Tenure-Track or Visiting Faculty in Physics
POSITION ANNOUNCEMENT

Posted 9/23/19

OC Mission and Purpose: Oklahoma Christian University is a diverse community of scholars and learners, all committed in service to a common mission to “transform lives for Christian faith, scholarship and service.” OC is committed to hiring employees who are actively engaged in a life of Christian discipleship as we strive to create an employment culture that encourages faculty and staff to lean into the university’s Christian mission with an emphasis on authenticity and unity, not uniformity. Though dependent on God’s and each other’s grace, we aspire to professional and personal standards reflective of Christ’s example and adherent to principles drawn from Holy Scripture. To assist our individual and collective accountability to these standards, university employees enter a Covenant of prescriptive conduct and assent to a Statement of Commitment that identifies defining core beliefs. The university recognizes that employment at OC is not a fit for everyone, so we encourage you to explore what we believe to determine if our mission is your calling.

As a Christ-centered university, Oklahoma Christian values diversity as an essential dimension of God's design for human communities. In seeking to become more inclusive and fully representative of God’s broad array of human creation, we especially encourage applications from women and candidates from racial and ethnic backgrounds that are underrepresented on our faculty and staff.

Position: Oklahoma Christian University invites applications for a potential (pending funding determination) faculty position to teach Physics within the Division of Natural Science within the College of Natural & Health Sciences. The successful candidate will collaborate with all science and engineering faculty members in performing duties essential to the achievement of established university goals.

Primary Qualifications:

 Master’s degree required; PhD in physics or astronomy is preferred, but ABD candidate will be considered

 Demonstrated commitment to diversity and ability to communicate and positively engage students and colleagues across racial, gender and cultural barriers

 Successful candidate shall be actively engage in a life of Christian faith and service and an active member of a local church

Primary Responsibilities:

 Teach introductory physics courses and general education science courses, including laboratory sections, in both algebra-based and calculus-based classes

 Manage laboratory experiments and equipment in the area of physics

 Design, implement, assess, and continually improve the curriculum

 Serve as an academic advisor to science students needing assistance or information

 Work on assigned committees

 Confidentially and efficiently maintain CNHS documents

 Further the mission of the College of Natural & Health Sciences by developing community among the students, faculty, staff, and industry constituents

Salary and Benefits:

 Salary and rank commensurate with experience and qualifications

 Standard University benefits package

 Health insurance premium support

 Retirement plan: 403(b) matching contribution

 Tuition discount and other staff benefits

Timetable:

Application review will begin November 1, 2019 and continue until the position is filled. To apply send a cover letter, curriculum vitae, OC application form, personal statement of faith, copies of undergraduate and graduate transcripts (please do not send official transcripts at this time), 3 letters of recommendation (one letter must be from home congregation) to Human Resources at: human.resources@oc.edu or P.O. Box 11000, Oklahoma City, OK 73136 (Electronic attachments and cover letters are preferred).

Oklahoma Christian University is a private liberal arts university affiliated with the Churches of Christ. The University complies with all laws regarding race, color, age, sex, national origin, marital status, military service, and disability. As a religious educational institution the University is permitted by law to consider religious beliefs and practices in making employment decisions and the University does so to achieve its mission. Oklahoma Christian University is looking for employees who are willing to express the “The Second Mile-Serving One Another” goal of the University, to demonstrate a personal faith in Jesus Christ, to be actively involved in a local congregation, and to support the Christian mission of the University.