The Department of Physics and Astronomy at Georgia State University (GSU) invites applications from Experimental Physicists for a tenure-track appointment at the Assistant Professor level, beginning August 2025. Of particular interest are experimentalists with expertise in condensed matter physics/materials science (nanoscience, nanophotonics, etc) or biophysics (bio-photonics/bio-spectroscopy or neuro-physics).

Substantial startup funds are available for the successful candidate.
GSU Physics, along with other core facilities within the college, hosts considerable experimental infrastructure for biophysics and condensed matter physics research, including biological sample preparation, advanced vibrational spectroscopy and spectral imaging, UV to far-infrared optoelectronics, and nanoscience facilities for the fabrication and study of layered 2D materials and semiconductors, including millikelvin temperature and high magnetic fields for studies of nanoscale specimens.
Opportunities for collaboration with faculty in the Chemistry and/or Biology departments at GSU also exist and are welcomed. In addition, the local Atlanta area offers opportunities for scientific collaboration at neighboring institutions including Georgia Institute of Technology, Clark Atlanta University, Emory University, Spelman College, Morehouse College, and the University of Georgia.

Required Experience: Candidates must possess at least one year of post-doctoral experience with evidence of consequential research scholarship. Evidence of success in attracting grant funding or gaining access to competitive resources, either individually or as part of a team, is desirable.

Preferred Qualifications/Experience: The successful applicant will be expected to establish a vigorous research program that attracts external funding, teach graduate and undergraduate physics courses, and mentor graduate and undergraduate students in research.

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Georgia State University is a national model for innovation and opening opportunities for all, ranked 2nd most innovative by U.S. News & World Report, ranked 1st among public universities in undergraduate teaching, the number 1 nonprofit university to award bachelor’s degrees to African American students, 6th in the country for its first-year student experience, and highly ranked for enabling the social and economic mobility of its students. Among the most diverse universities in the nation, Georgia State opens global perspectives as the number 1 U.S. public university sending African American students to study abroad. A regional gateway to higher education, the five suburban Perimeter College campuses provide more than 30 associate degree pathways. The downtown Atlanta campus offers more than 250 degree programs in 100 fields of study at the undergraduate, graduate and first-professional degree levels. With five university-wide research centers and numerous centers and institutes at the college and school levels, Georgia State’s interdisciplinary, dynamic and productive research enterprises address major health and societal challenges. It is one of only 146 universities with an ...R1 designation from the Carnegie Foundation, an honor reserved for the nation’s most active research institutions. Outgoing research expenditures have doubled in the last decade and topped $1.2 billion over the last six years, an indication of the University’s rapid research growth.

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