Department Contact: Matthew Sievert, 575-646-3831, msievert@nmsu.edu

Internal or External Search: External - Open to all applicants

Advertising Summary: The Department of Physics at New Mexico State University invites applicants for a visiting position to be filled at the Visiting Assistant Professor level beginning August 2026 and ending May 2027.

Position Details

Position Title: Visiting Assistant Professor

College/Division: Arts and Sciences College

Department: 331500-PHYSICS

Location: Las Cruces

Offsite Location (if applicable):

Target Hourly/Salary Rate: 68,000

Appointment Full-time Equivalency: 1.0

FLSA Status: Exempt

Bargaining Unit Announcement: This is NOT a bargaining unit position with American Federation of State, County & Municipal Employees (AFSCME).

Contingent Upon Funding: Not Applicable

Standard Work Schedule: Standard (M-F, 8-5)

If Not a Standard Work Schedule: 

Job Duties and Responsibilities: Support the department's teaching needs; there is no research component. Expected duties include teaching 12 credits of Physics courses each semester and some departmental service assigned by the Department Head.

Qualifications

Required Education and Experience: 
Candidates must have a Ph.D. in Physics or a related field before August 2026.

Equivalent Qualifications: 

Preferred Qualifications: 
Excellent communication skills and demonstrated excellence in teaching at the college level.

Special Certification/Licensure: 

Working Conditions and Physical Effort

Environment: Work is normally performed in a typical interior/office work environment.

Physical Effort: No or very limited physical effort required.

Lifting Requirements: Requires handling of average-weight objects up to 10 pounds or some standing or walking.

Risk: No or very limited exposure to physical risk.