Job Description
The Princeton University Physics Department invites applications for an Assistant Professor position in theoretical physics. Candidates with strong track records in Gravitational Physics or High-Energy Theory, broadly defined, are particularly encouraged to apply.
Preferred and Required Qualifications
Applicants must have a Ph.D. in Physics and are expected to demonstrate an outstanding record of independent research accomplishment and creativity as well as a strong interest in teaching and mentoring students. For an exceptional candidate there is also the possibility of appointment at the tenured level.
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Applications must be submitted electronically at https://www.princeton.edu/acad-positions/position/32002.
Applicants must submit a CV, list of publications, a research statement and a teaching statement. In addition, contact information for three referees who will be asked to upload letters of recommendation to the site is required. Applications will be reviewed as they arrive by a cross-disciplinary selection committee. Candidates are encouraged to apply by November 15, 2023.
We are committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion and thus seek to recruit candidates who, through their research, teaching, and service, will contribute to the diversity and excellence of the academic community. Inquiries should be sent to phychair@princeton.edu.
The Physics Department is committed to increasing the diversity of its faculty and particularly welcomes applications from qualified women, underrepresented minorities, veterans, and persons with disabilities. Princeton University is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action 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. This position is subject to the University's background check policy.
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History of Physics at Princeton
The long and distinguished history of physics at Princeton began with a watchmaker's apprentice who became a legendary teacher and one of the most acclaimed research pioneers of the 19th century. Joseph Henry arrived on campus in 1832, conducted courses in natural philosophy and engineering, and performed a series of experiments in electromagnetic induction that put him at the forefront of the first golden age of science in America.
The auspicious legacy was extended test President James McCosh, who in 1873 brought to campus the renowned Cyrus Fogg Brackett. Along with fellow physicist William Magie '1879, and mathematician Henry B. Fine '1880, Brackett laid a solid academic foundation from which would rise one of the world's great centers of theoretical physics. In the 20th century, Princeton's prominence in relativity theory influenced Albert Einstein's choice of refuge and residence and led to his long friendship with the University.
Over the last several decades, the Department of Physics has expanded into the fields of high energy; condensed matter; mathematical, biological and nuclear physics; and astrophysics. More than a dozen Nobel Prizes have been awarded to faculty and students of the Department, indicating the groundbreaking significance of their work. Like Henry and Brackett before them, physicists at Princeton today are as devoted to teaching as they are to exploring the farthest scientific frontiers.
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