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APPLICATION DEADLINE: Wednesday, November 12, 2026
 

The Department of Physics, Engineering Physics, and Astronomy anticipates hiring term adjuncts for three courses in the Winter 2026 academic year. Applicants should hold an undergraduate degree or higher in Physics or a related field and have experience in teaching undergraduate physics. They should also have expertise in the subjects of these highly specialized courses.

Applications are due by Wednesday, November 12, 2026. Please send the following to Melissa Balson in the Department of Physics at 4mjb5@queensu.ca:

• a current curriculum vitae (CV)
• a teaching dossier
• the names of two referees who may be contacted

The University invites applications from all qualified individuals. Queen’s is strongly committed to employment equity, diversity, and inclusion in the workplace and encourages applications from Black, racialized/visible minority and Indigenous people, women, persons with disabilities, and 2SLGBTQ+ persons. Applicants who require accommodation as part of the application process should contact Melissa Balson.

Course Openings

ENPH 459: Practical Cryogenic Engineering

• Calendar Description: Students will learn principles essential in the design of components used in cryogenic applications. Working principles of common cryogenic machines and the engineering behind them will be discussed. Students will design and analyze elements for use in cryogenic systems following a design review process, both as the proponent and reviewer.
• Expected enrollment: 20
• Location: Main campus
• Lectures: 3, tutorial: 0.5
• START: Jan 1, 2026; END: April 30, 2026

PHYS/ENPH 491: Physics of Nuclear Reactors

• Calendar Description: The fundamental physics associated with a nuclear reactor. Emphasis will be on the interaction of neutrons, reactor kinetics and calculations required in reactor design. Topics discussed include: brief review of basic nuclear physics, neutron interactions and cross-sections, neutron diffusion, neutron moderation, theory of reactors, changes in reactivity, control of reactors.
• Expected enrollment: 60
• Location: Main campus
• Lectures: 3, tutorial: 0.5
• START: Jan 1, 2026; END: April 30, 2026

PHYS/ENPH 495: Introduction to Medical Physics

• Calendar Description: Production and measurement of x-rays and charged particles for radiation therapy and nuclear medicine, interactions of radiation with matter and biological materials, interaction coefficients and radiation dosimetry, radiation safety, physics of medical imaging with examples from nuclear medicine ultrasound and magnetic resonance imaging.
• Expected enrollment: 60
• Location: Main campus
• Lectures: 3
• START: Jan 1, 2026; END: April 30, 2026