The Department of Physics and Astronomy at Michigan State University (MSU) invites applications for a fixed-term position as an assistant professor in physics for the 2022-2023 academic year, starting August 15, 2022. The central responsibility of this position will be to teach courses in introductory physics for life science majors, using a studio-physics based curriculum focused on topics and applications for cellular and molecular biology. The candidate will work with a team of tenure-stream and fixed-term faculty to coordinate and teach multiple sections of the courses and to foster an inclusive community of learners. The candidate will also be encouraged to participate in the broader intellectual life of the department, which recently received the Improving Undergraduate Physics Ed