Adjunct Assistant Professor of Physics, Laboratory

Job overview

The Adjunct Assistant Professor of Physics, Laboratory role is in person on campus in Grand Rapids, MI. Compensation is not specified. The position supports Aquinas College’s foundational physics curriculum for the Fall 2026 semester. The instructor leads undergraduate laboratory sections and connects experimental work with lecture concepts. Student guidance, feedback, and timely grading support learning in mechanics, sound, and heat, as well as calculus-based mechanics.

What you'll do

• Lead scheduled laboratory sections
• guide students through experimental procedures, data collection, and analysis
• coordinate lab exercises with lecture instructors
• communicate with students and provide constructive feedback on lab reports
• grade laboratory assignments and submit final grades according to institutional deadlines and guidelines.

What we're looking for

Skills & competencies

adjunct assistant professor

physics

physics laboratory

undergraduate instruction

phys-201l

phys-211l

fall 2026

grand rapids mi

aquinas college

Work arrangement

• Weekend coverage required

Benefits & perks

• Medical, dental, and vision plans
• paid vacation, 16 paid holidays, paid sick time, short-term disability, college-paid life and AD&D insurance, and tuition eligibility for employees and dependents after one year of full-time employment.

Why this role

Lab windows are Tuesdays and Thursdays, 1:30–4:30 p.m. A master’s degree in Physics, Applied Physics, or a closely related field is required; a Ph.D. is strongly preferred.

About the employer

Aquinas College is hiring for this role. Industry: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools. Sector: 61.