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The Department of Physics & Astronomy at Vanderbilt University invites applications for a tenure‑track Assistant Professor in gravitational‑wave and multi‑messenger astrophysics. We seek an outstanding scholar whose research spans gravitational‑wave theory, data analysis, and/or multi‑messenger astrophysics, ideally grounded in gravitational physics and relativistic astrophysics. Review of applications will begin November 1, 2025

Vanderbilt has growing strength, leadership, and strategic momentum in gravitational‑wave science (e.g., in PTAs, LISA, and LIGO-Virgo-KAGRA) and multi‑messenger astrophysics (e.g., in SDSS, LSST, and UVEX), with collaborative ties across Physics & Astronomy, Mathematics, Data Science, and campus‑wide initiatives. Vanderbilt has also recently established the College of Connected Computing, its first new college in 40 years, to advance breakthrough discoveries and strengthen computing education for students through a “computing for all” approach.

The candidate will be expected to develop a visible, high-impact, externally funded research program in gravitational‑wave and/or multi‑messenger astrophysics; engage collaboratively with national and international efforts (e.g., PTAs, LISA, LIGO-Virgo-KAGRA) and with Vanderbilt’s broader research efforts, and computational and data‑intensive ecosystem. Candidates will be expected to teach at both undergraduate and graduate levels, advise PhD students, and mentor undergraduate students. They should also contribute to the department, college, and profession, including activities that promote a welcoming and collaborative academic community.

Qualifications

• Ph.D. in Physics, Astronomy/Astrophysics, or a closely related field by August 1, 2026. Preferably with several years of postdoctoral research experience.
• Evidence of research excellence and potential for leadership in gravitational‑wave and/or multi‑messenger astrophysics.
• Commitment to effective teaching and mentoring at both undergraduate and graduate levels.
• Ability to collaborate across subfields of physics, astronomy, mathematics, and data/computational science.

Application Instructions

Please submit the following:

• Cover letter describing the candidate’s reasons for applying, and their fit to the position;
• Curriculum vitae with publication list. If relevant, the latter should be separated into publications for which the candidate made major contributions or led, then other large collaborative publications;
• Research statement, summarizing past achievements and 3–5 year vision, including funding plans, strategy for interdisciplinary collaboration, and complementarity with existing departmental research;
• Teaching and mentoring statement, addressing (where relevant) the applicant’s approach to classroom and laboratory instruction, mentorship of students and postdoctoral scholars, and ways to foster a welcoming environment for the development of scholars who come to Vanderbilt with many different backgrounds and experiences. Evidence of teaching effectiveness (e.g., course evaluations) must be included, if available;

Applicants should arrange for three letters of confidential recommendation to be uploaded via the same link.

Review of applications will begin November 1, 2025, and will continue until the position is filled. For full consideration, please ensure all materials (including letters) are submitted by November 15, 2025. Inquiries may be directed to Professor Stephen Taylor: stephen.r.taylor(at)vanderbilt.edu.

Application Process
This institution is using Interfolio’s Faculty Search to conduct this search. Applicants to this position receive a free Dossier account and can send all application materials, including confidential letters of recommendation, free of charge.

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The Princeton Quantum Initiative (PQI) and the Department of Physics at Princeton University seek applications for a tenure-track assistant professor faculty position in experimental quantum science. Candidates in all areas of experimental quantum science, including quantum information processing, sensing, computing, and networks, who research different experimental platforms, are encouraged to apply.

Candidates should have a commitment to teaching and a demonstrated ability to pursue a high impact research program. A start date of September 1, 2026 is preferred. The University is committed to fostering an academic environment that acknowledges and encourages diversity and differences. We seek faculty members who will create a climate that embraces excellence, with a strong commitment to teaching and mentoring that will enhance the work of the department and that will attract and retain a diverse student body.

Princeton University is an Equal Opportunity Employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. The selected candidate will be required to successfully complete a background check.

