University of Pikeville
501 - 1000 employees
Founded 1889
📚 Education
🏥 Healthcare
Education • Healthcare
University of Pikeville is a regional university based in Pikeville, Kentucky, offering undergraduate, graduate, online and professional programs. UPIKE houses professional health colleges — including a nationally recognized osteopathic (D. O. ) medical school, a college of optometry, and a college of dental medicine — and provides clinical training, residency placements, and community health services alongside liberal arts, education, business and other programs. The university emphasizes rural medicine, student success initiatives, community engagement, and applied research (including faculty work using machine learning in physics).
Adjunct Professor – Astronomy, Astrophysics
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University of Pikeville
501 - 1000 employees
Founded 1889
📚 Education
🏥 Healthcare
Education • Healthcare
University of Pikeville is a regional university based in Pikeville, Kentucky, offering undergraduate, graduate, online and professional programs. UPIKE houses professional health colleges — including a nationally recognized osteopathic (D. O. ) medical school, a college of optometry, and a college of dental medicine — and provides clinical training, residency placements, and community health services alongside liberal arts, education, business and other programs. The university emphasizes rural medicine, student success initiatives, community engagement, and applied research (including faculty work using machine learning in physics).
📋 Description
• Teach assigned online astronomy and astrophysics courses: PHY 105 Introduction to Astronomy and Astrophysics and PHY 106 Introduction to Astronomy and Astrophysics Laboratory • Upload course materials to UPIKE’s learning management system • Enter student grades • Adhere to all related deadlines and policies • Tutor and mentor students as needed • Maintain regular and responsive communication with the Division Chair and Dean • Attend professional development workshops when possible to improve educational technology use, student engagement, and teaching methods
🎯 Requirements
• A master’s degree and a minimum of 18 graduate hours in physics and/or astronomy is required • Applicants with ABD in physics/astronomy (minimum 30 hours) will also be considered • Ability to work effectively and professionally with students and colleagues • Background investigations for all final applicants, including a criminal history record check and, when appropriate, a financial and/or motor vehicle history • Application must include a letter of interest, current curriculum vitae, copies of transcripts, a teaching philosophy statement, and contact information for three to five professional references
🏖️ Benefits
• Instructional technologists to support online faculty • Range of support services to help new faculty members connect and succeed • Professional development workshops • Open Educational Resources providing no-cost course materials for students
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