Assistant Teaching Professor - Astrophysics

The School of Earth and Space Exploration (SESE) in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences at Arizona State University (ASU) invites applicants for Assistant Teaching Professor position.  This is a full-time, benefits-eligible, non-tenure eligible appointment made on a fiscal year basis (July 1 – June 30). Teaching Professors typically teach three classes per academic term, with a modest additional amount of administrative/service work (about 10% of effort).  The anticipated start date is November 2025.

Teaching faculty should have the ability to teach in multiple areas across the astronomy, astrophysics, and planetary science curriculum.  Successful candidates will support the delivery of astronomy, astrophysics, and planetary science courses in SESE, with a focus on courses delivered in an online format, but including immersion (i.e., in-person) courses as dictated by the needs of the school.  Successful candidates will have a demonstrated record of excellence in teaching undergraduate classes. Teaching faculty also contribute to the service mission of SESE programs through student outreach activities, course development, and service on committees.

Qualifications

Essential Functions:

• Teach courses across multiple areas including astronomy, astrophysics, planetary sciences and related subject matter on an as-needed basis.
• Teach courses at the undergraduate and/or graduate level, delivered in an online format, but including immersion (i.e., in-person) courses as needed.
• Demonstrated ability in teaching undergraduate classes.
• Contribution to the service mission of SESE's programs through student outreach activities, course development, and service on committees.

Required Qualifications:

• A Ph.D. or equivalent degree in astronomy, astrophysics, planetary science, or related discipline by the time of appointment.
• Demonstrated ability to work, collaborate, and communicate effectively with students, colleagues, community partners, and staff in a multicultural environment.

Desired Qualifications:

• Evidence of teaching experience
• Evidence of excellence in teaching and innovation
• Evidence of online teaching experience
• Evidence of curriculum and/or program developmt
• Demonstrated commitment to working with faculty, staff, students and communities to advance the principles of the ASU charter.

About SESE

SESE is a vibrant community that combines the strengths of science, engineering, and education to set the stage for a new era of exploration. Research in SESE includes, but is not limited to, the geology, geophysics, and geochemistry of Earth and other planetary bodies, exploration systems design and instrumentation, exoplanets, astrobiology, astronomy, astrophysics, cosmology, and Earth and space science education. A central part of SESE’s mission is to develop and deploy innovative technologies that enable scientific exploration, building on half a century of ASU faculty, staff, and student participation and leadership in Solar System exploration. SESE maintains world-class shared facilities and expertise to support the development and operation of space and earth-observing missions. Current SESE participation includes leadership of the NASA Psyche asteroid mission, the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Camera (LROC), thermal emission spectrometers on the Mars Odyssey, OSIRIS-REx, Lucy, and upcoming Europa Clipper missions, multiple SmallSats, and the Mastcam and Mastcam-Z imaging investigations on the Curiosity rover and Mars 2020 Perseverance rover, respectively. SESE researchers also have access to multiple ground-based, balloon- and space-based telescopes and instruments for astronomical observations. SESE is a leader in analytical characterization of Earth materials as well as those returned from planetary bodies. In addition, we are leaders in advancing understanding via experiment and theory of the behavior of materials at a range of temperatures and pressures via the premier Facility for Open Research in a Compressed Environment (FORCE). See http://sese.asu.edu for more information.

About The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences

The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences is the academic heart of Arizona State University, committed to improving communities on a local, national, and global scale. We support the professional development and growth of our faculty and staff in their cutting-edge research to advance these aims. Within The College, our faculty engage with a large and curious student body, guiding them as they grow into socially aware, critical thinkers and writers able to succeed in a wide range of careers and to address the challenges of the twenty-first century. Advancing the success of our students remains our top priority. To learn more about The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, please visit https://thecollege.asu.edu.

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