Applications require: a cover letter, complete curriculum vitae, descriptions of research and teaching interests, and the contact information for three references. Applicant review will begin in November 2025. For full consideration, please submit all application documents and reference letters no later than December 1, 2025 (11:59 EST) at https://www.princeton.edu/acad-positions/position/39903

The Department of Astronomy at the University of California, Berkeley seeks applicants for an Assistant Professorship. This position is open to all subfields of Astronomy and Astrophysics. The department is committed to addressing the family needs of faculty, including dual career couples and single parents. We are also interested in candidates who have had non-traditional career paths or who have taken time off for family reasons, or who have achieved excellence in careers outside academia. For information about potential relocation to Berkeley, or career needs of accompanying partners and spouses, please visit: http://ofew.berkeley.edu/new-faculty.

Basic qualifications(required at time of application)

The basic qualifications required to be considered for this position are a Ph.D. (or equivalent international degree), or enrollment in a Ph.D. or equivalent international degree-granting program at the time of application.

Preferred qualifications

A Ph.D. or equivalent international degree is preferred by the date of hire.
We seek an outstanding scientist who has the potential for innovation and leadership in research, and commits to teaching and mentoring undergraduate and graduate students.

Application Requirements

Document requirements

• Curriculum Vitae – Your most recently updated C.V.
• Cover Letter
• Research Statement – Please discuss research accomplishments and proposed plans. This can include, for example, your publication record, awards, presentations, inclusive research practices that promote the excellence of your research, and areas for future research. (3 pages maximum excluding references)
• Teaching and Mentoring Statement – Please discuss prior teaching experience, teaching approach, and future teaching interests. This can include, for example, specific efforts and accomplishments, and future plans to support the success of all students through inclusive curriculum, classroom environment, and pedagogy. Please also discuss your mentoring experiences and approach. This can include, for example, past efforts and future plans to support the success of all students, and to foster an inclusive research environment that removes barriers and promotes equitable access and advancement of the research program. (1 page maximum)
• Service Statement – Please discuss specific prior and proposed academic, professional and/or public service activities. This can include, for example, participating in professional or scientific associations, serving on committees that advance department, campus or discipline goals, and conducting outreach activities that can remove barriers and increase participation of academics in your field. (1 page maximum)
• A list of 3 key papers – Indicate 3 representative papers in a list for reviewers to reference during the selection process. Provide paper titles, author lists, abstracts, and bibliographic information.
• Complete publication list – Either accepted or submitted to refereed journals
• Authorization to Release Information Form – A reference check will be completed only if you are selected as the candidate to whom the hiring unit would like to extend a formal offer. Download, complete, sign, and upload the Authorization to Release Information form

Reference requirements

• 3 letters of reference required

Letters are to be sent directly by the applicant’s references. Applicants should strongly encourage their letter writers to submit references by the application close date (Nov 3, 2025).

Apply link:https://aprecruit.berkeley.edu/JPF05038

The University of Arizona (UA) Physics Department invites applications for a non-tenure-track Assistant Professor of Practice (Teaching Faculty) starting in Spring or Fall 2026. The expected teaching load is two to three courses per semester (with a maximum of five per year), and salary will be commensurate with experience.

We are looking for candidates who can motivate and inspire students using active learning and evidence-based approaches in the classroom. While teaching introductory physics will be the primary focus, the ability to teach upper-division courses in a variety of fields will be considered an advantage. The department takes pride in its collaborative teaching innovations, including grad discussion leaders, undergrad preceptors, and a dedicated space for workshop-style service courses. We seek candidates who would support and expand these approaches. All of our instructors, regardless of tenure-eligible status, have full participation in faculty meetings and in department life.

Application reviews will begin on Sept. 15, 2025. Our intent is to hire for a start date in January 2026 (spring semester), but we are open to delaying the start to August 2026 (fall semester) depending on the progress of the search.

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Space-based observatories have opened up large, new areas of astrophysical research. By far the largest part of the electromagnetic spectrum is accessible only from space and has tremendously enriched astronomy with the discovery of new astronomical objects and previously inaccessible phenomenology. The University of Vienna has a long and successful tradition in contributing to space mission instrumentation and conducting space-based astrophysics. We seek a full professor with profound experience in astronomical space missions to lead internationally visible payload contributions and to carry out a related attractive scientific research program.

