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Tenure-Track: Assistant Professor

🏛️ Texas A&M University College Station, TX 📍 🗓️ Posted Nov 21, 2025 ⏳ Due Nov 07, 2026

Description

Type: Full-Time, Tenure-Track
Salary: Not specified (DOE)
Posted: 11/07/2025
Application Review Begins: December 15, 2025
Location: Texas A&M University, College Station, TX

Position Overview

The Department of Physics and Astronomy seeks a tenure-track Assistant Professor in experimental AMO (Atomic, Molecular, Optical) quantum information science. The position is a 9-month academic appointment starting August 1, 2026.

The candidate is expected to:

  • Establish an independent, externally funded research program

  • Teach undergraduate and graduate courses

  • Contribute to departmental and university service

  • Collaborate with interdisciplinary programs at Texas A&M

  • Join the Institute for Quantum Science and Engineering (IQSE)

Key Responsibilities

  • Develop a vigorous research program in experimental AMO quantum information science

  • Teach physics courses at undergraduate and graduate levels

  • Mentor students and postdoctoral researchers

  • Engage in interdisciplinary collaboration and service

  • Utilize state-of-the-art research facilities at IQSE and across Texas A&M

Required Qualifications

  • Ph.D. in Physics or related field

  • Strong record of publications

  • Specialization in experimental AMO quantum information science

Preferred/Desirable

  • Experience in interdisciplinary collaborations

  • Ability to leverage research synergies with other programs

Application Instructions

Applicants must submit via Interfolio: apply.interfolio.com/176530

Required materials:

  1. Cover letter stating specific interest in experimental AMO quantum information science

  2. Curriculum vitae including full publication list

  3. Personal statement (5–15 pages) outlining research, teaching, and service philosophy and plans

  4. Three confidential letters of reference (submitted directly by letter writers)

Contact: facultysearch@physics.tamu.edu

Additional Information

  • Texas A&M provides a Dual Career Program to support candidates with partner employment considerations

  • Equal Opportunity/Veterans/Disability Employer

  • IQSE offers extensive core facilities and interdisciplinary collaboration opportunities: https://iqse.tamu.edu

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