Tenure-track Assistant Professor of Physics

The Department of Physics and Astronomy invites applications for a tenure-track appointment as Assistant Professor of Physics and Astronomy, to begin in August 2017. Requirements include a Ph.D. in Physics, Astrophysics, or a closely related field. The successful candidate will be dedicated to undergraduate teaching, co-develop and teach the upper-division lab sequence, and establish a strong undergraduate research program. Candidates in experimental, theoretical, observational, or computational research are encouraged to apply.  Please submit a CV and detailed statements of experience and interests in teaching and research to the attention of Chair of the Search Committee at [email protected].  Applicants must arrange for three letters of reference to be sent to the same address. Review of complete application files, with letters, will begin on October 15, 2016.  The Department of Physics and Astronomy has six faculty and attracts outstanding students. Active research areas include experimental and computational biophysics, magnetospheric space physics, gravitational-wave interferometry, nanomaterials/plasmonics, high energy astrophysics, and quantum mechanics of few-body systems. Trinity University, an equal opportunity employer, is firmly committed to a multicultural environment and strongly encourages applications from minorities, women, protected veterans, and individuals with disabilities.