Adjunct Faculty Credit – Physics

Harper College · Palatine

Schedule Information: PHY 110, Tues & Thurs, 2:00 – 4:20pm; PHY 100, Tues & Thurs, 9:30 – 10:45am. Both classes will meet from January 19 to May 21, 2027.

Education Requirements: Master’s degree in physics or appropriate engineering discipline with a minimum of 18 graduate-level coursework in appropriate physics and/or engineering courses; or master’s degree in a related field with 18 credit hours in graduate-level physics.

Experience Requirements: Previous experience teaching algebra-based physics at the college level, use of microcomputer-based labs and ability to work with course management systems such as Blackboard are preferred qualifications. The teaching requirement may be fulfilled through a program of supervised teaching as a graduate student.

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The College was established by referendum in 1965 and opened September 1967. It is named for Dr. William Rainey Harper, a pioneer in the junior college movement in the United States and the first president of the University of Chicago.

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Teaching introductory physics courses.

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