in physics and math courses;
  • demonstrated excellence in communication and interpersonal skills;
  • grades of A- or better in a calculus-based first year college physics course and in a second year college-level physics course.
Application Procedure: 

Submit an application or resume, containing a list of physics and math courses completed and grades received (unofficial transcsripts are acceptable). Provide contact information for at least two people who can comment on your skills or promise as a teaching assistant.

Please submit all application materials to: Jodi Myers, Physics Department Grad Coordinator, Department of Physics, 120 Willamette Hall, phone 346-4787 email: myers2@uoregon.edu.

This is an open pool.

Please note the multiple deadlines:

Fall GTF Appointments- August 15

Winter GTF Appointments-November 15

Spring GTF Appointments-February 15

 

Our General Duties and Responsibilities Statement (GDRS), which includes our general appointment/reappointment process and criteria, is available online.

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