We expect the professor to attract new space missions to the University of Vienna and represent Austria in the respective international mission consortia. Such space missions would in particular include new projects by the European Space Agency (ESA) for which multiple third-party funding channels are available. The professorship will profit from the well-established recognition by the national funding agency for the space program, close collaborations with other groups at the University of Vienna and the Institute for Space Research in Graz, and connections to Austrian industry.

Further further information related to candidate qualifications, offers from the University of Vienna, necessary application materials and how to apply, see the announcement text: https://berufungsservice.univie.ac.at/fileadmin/user_upload/p_berufungsservice/jobs/0625/Prof/GEOWI_98_Space-Based_Astrophysics_EN_20250625.pdf

Application Details

Please submit a single PDF file (LastName_FirstName.pdf) to the Dean of the Faculty, Rainer Abart (dekanat.fgga(at)univie.ac.at) containing the information in English as listed in the announcement text:
https://berufungsservice.univie.ac.at/fileadmin/user_upload/p_berufungsservice/jobs/0625/Prof/GEOWI_98_Space-Based_Astrophysics_EN_20250625.pdf
Publication Start Date: 2025 Jun 30
Application Deadline: 2025 Sep 17
Reference Code: SpaAst2025
Inquiries: Prof. Dr. Glenn van de Ven, Head Department of Astrophysics, Email: glenn.vandeven(at)univie.ac.at

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The Gravitational Waves and Fundamental Physics (GWFP) at Maastricht University, member of the Nikhef partnership, has two positions open for Assistant Professor researcher(s). We are looking for two talented and enthusiastic assistant professors to complement or strengthen our physics activities in the Gravitational Wave and Fundamental Physics (GWFP) group at Maastricht University. Our research activities are embedded in the Dutch Nikhef collaboration and include Gravitational Wave and Particle Physics research. Application Deadline: October 27th, 2024.

Activities in Gravitational Waves research include research on technologies for current and future gravitational-wave detectors such as Virgo and the Einstein Telescope, with a particular focus on optical instrumentation, advanced interferometry beyond the quantum-noise limit, and material research for optics and optical coatings.

Activities in Particle Physics include flavour physics phenomenology in close collaboration with the LHCb experiment, LHCb physics data analysis on CP violation and rare decays, and algorithm development for data reconstruction in a heterogeneous computing model.

Qualified candidates are invited to apply and to develop their research plans in the context of either gravitational wave research or LHCb research or a combination of these activities’

The positions are 1.0 FTE positions located in the GWFP Department of the Faculty of Science and Engineering, Duboisdomein 30, Maastricht, The Netherlands.

Requirements

• You have a PhD degree in physics or a related field
• You have excellent communication skills in the English language
• You are collegial and actively searching to collaborate with others
• You have extensive experience in research relevant for gravitational wave instrumentation / data analysis or particle physics data analysis / phenomenology, proven by your track record as an early career researcher
• You are eager to develop your own research program that is integrated and aligned with the aspirations of the department and the Nikhef partnership
• You have evidence or high potential for grant acquisition and are keen to seek and join grant opportunities and collaborations for our group
• You are an enthusiastic teacher in an academic context, and are willing to participate in and shape the teaching activities of our department
• You have demonstrated experience in supervising Master and/or PhD theses

What we offer
As Assistant Professor at Faculty of Science & Engineering, you will be employed by the most international university in the Netherlands, located in the beautiful city of Maastricht. In addition, we offer you:

