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New York University Part Time Lecturer - General Physics II in United States
NYU Tel Aviv is seeking a part-time lecturer to teach a course on General Physics II, under the sponsorship of the Physics Department of New York University. The course would be taught in the Spring 2022 semester (Jan. 24 - May 8, 2023). For further course content information, please review the sample syllabus (https://as.nyu.edu/content/dam/nyu-as/physics/documents/undergrad/spring2021syllabi/GPII-Sp20-Syllabus.pdf) .
This course is an introduction to electricity, magnetism, light and optics. The course has lecture, laboratory, homework, and in-class participation components. Topics include electric forces and fields, circuits, magnetic forces and fields, electromagnetic induction, light waves, refraction, lenses and image formation. Topics utilized from General Physics I (Phys-UA 11) used include position, velocity, acceleration, force, Newton’s laws of motion, gravitation, work, energy, torque and waves. The course relies upon high school algebra, geometry and trigonometry, vectors, derivatives and simple integral calculus. Problem-solving in the course involves both quantitative and conceptual reasoning.
About NYU and NYU Tel Aviv
Founded in 1831, New York University is the largest private university in the United States. The University has degree-granting campuses in New York, Abu Dhabi, and Shanghai and operates 11 global academic centers and research programs in more than 25 countries. NYU Tel Aviv is an undergraduate study away program of exceptional quality with teaching strengths across a number of academic clusters, including hebrew and judaic studies; middle eastern and islamic studies; business and innovation; biology and chemistry; and social science. Our faculty, drawn from local universities, has an excellent record in teaching and research. NYU Tel Aviv’s academic center is located at 17 Brandeis Street in Tel Aviv, just a few minutes walk from HaYarkon Park. For more information, please visit our website (https://www.nyu.edu/telaviv.html) .
Qualified candidates should hold a PhD in Physics or related field and have a strong record of research as well as experience teaching. Candidates who have experience in teaching within an American university system to a diverse English speaking undergraduate student body are strongly encouraged to apply. Preference will be given to those who have a minimum of 2-3 years' experience teaching at the university level in English. Applicants are required to have a legal right to work in Israel.
All applications must be made online through Interfolio By Committee at http://apply.interfolio.com/98813. If you are new to using Interfolio Faculty Search, you may find the Job Applicant's Guide to Interfolio Faculty Search (http://product-help.interfolio.com/m/39937/l/606208-job-applicant-s-guide-to-interfolio-faculty-search) useful.
Applications in the form of a current C.V. and a letter of interest should be submitted online to Interfolio no later than November 15, 2021. Applicants are encouraged to also submit a sample syllabus and student course evaluations (if available). We regret that we are unable to notify unsuccessful candidates.
NYU Tel Aviv is an equal opportunity employer committed to equity, diversity, and social inclusion. We strongly encourage applications from under-represented individuals in the profession, across color, creed, race, ethnic and national origin, physical ability, and gender and sexual identity. NYU Tel Aviv affirms the value of differing perspectives on the world as we strive to build the strongest possible university with the widest reach.
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NYU is an equal opportunity employer committed to equity, diversity, and social inclusion.