JOB OPPORTUNITY BULLETIN

 

October/November 2009

(For additional information concerning a position announcement, please contact the specific institution at the address listed)

 

 

West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV  Assistant Professor, Experimental Condensed Matter Physics

Preferred start date is August 2010.  This position is part of a significant investment in condensed matter physics.  The new position will complement existing strengths in areas of optical and photonic materials, energy conversion materials, statistical mechanics, magnetism, spintronics, and multifunctional materials.  Candidates with other condensed matter specializations are also encouraged to apply.

 

 

The College of Wooster, Wooster, Ohio  Assistant Professor 

Tenure track Assistant Professor position beginning fall 2010 to teach a variety of physics courses and labs.  Send cv, teaching philosophy, research plan, unofficial graduate transcripts, and three letters of recommendation to:  Dr. Susan Lehman, Chair, Department of Physics, The College of Wooster, 1189 Beall Avenue, Wooster, OH  44691 or SLehman@Wooster.edu.

 

 

Middlebury College, Middlebury, Vermont  Assistant Professor

Tenure-track Assistant Professor position, beginning September 2010, in Physics.  Teach a broad range of courses in the standard undergraduate physics curriculum and contribute to the College’s mission of breadth in a liberal education.  Send CV, statement of teaching interests, graduate and undergraduate transcripts, a sample of scholarly work, and 3 letters of recommendation to Chair, Department of Physics, Middlebury College, Middlebury, VT  054753.  No electronic applications will be accepted. 

 

 

 

University of Denver 

Two Assistant/Associate Professor Tenure Track Positions, The Department of Physics and Astronomy:  

A tenure track assistant professorship in experimental condensed matter physics, a tenure track assistant or associate professorship in computational or theoretical condensed matter physics.  For the 2nd position, they will consider exceptional candidates in astrophysics with overlapping interest in nanophysics or biophysics who can participate in the interdisciplinary initiatives .  Both positions will begin in September 2010.  Must have a B.S. in physics and Ph.D. in physics or related discipline. The Department offers degrees through Ph.D. and is very female friendly, with women comprising 25% of the faculty and over 40% of the students at both graduate and undergraduate levels.  Applicants must apply through the website:  https://www.dujobs.org.  The selection process will begin on January 15, 2010.

 

 

Trinity College, Hartford, CT

Assistant Professor of Physics

A Tenure-track position beginning July 1, 1020.  A doctorate in physics is required, some teaching experience is highly desired.  Considerations of applications will begin December 15, 2009.  Apply by submitting a CV, transcripts, research plan, and statement of teaching philosophy, and arrange for 3 letters of recommendation sent to : Search Committee (Experimental Physicist), Physics Department, Trinity College, 300 Summit Street, Hartford, CT  06106.  For further information please contact Dr. M.P. Silverman at (mark.silverman@trincoll.edu).

 

 

Postdoctoral

 

University of Illinois-Urbana-Champaign, Institute for Condensed Matter Theory 

Applicants are invited to fill a postdoctoral fellowship position in condensed matter theory for the 2009-2010 academic year.  ICMT postdoctoral fellows have wide latitude in their choice of research activities and are warmly encouraged to be broadly engaged with condensed matter research activities in Illinois.  Applications received after November 15 cannot be guaranteed full consideration.  http://my.physics.illinois.edu/join

 

 

 

 

 

 

University of Illinois – Urbana-Champaign, Energy Frontiers Research Center (EFRC)

Theoretical condensed matter work on superconductivity with an emphasis on new mechanisms and the design of superconductors with enhanced transition temperatures will be the primary focus.  The start date is quite flexible.  Applications received after November 15 cannot be guaranteed full consideration.

http://myphysics.illinois.edu/join

 

 

 

Caltech

A number of Prize Fellowships at the Postdoctoral Scholar level in Theoretical Physics or Astrophysics will be awarded on the basis of an international competition.  They are to begin in fall 2010.  The Postdoctoral Scholar appointments are for a three-year duration, carry a competitive annual stipend and/or salary and offer an annual research expense fund.  Deadline for applications is December 1.  The announcement for this opening can be found at http://www.pma.caltech.edu/GSR/fellowtheory.html

 

 

 

University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada 

Condensed Matter/AMO Theory, The “Quantum Matters” Group expects the opening of two – four postdoctoral positions to begin in the fall 2010.  The candidate’s area of interest should involve frustrated magnetism, cold atom systems, strongly correlated many-particle physics, transport and nonequilibrium phenomena in lower-dimensional systems, or numerical approaches to quantum many-body theory.   Applicants should prepare a curriculum vitae including a list of publications, a brief research statement, one or two selected (p) reprints, and arrange for 3 letters of recommendation to be sent to:  Department of Physics and Astronomy

                                                         University of Waterloo

                                                         200 University Avenue West

                                                        Waterloo, Ontario, Canada  N2L 3G1

Must be complete by December 31st, 2009.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Syracuse University, Syracuse, New York

Theoretical Cosmology -  Starting 2010, a candidate whose expertise can be a broad range of topics, including dark matter, dark energy, theoretical particle physics, and quantum gravity.  Deadline for applications – December 1, 2009.  visit http://sujobopps.com-job#025579 to apply.

 

 

 

 

Experimental Single-Molecule Biophysics and Bionanoscience

Two immediate openings.  The candidate should be a recent Ph.D. in physics, biophysics or a related field with experience in at least one of the following areas:  single-molecule biophysics, biomolecular engineering, nanofabrication and ultrasensitive electrical measurements.  The successful candidates will employ nanopore probe techniques to detect proteins and nucleic acids by single-molecule stochastic sensing.  Electronic application materials are preferred (please include them as an email attachment).  Further information about research pursued by Professor Movileanu’s group is available at the following link:  www.physics.syr.edu/~lmovilea.

 

 

 

 

The Abdus Salam International Centre for Theoretical Physics, Trieste, Italy

Theoretical Condensed Matter and Statistical Physics

A limited number of post-doctoral positions for young CM & SP theoreticians will be available starting fall 2010.  Appointments will be made for two years with possibility of renewal for one more year.  Applications, including a detail CV, list of publications and at least three letters of recommendation should be clearly addressed and sent hard copy to :  ICTP, Secretary, CMSP Section, (Ref. postdoc 10/11), Strada Costiera 11, I-34014 Trieste, Italy.  Email applications/recommendations letters are NOT accepted.  Deadline for receipt of application: December 1st, 2009.