Candidates must hold the Ph.D. and demonstrate substantial commitment to undergraduate physics teaching, as well as to participation in the College's interdisciplinary general education program 'Foundations',   A vigorous research program that can involve students in publishable work is also required.  Start-up funds to establish a research lab are available.

A complete application must include curriculum vitae, statement of teaching philosophy, research plans including a preliminary budget and description of possible student projects, and copies of both graduate & undergraduate transcripts. Letters of recommendation (at least three) should be sent directly to Dr. Dana E. Backman, Chair, Physics and Astronomy Department, Franklin and Marshall College, P.O. Box 3003, Lancaster, PA 17604. Applications should be received by December 15, 2002 for full consideration.

Franklin & Marshall is a selective private liberal arts college with 1,850 students located in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, a city of 50,000 about 1-1/2 hours from Philadelphia and Baltimore. F&M is committed to cultural pluralism through the hiring of women and minorities and encourages all interested individuals to apply. (EOE/AA) http://www.fandm.edu/Departments/Physics