Physics and Astronomy Adjunct Lecturer

The Department of Physics and Astronomy houses a 14-inch Celestron Schmidt reflecting telescope at the Smolen Observatory and the John R. Kirk Planetarium, which are unique components of the astronomy program. Introductory and advanced laboratory courses use up-to-date computer interfaces and research-quality optics and photonics equipment. Faculty research includes computational solid-state physics, optical tweezers, biophysics, and quantum computing education.

The Department of Physics and Astronomy at SUNY New Paltz seeks part-time day or evening Adjunct Lecturers to teach introductory courses in physics, introductory labs in physics, and introductory and upper-level courses in astronomy. Successful candidates will be teaching one or more courses in the fall and/or spring semesters.

Courses may include:

PHY221 Fundamental Physics I

PHY211 Physics I Lab

PHY205 Exploring the Solar System

PHY206 Exploring the Universe

PHY341 Observational Astronomy

PHY344 Life in the Universe

Course descriptions can be found on our course catalog: