We invite applications for one tenure-track faculty positions in physics starting as early as Summer 2025. Candidates of all academic ranks will be considered but by policy will be hired at the rank of Assistant Professor.  Candidates with research specialties in theoretical physics (especially in subfields that would provide opportunities for collaboration within the department) are a higher priority in this year’s search, nevertheless we encourage all interested candidates to apply. Successful candidates will demonstrate the potential for teaching a variety of physics courses including required courses for physics majors at the upper level.  We are committed to hiring faculty who embrace the diverse nature of our student body, comprising exceptional women and men from every congressional district in the United States. Areas of research interest in our department include atomic, molecular and optical physics, astrophysics, computational physics, nuclear and particle physics, magnetic materials, thermal and electronic transport, and condensed matter. 

Minimum Qualifications:

- A Ph.D. in physics or a related discipline is required.  (anticipated completion of Ph.D. no later than June 2025 is acceptable).

For more information and how to apply visit our full announcement at:

https://www.usna.edu/HRO/jobinfo/Tenure-track-Physics-AY25.php

About The United States Naval Academy

As the undergraduate college of our country’s naval service, the Naval Academy prepares young men and women to become professional officers of competence, character, and compassion in the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps. Naval Academy students are midshipmen on active duty in the U.S. Navy. They attend the academy for four years, graduating with bachelor of science degrees and commissions as ensigns in the Navy or second lieutenants in the Marine Corps. Naval Academy graduates serve at least five years in the Navy or Marine Corps. A faculty member at the U.S. Naval Academy is unique in American higher education. Like colleagues at other fine institutions of higher education, you are expected to excel as a knowledgeable and inspiring teacher and to contribute to advancing the state of knowledge in your chosen academic discipline. But at the Naval Academy classroom instruction and possible involvement in scholarly research represent only parts of the four-year integrated learning experience we offer our students. Here you are expected to contribute personally and substantially to the development of midshipmen as officers and leaders. Your responsibilities, therefore, extend beyond... the traditional faculty-student relationship found in civilian universities and touch the very heart of what we do. Naval Academy faculty members are expected to support the total mission of the Naval Academy in all its moral, mental, and physical dimensions. Our academic program is organized to provide all students with a high quality education. The foundation of that education is a core curriculum that prepares each graduate for service as a junior officer in the naval operating forces. Beyond that, midshipmen choose from among 22 academic majors reflecting the needs of the naval service and stimulating midshipman intellectual curiosity and maturity. Together, the academic core and the major programs help provide our nation with well-rounded, well-educated officers able to lead the nation’s Navy and Marine Corps in the 21st century. Achieving that goal demands exceptional faculty as well as exceptional students.

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