after leaving oxford, salter joined the faculty of wabash college in 1953. he took leave from wabash from 1958 to 1960 to help establish a research program in theoretical physics at the bandung institute of technology in indonesia. he left wabash in 1967 to become dean of knox college he continued his international activities, working for the world bank survey team in indonesia and consulting on science education there in 1972, and consulting on science education for the united states agency for international development. salter was also a physics consultant to the argonne national laboratory and the canadian national research council.