Job Title: Limited Term Lecturer for Astronomy
Location: Georgia College & State Univ
Regular/Temporary: Temporary
Full/Part Time: Full-Time
Job ID: 249681
About Us

Georgia College & State University is the state's designated public liberal arts university. As a member of the prestigious Council of Public Liberal Arts Colleges (COPLAC), Georgia College is committed to fostering a liberal arts environment that values interdisciplinary inquiry, diversity and inclusion, and academic excellence. The College enrolls approximately 7,000 students -5,800 undergraduate and 1,200 graduate students-- and is prominently cited for excellence in teaching, undergraduate research, nursing education, and high impact practices outside the classroom in a number of leading publications.

The university's beautiful and historic campus is located downtown in Milledgeville, Georgia, a charming, diverse college town of approximately 19,000 residents in Central Georgia, approximately 90 miles southeast of Atlanta. Milledgeville is also the home of noted American author and alumna, Flannery O'Connor, and the college community enjoys many exciting literary arts programs at O'Connor's former home, the Andalusia Institute, now owned by the College. Milledgeville is also located on the banks of beautiful Lake Sinclair and Lake Oconee, allowing faculty, staff, and students to take full advantage of the environmental and recreational benefits of being part of a lake community. For cultural, educational, and leisure opportunities beyond Milledgeville, Macon and Atlanta are located within easy driving distances.

Georgia College takes great pride in combining the educational experience of private liberal arts colleges with the affordability of a public university. The university's main campus is a residential learning community focused on undergraduate education and a select number of graduate programs. Faculty and staff are dedicated to engaging students through high-impact pedagogies that foster intellectual curiosity, reasoned inquiry, and critical thinking. We strive for excellence in the classroom and beyond. We nurture collaborative leadership and global citizenship, and we value diversity and inclusion in all of its forms.

Georgia College seeks faculty and administrators who understand and embrace our public liberal arts mission, who are committed to respecting and fostering diversity and inclusion inside and outside of the classroom, and who are dedicated to the advancement of knowledge through teaching, scholarship, and service. All Georgia College faculty share the responsibility of teaching our core curriculum and providing foundation courses for majors and non-majors alike. To carry out our public liberal arts mission, we seek faculty with the desire and ability to provide a first-class learning experience for our students, one that will prepare them to be competent, thoughtful, and well-rounded leaders who make transformative contributions to their communities and to the world.

Department Information

The Department of Chemistry, Physics and Astronomy provides comprehensive undergraduate major programs in chemistry and physics and teaches disciplinary and interdisciplinary courses in the core curriculum.
Our programs are designed to provide depth in the discipline through sequential study. Emphasis is placed on scientific reasoning, critical thinking, and problem solving. Recognizing that there is a profound connection between analytical thinking and the ability to express ideas clearly, the Department provides opportunities in its courses for writing on science topics and for oral reports.

Job Summary

This position will teach introductory astronomy courses, and serve as Laboratory Coordinator for all introductory astronomy labs. As a nontenure track appointment with a primary focus on teaching, there is not a research expectation.

Teach academic courses and support the department, college and university goals by supporting the academic environment to benefit the educational mission of the
University.

Responsibilities

Faculty - Teaching/Instructing -
1) Teaching introductory astronomy lectures.
2) Ability to maintain internally developed astronomy lab materials and resources.
3) Maintain planetarium and astronomy labs.

Faculty - Service to Institution -
Faculty are expected to demonstrate service that directly impacts the quality of education provided to students and is related to a faculty member's primary teaching duties.

Service
' Committee memberships and offices
' Participation in special programs or projects
' Other service to department, college, or university

Required Qualifications

Educational Requirements
Ph.D/ ABD or MS in Astronomy

Must meet SCACSCOC accreditation requirements stated in C.S. 3.7.1 (www.sacscoc.org (faculty credentials))

Other Required Qualifications
In keeping with the University's mission we especially encourage applicants
who will further our goal of cultural, ethnic, racial, and gender diversity.

Preferred Qualifications

Preferred Experience
1) Teaching experience in astronomy at the college level.
2) Ability to maintain internally developed astronomy lab materials and resources.
3) Well versed in best practices in assessing student learning

Required Documents to Attach

• Resume/ Curriculum Vitae
• Cover Letter
• Transcripts
• Teaching Philosophy

Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities

ABILITIES
Ability to work collegially with others in service to the University; Support the advancement of the department, college, and University mission.

KNOWLEDGE
Knowledge and ability to convey current philosophies, practices and theories related to the academic discipline.

Equal Employment Opportunity

Georgia College is committed to the fundamental principle of equal opportunity and equal treatment for every prospective and current employee and strives to create a campus environment which understands, fosters, and embraces the value of diversity. No person shall, on the grounds of race, color, sex, sexual orientation, religion, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or genetic information, be excluded from employment or participation in, be denied the benefits of, or otherwise be subjected to discrimination, under any program or activity conducted by Georgia College. It is the policy our institution to recruit, hire, train, promote and educate persons without regard to race, color, national or ethnical origin, age, disability, gender, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity or veteran status as required by applicable state and federal laws (including Title VI, Title VII, Title IX, Sections 503, and 504, AREA, ADA, E.O. 11246, and Rev. Proc. 75-50). Georgia College is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Institution.

Other Information

This is not a supervisory position.
This position does not have any financial responsibilities.
This position will not be required to drive.
This role is considered a position of trust.
This position does not require a purchasing card (P-Card).
This position will not travel