• Good employment conditions. The position is graded in scale 11 – 12 according to UFO profile Assistant Professor, with corresponding salary based on experience ranging from €4492,00 and €6986,00 gross per month (based on a full-time employment of 38 hours per week). In addition to the monthly salary, an 8.0% holiday allowance and an 8.3% year-end bonus apply.
• An employment contract for a period of 12 months with a scope of 1,0 FTE. Upon proven suitability, the employment contract will be converted to an indefinite contract.
• At Maastricht University, the well-being of our employees is of utmost importance, we offer flexible working hours and the possibility to work partly from home if the nature of your position allows it. You will receive a monthly commuting and internet allowance for this. If you work full-time, you will be entitled to 29 vacation days and 4 additional public holidays per year, namely carnival Monday, carnival Tuesday, Good Friday, and Liberation Day. If you choose to accumulate compensation hours, an additional 12 days will be added. Furthermore, you can personalize your employment conditions through a collective labor agreement (CAO) choice model.
• As Maastricht University, we offer various other excellent secondary employment conditions. These include a good pension scheme with the ABP and the opportunity for UM employees to participate in company fitness and make use of the extensive sports facilities that we also offer to our students.
• Last but certainly not least, we provide the space and facilities for your personal and professional development. We facilitate this by offering a wide range of training programs and supporting various well-established initiatives such as ‘acknowledge and appreciate’.

Please find here full details.

The Gravitational Waves and Fundamental Physics (GWFP) at Maastricht University, member of the Nikhef partnership, has two positions open for Assistant Professor researcher(s). We are looking for two talented and enthusiastic assistant professors to complement or strengthen our physics activities in the Gravitational Wave and Fundamental Physics (GWFP) group at Maastricht University. Our research activities are embedded in the Dutch Nikhef collaboration and include Gravitational Wave and Particle Physics research. Application deadline: October 27th, 2024.

Activities in Gravitational Waves research include research on technologies for current and future gravitational-wave detectors such as Virgo and the Einstein Telescope, with a particular focus on optical instrumentation, advanced interferometry beyond the quantum-noise limit, and material research for optics and optical coatings.

Activities in Particle Physics include flavour physics phenomenology in close collaboration with the LHCb experiment, LHCb physics data analysis on CP violation and rare decays, and algorithm development for data reconstruction in a heterogeneous computing model.

Qualified candidates are invited to apply and to develop their research plans in the context of one or a combination of these activities.

The positions are 1.0 FTE positions located in the GWFP Department of the Faculty of Science and Engineering, Duboisdomein 30, Maastricht, The Netherlands.

Requirements

• You have a PhD degree in physics or a related field
• You have excellent communication skills in the English language
• You are collegial and actively searching to collaborate with others
• You have extensive experience in research relevant for gravitational wave instrumentation / data analysis or particle physics data analysis / phenomenology, proven by your track record as an early career researcher
• You are eager to develop your own research program that is integrated and aligned with the aspirations of the department and the Nikhef partnership
• You have evidence or high potential for grant acquisition and are keen to seek and join grant opportunities and collaborations for our group
• You are an enthusiastic teacher in an academic context, and are willing to participate in and shape the teaching activities of our department
• You have demonstrated experience in supervising Master and/or PhD theses

What we offer
As Assistant Professor at Faculty of Science & Engineering, you will be employed by the most international university in the Netherlands, located in the beautiful city of Maastricht. In addition, we offer you:

Good employment conditions. The position is graded in scale 11 – 12 according to UFO profile Assistant Professor, with corresponding salary based on experience ranging from €4492,00 and €6986,00 gross per month (based on a full-time employment of 38 hours per week). In addition to the monthly salary, an 8.0% holiday allowance and an 8.3% year-end bonus apply.

An employment contract for a period of 12 months with a scope of 1,0 FTE. Upon proven suitability, the employment contract will be converted to an indefinite contract.

At Maastricht University, the well-being of our employees is of utmost importance, we offer flexible working hours and the possibility to work partly from home if the nature of your position allows it. You will receive a monthly commuting and internet allowance for this. If you work full-time, you will be entitled to 29 vacation days and 4 additional public holidays per year, namely carnival Monday, carnival Tuesday, Good Friday, and Liberation Day. If you choose to accumulate compensation hours, an additional 12 days will be added. Furthermore, you can personalize your employment conditions through a collective labor agreement (CAO) choice model.

As Maastricht University, we offer various other excellent secondary employment conditions. These include a good pension scheme with the ABP and the opportunity for UM employees to participate in company fitness and make use of the extensive sports facilities that we also offer to our students.

Last but certainly not least, we provide the space and facilities for your personal and professional development. We facilitate this by offering a wide range of training programs and supporting various well-established initiatives such as ‘acknowledge and appreciate’.

Please find here full details.