What are the responsibilities and job description for the Physics position at Grove City College?
Position: Assistant/Associate/Full Professor of Physics
Office/Department: Physics
Grove City College announces a faculty opening in the Department of Physics. Successful candidates should have a Ph.D. in physics and will be responsible for teaching various physics classes and laboratory sections. Preference will be given to candidates who have demonstrated a commitment to student-faculty research and are motivated to mentor undergraduate students in research projects.
Grove City College’s Department of Physics offers five major programs of study: Physics, Physics Secondary Education, Physics General Science Secondary Education, Physics/Computer Software, and Physics/Computer Hardware. The department includes five faculty members and around 30 undergraduate physics majors (typically). Graduate programs in physics are not offered at Grove City College.
Candidates must demonstrate a strong potential for excellence in classroom teaching, including students in research, and a commitment to educating highly motivated students within the context of Grove City College’s historic Christian perspective. Salary commensurate with qualifications.
The position will remain open until it is filled. Applicant screening will begin immediately until a well-qualified candidate is found. To be considered, please send a current curriculum vitae, names and contact information of four references (three professional and one pastoral), and a letter of interest that includes an explanation of how your Christian faith represents a strong fit with Grove City College’s unique mission as a Christian college to: Mrs. Jamie N. Kimble, Associate Director of Human Resources at employment@gcc.edu.
Grove City College is a private educational institution noted for its academic excellence, where scholarship is informed by Christian principles. It does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, sex, national origin, age, ancestry, non-job-related disability, use of a guide or support animal, or any other basis prohibited by applicable law in the administration of its educational policies, admission policies, scholarship and loan programs, and athletic and other college-administrative programs.
Posted 9/24/25
Office/Department: Physics
Grove City College announces a faculty opening in the Department of Physics. Successful candidates should have a Ph.D. in physics and will be responsible for teaching various physics classes and laboratory sections. Preference will be given to candidates who have demonstrated a commitment to student-faculty research and are motivated to mentor undergraduate students in research projects.
Grove City College’s Department of Physics offers five major programs of study: Physics, Physics Secondary Education, Physics General Science Secondary Education, Physics/Computer Software, and Physics/Computer Hardware. The department includes five faculty members and around 30 undergraduate physics majors (typically). Graduate programs in physics are not offered at Grove City College.
Candidates must demonstrate a strong potential for excellence in classroom teaching, including students in research, and a commitment to educating highly motivated students within the context of Grove City College’s historic Christian perspective. Salary commensurate with qualifications.
The position will remain open until it is filled. Applicant screening will begin immediately until a well-qualified candidate is found. To be considered, please send a current curriculum vitae, names and contact information of four references (three professional and one pastoral), and a letter of interest that includes an explanation of how your Christian faith represents a strong fit with Grove City College’s unique mission as a Christian college to: Mrs. Jamie N. Kimble, Associate Director of Human Resources at employment@gcc.edu.
Grove City College is a private educational institution noted for its academic excellence, where scholarship is informed by Christian principles. It does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, sex, national origin, age, ancestry, non-job-related disability, use of a guide or support animal, or any other basis prohibited by applicable law in the administration of its educational policies, admission policies, scholarship and loan programs, and athletic and other college-administrative programs.
Posted 9/24/25