Visiting Assistant Professor, Physics & Engineering

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Visiting Assistant Professor of Physics and Engineering

The Department of Physics and Engineering Science in the Gupta College of Science at Coastal

Carolina University invites applications for one visiting non-tenure track position at the Visiting

Assistant Professor level beginning Fall 2025 in support of its Applied Physics and Physics

Education programs. This is a 9-month position paid out over 12 months and is renewable on an

annual basis for up to a total of 3 years, depending on department needs and available funds.

Applicants must have a Ph.D. in Physics, Physics Education, or a closely related field by the time

of appointment and be comfortable teaching courses in the areas of conceptual physics, algebra based and calculus-based university physics. Special preference will be given to applicants with

interdisciplinary qualifications or experience.

As part of a successful interview process, candidates will be expected to provide a demonstration

of teaching effectiveness that highlights active learning.

Interested candidates in this opportunity should submit a letter of application, curriculum vitae,

and contact information for three professional references, electronically at

One reference must be able to address the applicant's

teaching ability. Candidates must also submit a two-page statement of teaching philosophy that

describes specifics of what a typical class session would look like to an outside observer.

Screening of applications will begin immediately and continue until the position is filled. Inquiries

about the positions should be directed to Wes Hitt by email to .

The Gupta College of Science works to provide a premier and experience-driven STEM education

to all of its students. The college’s approach weaves together a strong liberal arts core, engaged

STEM pedagogy, and high-impact practices associated with experiential learning to provide the

highest quality STEM education possible. As one of the largest colleges at the University, the

Gupta College of Science offers an impressive array of distinctive undergraduate and graduate

degree programs. The college is committed to providing our students and faculty with cutting edge scientific equipment, instrumentation, and marine vessels for both teaching and research

purposes. The University also manages the Waites Island Anne Tilghman Boyce Coastal Reserve,

an undeveloped complex of ocean frontage, fresh and saltwater marshes, tidal creeks, and

upland forests, that provides a living laboratory for both teaching and research opportunities.

Coastal Carolina University is a public comprehensive liberal arts institution located in Conway, South Carolina, just nine miles from the Atlantic coastal resort city of Myrtle Beach. Coastal Carolina University enrolls over 10,800 students from 49 states and 55 nations. The University is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges to award the baccalaureate and master’s degrees of national and/or regional significance in the arts and sciences, business, humanities, education, and health and human services, a specialist degree in instructional technology, and PhD degrees in marine science: coastal and marine systems science and education sciences.

The University provides equal employment opportunity without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, citizenship status, national origin, or because an employee or applicant for employment is an individual with a disability or a disabled veteran, an Armed Forces service medal veteran, a recently separated veteran, or an active-duty wartime or campaign badge veteran, or other “protected veteran,” as defined by law.

Coastal Carolina University is an EO/AA employer.